Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men: A Meta-Analysis

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Predictors of Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women in 23 Countries (2020, background): “…this work suggests that men are more likely to be both the targets and perpetrators of sexual prejudice (Herek, 2002, 2007; Kite & Whitley, 1998; Whitley, 2001, 2009), and attitudes toward sexual minorities are robustly related to beliefs about the gender system, more broadly (e.g., Davies,…”
A mediational analysis of the role of right-wing authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism in the religiosity-prejudice link (2011, background): “Despite most religions teaching tolerance, many dimensions of religiosity and prejudice have been positively associated (Hall, Matz, & Wood, 2010; Whitley, 2009).”
Differences in Attitudes Toward Outgroups in Religious and Nonreligious Contexts in a Multinational Sample: A Situational Context Priming Study (2012, background): “Further, a meta-analysis of 64 studies of religiousness and attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women demonstrated that nearly all measures of religiousness were negatively associated with attitudes toward homosexual persons (Whitley, 2009).”
Comparing perceived experiences of prejudice among self-identified plurisexual individuals (2015, background): “Religiosity has also emerged as a correlate of sexual prejudice, such that individuals reporting more religiosity also reported more negative views of lesbians and gay men (Whitley, 2009).”