title: Polymorphous prejudice: liberating the measurement of heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men.
abstract: A multidimensional measure of sexual prejudice was developed to assess the increasing complexity of heterosexuals' attitudes toward gay men and lesbians. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a valid and reliable 7-factor measure that assessed: 1) traditional heterosexism; 2) tendency to deny anti-gay discrimination continues; 3) aversion toward gay men; 4) aversion to lesbians; 5) judgments regarding the value of the gay and lesbian movement; 6) resistance to heteronormative expectations; and 7) endorsement of positive beliefs about gay people. A modern heterosexism theory was supported and queer/liberationist notions of anti-heteronormativity and positive beliefs were found to be related to pro-homosexual attitudes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development, College of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902-6000, USA. smassey@binghamton.edu
authors.forename: Sean G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Massey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011057:Politics; D011287:Prejudice; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D055815:Young Adult