Implicit bias against lesbians, gays decreasing across demographic groups, study shows
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 09:00
in Psychology & Sociology
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling legalizing marriage between same-sex couples in all 50 states follows on the heels of national polls showing rapid cultural changes in attitudes toward lesbian and gay people. A new study confirms this, showing that not only are Americans' conscious and unconscious biases against lesbian women and gay men decreasing across all demographic groups, but the trend also appears to be accelerating. The online study of more than 500,000 people showed that women, as well as white, Hispanic, liberal and younger people, showed the greatest reductions in bias.