Religiosity, Family Gender Roles Socialization, and College Students’ Attitudes Towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (Lgbt)

Abstract

Society’s attitudes towards LGBT can be understood through college students’ viewpoints as the university’s environment can act as a microcosm of a larger community. Their voices can act as a representation of the youth generation and fellow citizens’ tolerance. This study aims to analyze the influences of religiosity and family gender roles socialization on students’ attitudes toward LGBT. Primary data used in this study were collected through an online questionnaire filled by 60 respondents, divided into male and female, who were selected by multistage random sampling technique involving all IPB’s undergraduate programs. This study found a significant difference between male and female students’ rejection of lesbians, with female students having higher rejection than male students. Students' religiosity and family gender roles socialization are in the medium category. Sex positively correlated to attitudes toward lesbians, while the mother's Occupation positively correlated to family gender roles, socialization, and religiosity was found to positively correlate with attitudes toward lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender. Sex, explicitly being female, positively influences attitudes toward lesbians. In contrast, religiosity positively influences attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, which means female students have a higher rejection of lesbians. The greater religiosity will result in increased rejection of LGBT.

Perception in Uniform: A Study of Police Attitudes towards the Transgender Community in Pakistan

“…Programs like these may be useful in reducing prejudice and promoting acceptance of the transgender population. The evidence reveals that police personnel are more likely to deal with the community in a polite and protective manner if they are educated on transgender concerns (Husna et al, 2022).…”

“…The training and indoctrination of police officers are crucial in changing their attitudes towards transgender individuals. Persistent unfavorable attitudes and behaviors within the police force are exacerbated by the current dearth of comprehensive training programs that address gender diversity and human rights (Husna et al, 2022).…”

“…Included in this is a look at how gender equality and human rights are addressed in police training. Husna et al (2022) set out to investigate whether and how such initiatives affect the regular interactions between police and transgender people.…”