Black-White Differences in Attitudes toward Homosexuality and Gay Rights

By Gregory B. Lewis. 2003

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Hetero-cis–normativity and the gendering of transphobia (2016, neutral): “, Herek & Capitanio, 1995; Marsiglio, 1993) and toward transgender individuals (Worthen, 2011; 2012a; 2012b), although others do find significant racial differences in attitudes (Hudson & Ricketts, 1980; Lewis, 2003; Vincent, Peterson, & Parrott, 2009; Waldner, Sikka, & Baig, 1999).”
Attitudes toward transgender rights: perceived knowledge and secondary interpersonal contact (2015, background): “…Skipworth, Garner, and Dettrey 2010), intergroup contact (Flores 2014; Dyck and Pearson-Merkowitz 2012; Gaines and Garand 2010), media frames (Brewer 2003b, 2007), gender (Herek 2002), religion (Olson, Cadge, and Harrison 2006), partisanship (Brewer 2003a; Garretson 2014), and race (Lewis 2003).”
Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men: A Meta-Analysis (2009, methodology): “Of these, 3 (Burdette, Ellison, & Hill, 2005; Cochran & Beeghley, 1991; Loftus, 2001) were excluded because they used survey data that Lewis (2003) also included in his study.”
The Attitudes of Black and White College Students Toward Gays and Lesbians (2009, background): “Additionally, if homophobia in Black communities is high, this may hamper efforts to combat acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS; Lewis, 2003; Stokes & Peterson, 1998).”
Hip Hop Honey or Video Ho: African American Preadolescents’ Understanding of Female Sexual Scripts in Hip Hop Culture (2007, result): “Their comments reflect findings from prior research on compulsory heterosexuality in African American communities (e.g., Chideya 1993; Lewis 2003; Smith 1994).”
Media Exposure and Viewers' Attitudes Toward Homosexuality: Evidence for Mainstreaming or Resonance? (2009, background): “Here, research has found that Asian, Latino, and Black participants tend to harbor more negative attitudes towards homosexuality than White participants (Barkely & Mosher, 1995; Calzo & Ward, in press; Lewis, 2003; Matteson, 1997), although group differences in socioeconomic status and religiosity a”
Pervasiveness and correlates of implicit attitudes and stereotypes (2007, neutral): “Black Americans stigmatise overweight people and disabled people less than do White Americans (Harris, Walters, & Waschull, 1991; Hebl & Heatherton, 1998; Sheldon & Strohmer, 1983), but report stronger anti-gay sentiments (Lewis, 2003; Negy & Eisenman, 2005; Schulte & Battle, 2004).”
Addressing Classism, Ableism, and Heterosexism in Counselor Education (2008, background): “This contention was supported by Lewis (2003), who found that African Americans were more likely than their White counterparts to report that AIDS exists as God’s punishment for immoral sexual behavior.”
Attitudes Toward Gay Marriage in States Undergoing Marriage Law Transformation (2008, background): “The general picture suggests that Blacks are more homophobic and anti-gay in attitudes than Whites (Lewis, 2003; Marsiglio).”
An Integrative Paradigm (2005, background): “…sexual identity categorical system, or it may simply stem from an individual’s inability to reconcile the perception of traditionally strong homophobia in African-American culture [see Stokes & Peterson, 1998], even though AfricanAmerican culture may not be as homophobic as perceived [Lewis, 2003].”
LGB of Color and White Individuals’ Perceptions of Heterosexist Stigma, Internalized Homophobia, and Outness: Comparisons of Levels and Links (2010, result): “…have yielded mixed results, with some studies finding more negative attitudes among people of color and others suggesting no differences (e.g., Bonilla & Porter, 1990; Herek & Capitanio, 1995; Lewis, 2003; Lippincott, Wlazelek, & Schumacher, 2000; Schulte, 2002; Waldner, Sikka, & Baig, 1999).”