Covert Discrimination Against Gay Men by U.S. College Students

Aberson, Christopher L.; Swan, D. Joye; Emerson, Eric P.

doi:10.1080/00224549909598388

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“…These results do not bear a resemblance to other research results regarding this issue. There are many research findings which show that women approach homosexuality much more positively than men . The reason that in this study girls were less positive than what we hypothesized is that the majority of the students in our school (96.3%) have been born and lived among the eastern culture of Turkey.…”

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confidence: 55%

The attitudes of nursing students towards lesbians and gay males in Turkey

Daştan

2014

Int J of Nursing Practice

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This study was conducted with 158 nursing students using the Homosexuality Attitudes Scale as a descriptive and explorative study to determine the attitudes of nursing students towards lesbians and gay males and the affecting factors. As a result, it was found that the students' attitudes were moderately homophobic; stronger religious belief, conversing with others about homosexuality and the idea of making friends with lesbians and gay males positively affected this attitude. It is thought that this study will help increase the awareness of working nurses and students at the school of nursing towards lesbians and gay males.

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The attitudes of nursing students towards lesbians and gay males in Turkey

Daştan

2014

Int J of Nursing Practice

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“…Finally, gender, class, and sexuality must be looked at in context of one another, especially when considering lesbians in the workplace. Although previous research (Aberson et al 1999;Battle and Lemelle 2002;Cotton-Huston and Waite 2000;Finlay and Walther 2003;Glenn and Weaver 1979;Herek and Glunt 1993;Kerns and Fine 1994;Kite and Whitley 1996;Lamar and Kite 1998;Lottes and Kuriloff 1992;Louderback and Whitley 1997;Marsiglio 1993), as well as our study of Whitebread, suggests that gay men are viewed more negatively than lesbians by heterosexuals, the persistent discrimination against women that takes place in hyper-masculine work environments places a double burden on lesbians.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…In all male environments, the institutionalization of heterosexuality becomes infused with masculinity to create heteromasculine practices (Chan 2001). For instance, research consistently shows that men hold more negative attitudes toward gay men than women do (Aberson et al 1999;Battle and Lemelle 2002;Cotton-Huston and Waite 2000;Glenn and Weaver 1979;Louderback and Whitley 1997;Marsiglio 1993). Furthermore, men are more likely than women to commit verbal assaults and violence toward homosexuals (Berrill 1992).…”

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Working Class Masculinity: Keeping Gay Men and Lesbians out of the Workplace

2007

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Recent survey research suggests that heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbian and gay rights have become more progressive. However, we find in our research that negative attitudes and barriers against gay men and lesbians in workplaces still remain. Our project represents one case study of hidden animosity toward homosexuals, which varies from "overt disgust" to "don't ask, don't tell" policies that reinforce negative attitudes toward gay men and lesbians. As such, we contend that attitudes toward lesbian and gay rights are not becoming more progressive; instead various methods of discrimination are increasingly being used to exclude gay men and lesbians from the workplace. We argue that White working class men have constructed and maintained a form of White male solidarity, a collective practice directed toward women, People of Color, and non-heterosexuals that maintains racism, sexism, and homophobia in the local, national, and global context.

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“…Indeed, learning that someone is gay or lesbian provides a lens for subsequent interaction (Gross, Green, Storck, & Vanyur, 1980) and may increase negative attitudes (Aberson, Swan, & Emerson, 1999;Fiske, Cuddy, Glick, & Xu, 2002). For gay men and lesbians, knowing that another person is gay or lesbian carries obvious implications, such as relationships, community building, and the identification of other in-group members.…”

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Sexual Orientation Perception Involves Gendered Facial Cues

Freeman

Johnson

Ambady

et al. 2010

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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Perceivers can accurately judge a face’s sexual orientation, but the perceptual mechanisms mediating this remain obscure. The authors hypothesized that stereotypes casting gays and lesbians as gender “inverts,” in cultural circulation for a century and a half, lead perceivers to use gendered facial cues to infer sexual orientation. Using computer-generated faces, Study 1 showed that as two facial dimensions (shape and texture) became more gender inverted, targets were more likely to be judged as gay or lesbian. Study 2 showed that real faces appearing more gender inverted were more likely to be judged as gay or lesbian. Furthermore, the stereotypic use of gendered cues influenced the accurate judgment of sexual orientation. Although using gendered cues increased the accuracy of sexual orientation judgments overall, Study 3 showed that judgments were reliably mistaken for targets that countered stereotypes. Together, the findings demonstrate that perceivers utilize gendered facial cues to glean another’s sexual orientation, and this influences the accuracy or error of judgments.

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Covert Discrimination Against Gay Men by U.S. College Students

Cited by 26 publications

References 22 publications

The attitudes of nursing students towards lesbians and gay males in Turkey

The attitudes of nursing students towards lesbians and gay males in Turkey

Working Class Masculinity: Keeping Gay Men and Lesbians out of the Workplace

Sexual Orientation Perception Involves Gendered Facial Cues

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