Are There Differences in Anti-Gay Beliefs Among U.S. Veterans and Non-Veterans? Results from the General Social Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7315455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John R Blosnich (0000-0001-7663-3638, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, corresponding author), Jillian C Shipherd (0000-0001-6742-7912, Department of Veterans Affairs, LGBT Health Program, Office of Patient Care Services, Washington, DC, USA), Michael R Kauth (0000-0002-0766-8404, Department of Veterans Affairs, LGBT Health Program, Office of Patient Care Services, Washington, DC, USA) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1401-1411 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00918369.2019.1591787 |
| PMID | 30938657 |
| OpenAlex | W2931806605 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Only since 2011 have sexual minorities been able to serve openly in the U.S. military. The previous anti-gay policies and culture of the military may have increased anti-gay beliefs among veterans. Using data from the 2010-2016 General Social Survey, we tested whether veterans more frequently endorsed anti-gay beliefs than their non-veteran peers. Adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics with multiple logistic regression, we tested the associations of veteran status with five anti-gay beliefs (i.e., disallowing a gay person (1) from publicly speaking or (2) teaching at a university, (3) removing a gay-supportive book from a library, (4) whether same-sex sexual relations are wrong, and (5) support of same-sex marriage. Veteran status was associated with greater disagreement with same-sex marriage (B = 0.16, p = 0.033) but not with other anti-gay beliefs. Most anti-gay beliefs among veterans were explained by other sociodemographic factors and may not be inherent to veteran status
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| Highly cited | No |