Femmephobia: A Hidden but Powerful Driver of Anti-Gay Behavior PsyPost (reporting on Hoskin, Blair, & Holmberg) PsyPost
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Reports on research finding that femmephobia — negative attitudes toward femininity in men — is a stronger predictor of anti-gay behavior among heterosexual men than social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism, or narcissism.
Key Takeaways
- Femmephobia accounted for 23% of the variance in anti-gay behavior — outstripping all other predictors combined
- Social dominance only predicted anti-gay behavior when femmephobia was also high
- Discomfort with men displaying feminine traits is a major driver of discrimination against gay men
- For parents: Even as societal acceptance of same-sex relationships grows, ingrained femmephobic attitudes about "proper" masculinity may persist — and these are what fuel bullying and aggression
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Femmephobia: A Hidden but Powerful Driver of Anti-Gay Behavior — PsyPost
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