title: Brief Report: Increasing Acceptance of Homosexuality in the United States Across Racial and Ethnic Subgroups.
abstract: After recent civil rights expansions for sexual minorities in the United States, we updated previous findings on population-level attitudes toward homosexuality measured in the General Social Survey. In 2014, 40.1% of respondents reported that homosexuality was "always wrong" compared with 54.8% in 2008 (P < 0.001). Although black and Hispanic respondents consistently reported more negative attitudes regarding homosexuality than white respondents throughout 2008 to 2014, the percentage declined among all racial/ethnic groups. Among MSM, more positive attitudes were associated with HIV testing. Research shows a potential association between homophobia and HIV risk; thus, these population-level changes may promote better health among MSM.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; †Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; and ‡Department of Medicine, University of Washington and HIV/STD Program, Public Health-Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Sara Nelson
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Glick
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Golden
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000635:transmission; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012929:Psychological Distance; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States