Peter Hegarty, PhD, discs his own rearch on dory gaydar and ntug discrimatn agast LGBTQ people.
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BEG GAY IS JT AS HEALTHY AS BEG STRAIGHT
Gay, L. et al. (2009). Edutnal Rearch. Competenci for Analysis and Applitn (9th ed.). Pearson Internatnal Edn, Cambridge Universy Prs. * gay action research *
This analysis foc on whether people around the world thk that homosexualy should be accepted by society or not.
The term “homosexualy, ” while sometim nsired anachronistic the current era, is the most applible and easily translatable term to e when askg this qutn across societi and languag and has been ed other cross-natnal studi, cludg the World Valu Survey. Dpe major chang laws and norms surroundg the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opn on the acceptance of homosexualy society remas sharply divid by untry, regn and enomic velopment. As was 2013, when the qutn was last asked, attus on the acceptance of homosexualy are shaped by the untry which people live.
Those Wtern Europe and the Ameris are generally more acceptg of homosexualy than are those Eastern Europe, Rsia, Ukrae, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Ai. In many natns, there has been an creasg acceptance of homosexualy, cludg the Uned Stat, where 72% say should be accepted, pared wh jt 49% as recently as 2007. There also have been fairly large shifts acceptance of homosexualy over the past 17 years two very different plac: Mexi and Japan.
GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC
Evelyn Hooker's rearch bunked the myth that homosexuals are herently ls mentally healthy than heterosexuals, leadg to signifint chang how psychology views and treats people who are gay. * gay action research *
In many of the untri surveyed, there also are differenc on acceptance of homosexualy by age, tn, e and, some stanc, genr – and several s, the differenc are substantial.
Gay-Straight Allianc or Genrs and Sexuali Allianc (GSAs) have been associated wh improvements school safety, a key ponent of school nnectedns, for all stunts. Rearch specifilly lks the prence of a GSA to greater feelgs of school nnectedns among LGBT stunts. * gay action research *
For example, some untri, those who are affiliated wh a relig group tend to be ls acceptg of homosexualy than those who are unaffiliated (a group sometim referred to as relig “non”). And supporters of several right-wg populist parti Europe are also ls likely to see homosexualy as acceptable.