Endorsement for Civil Rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People Among Heterosexual College Students

Informing Socially Just Policy Advocacy

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6076552
AutoresMichael R Woodford (0000-0003-2942-1696, University of Michigan), Brittanie Atteberry, Brittanie Atteberry‐ash (0000-0003-0903-287X, University of Michigan), Matthew Derr (Craft Engineering Associates (United States)), Michael Howell, Michael J Howell (0000-0001-7535-0724, Appalachian State University)
Ano2013
Volume21
Fascículo3
Páginas203-227
Data de publicação2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2013.811623
OpenAlexW2018287116
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas52

In the past decade, advocacy efforts to establish social policies that legally recognize same-sex relationships and protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from employment discrimination have increased considerably throughout the country. To inform these advocacy campaigns, we investigate endorsement for LGBT civil rights among heterosexual college students (n = 1,714). Students, overall, were moderately supportive of LGBT rights. Twenty-one variables were found to be significant in the initial analyses; however, only seven retained significance in the final analysis which controlled for all variables. Results suggest that political ideology and specific LGBT attitudes are most influential. Religiosity and having LGBT extended family members are also important. Implications for LGBT advocacy efforts are discussed

Civil rights · Homosexuality · Ideology · Lesbian · Political science · Politics · Religiosity · Sociology · Transgender · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology