Beyond Homophobia: Thinking About Sexual Stigma and Prejudice in the Twenty-First Century

By G. Herek. 2008

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Confronting Sexual Stigma and Prejudice: Theory and Practice (2007, background): “This phenomenon has also been labeled homophobia, homonegativity, and heterosexism (for a discussion of these and related terms, see Herek, 2004).”
Sexual Prejudice (2014, background): “Unwanted sexual advances by nonheterosexuals may be viewed by heterosexuals as challenging that autonomy by creating coercive or uncomfortable sexual situations, or by placing doubt about one’s sexual orientation in others’ minds (e.g., Bosson, PrewittFreilino, & Taylor, 2005; Herek, 2004).”
Internalized Stigma Among Sexual Minority Adults: Insights From a Social Psychological Perspective (2009, background): “Indeed, Weinberg’s (1972) use of the term homophobia to describe those reactions suggests they are grounded in intense, irrational fears (Herek, 2004).”
I do, but i can’t: The impact of marriage denial on the mental health and sexual citizenship of lesbians and gay men in the United States (2006, background): “Such a position goes against long-standing scientific research and policy formation (Haldeman, 1991) and is based not on fact but largely on opinion, faith, and social prejudice (Herek, 2004; Irvine).”