Fear of and Discrimination Against Bisexuals, Homosexuals, and Individuals with AIDS

Wright, Lester W.; Mulick, Patrick S.; Kincaid, Sarah B.

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“…Since the 1980s, the general public has associated HIV/AIDS with gay people, including lesbians (Herek & Glunt, ; Herek et al, ; Herek & Capitanio, ; Herek, Capitanio, & Widaman, ; Wright, Mulick, & Kincaid, ). This “stigma by association” may be understood as “courtesy” AIDS‐related stigma (Goffman, ; Herek & Capitanio, ; Pryor, Reeder, & Monroe, ).…”

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“…Sexual prejudice , a form of sexual stigma, has been defined as “a negative attitude toward an individual based on her or his membership in a group defined by its members' sexual attractions, behavior, or orientation” (Herek & McLemore, , p. 19). Survey studies have established an association between AIDS‐related stigma and prejudice toward gay men as well as lesbians (e.g., Herek, ; Herek et al, ; Pryor, Reed, Vinacco, & Kott, ; Pryor, Reeder, & Landau, ; Waldner, Sikka, & Baig, ; Wright, Mulick, & Kincaid, ). Whereas AIDS‐related stigma is associated with prejudice toward gay men and lesbians, sexual prejudice is, in turn, associated with aggression toward gay men and lesbians according to survey‐ and laboratory‐based research (Bernat, Calhoun, Adams, & Zeichner, ; Franklin, ; Parrott, Peterson, & Bakeman, ; Parrott & Zeichner, ; Parrott, Zeichner, & Hoover, ; Patel, Long, McCammon, & Wuensch, ; Roderick, McCammon, Long, & Allred, ; Vincent, Parrott, & Peterson, ).…”

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The association between AIDS‐related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

Vincent

Peterson

Parrott

2016

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This study examined whether self-identified race and prior contact with a gay man or lesbian moderate the association between AIDS-related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians when controlling for sexual prejudice. A regional, community-recruited sample of 194 heterosexual men (50% Black, 50% White) completed measures of AIDS-related stigma, sexual prejudice, and prior contact with gay men and lesbians. Regression analyses showed that AIDS-related stigma was positively associated with aggression toward gay men and lesbians among White men who reported no prior contact, but not among White men who endorsed prior contact and Black men regardless of prior contact. Findings suggest that intergroup contact may be a key component to reducing the effects of AIDS-related stigma towards stigmatized groups. Implications for aggression theory and intervention are discussed. Aggr. Behav. 42:542-554, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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The association between AIDS‐related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

Vincent

Peterson

Parrott

2016

Aggressive Behavior

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Lay Conceptions of Sexual Minority Groups

Burke

LaFrance

2015

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Bisexual people are often implored to "pick a side," implying that bisexuality is both more controllable and less desirable than heterosexuality or homosexuality. Bisexual people's status as a social group perceived to fall between a traditionally advantaged group and a traditionally disadvantaged group may have the potential to clarify lay conceptions of sexual orientation. We examined participants' views of groups varying in sexual orientation by randomly assigning participants (including heterosexual men and women as well as gay men and lesbian women) from four samples to evaluate heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual targets (N = 1379). Results provided strong evidence for the previously untested theoretical argument that bisexuality is perceived as less stable than heterosexuality or homosexuality. In addition, participants low in Personal Need for Structure rated female (but not male) bisexuality as relatively stable, suggesting that a preference for simple, binary thinking can partially explain a negative conception of an ostensibly "intermediate" identity. Bisexual targets were perceived as falling between heterosexual and homosexual targets in terms of gender nonconformity, and less decisive, less monogamous, and lacking in positive traits that were associated with homosexual targets. In sum, views of bisexual people were both more negative than and qualitatively different from views of gay men and lesbian women. We discuss the results as an illustration of the complex ways that perceivers' attitudes can differ depending on which target groups they are considering, suggesting that intergroup bias cannot be fully understood without attending to social categories viewed as intermediate.

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An Argument for Separate Analyses of Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Men, Bisexual Women, MtF and FtM Transgender Individuals

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Fear of and Discrimination Against Bisexuals, Homosexuals, and Individuals with AIDS

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

The association between AIDS‐related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

The association between AIDS‐related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

Lay Conceptions of Sexual Minority Groups

An Argument for Separate Analyses of Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Men, Bisexual Women, MtF and FtM Transgender Individuals

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