Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women. Issue 4 (1st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Helms, Jeffrey L.; Waters, Ashley M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of bisexuality. Volume 16:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 454
• Page End: 467
• Publication Date: 2016-10-01
• Subjects: bisexual -- sexual orientation -- gay -- lesbian -- binegativity; Bisexuality -- Periodicals; 306.765
• DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2016.1242104
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1529-9716

Abstract

ABSTRACT: To better understand attitudes toward individuals who identify as bisexual, especially in how they compare to attitudes toward individuals identifying as gay and lesbian, students who self-identified as heterosexual completed an expanded version of Herek's (1994) revised Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale. The expansion involved the inclusion of the identifiers bisexual men and bisexual women as part of a revision to Herek's scale. Results revealed attitudes that were more favorable toward lesbian and bisexual women than either gay or bisexual men. Further, attitudes toward bisexual men were significantly more negative than attitudes toward the other sexual orientation minorities. Implications for individuals who identify as bisexual and future research are discussed.