ABSTRACT
This work examines how feminist identity influences support for collective actions that promote intergroup allyship between cis-heterosexual and LBTIQA+ women, as well as preferences for how this alliance is represented (as one-group or as a coalition). We analyse individual perceptions of both cis-heterosexual and LBTIQA+ women regarding the intergroup allyship building between these two groups. Furthermore, we analyse three underlying mechanisms of the relation between feminist identification and pro-alliance collective actions or alliance type preferences: perceived intergroup common goals, similarities, and differences. Across four correlational studies (N = 1249), feminist identification was positively associated with intentions to engage in pro-alliance collective actions in most samples. This association was mediated primarily by perceived common goals and similarities. Common goals predicted preferences for representation as a coalition, whereas perceived similarities were also related to preference for a one-group representation (for both cis-heterosexual and LBTIQA+ women). Preference for a coalition was consistently associated with stronger pro-alliance action intentions across samples (Study 1a-2b), whereas preference for a one-group representation mobilized only cis-heterosexual women (Study 1a), as well as the preference for a representation as a coalition. These results highlight the importance of feminist identification, perceived common goals and similarities of the intergroup alliance as a coalition as mechanisms to enhance cooperation between LBTIQA+ and cis-heterosexual feminist women.