“Regardless of whether egalitarian values motivate individuals in the United States to confer legal rights to lesbians and gays, ideas about the moral inferiority of lesbians and gays may still guide social interactions,” said the report published in the American Sociological Review.
Heterosexual Americans say overwhelmingly that same-sex couples should enjoy the identical legal benefits as their straight counterparts, but many fewer Americans, both straight and gay, approve of public displays of affection by gay men, according to a sociological study published Thursday.Įven as same-sex marriage is legalized across the country, the report finds that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans still face social stigma.
