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Gender and Binegativity: Men’s and Women’s Attitudes Toward Male and Female Bisexuals

Abstract  

This study assessed the influence of gender on attitudes about bisexuals. A total of 164 heterosexual female and 89 heterosexual
male undergraduates completed the Biphobia Scale (Mulick & Wright, 2002), rewritten to refer to bisexual men and bisexual women and thus re-named the Gender-Specific Binegativity Scale. A mixed-design
ANOVA revealed an interaction between rater’s sex and target’s sex: women equally accepted bisexual men and bisexual women,
but men were less accepting of bisexual men than bisexual women. A mediation analysis indicated the relationship between rater’s
sex and greater acceptance of bisexual women was partially explained by eroticization of female same-sex sexuality. Finally,
participants also responded to two open-ended items, which provided additional information about the content of binegativity:
participants described male bisexuals negatively, as gender-nonconforming, and labeled them “really gay,” whereas participants
described female bisexuals positively, as sexy, and labeled them “really heterosexual.” These findings suggest multiple underlying
beliefs about bisexuals that contribute to binegativity, particularly against bisexual men. Results also confirm the importance
of considering gender (of both the target and the rater) when assessing sexual prejudice.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-12
  • DOI 10.1007/s10508-011-9767-8
  • Authors
    • Megan R. Yost, Departments of Psychology and Women’s & Gender Studies, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, USA
    • Genéa D. Thomas, Department of Psychology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, USA
    • Journal Archives of Sexual Behavior
    • Online ISSN 1573-2800
    • Print ISSN 0004-0002
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 05/21/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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