Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity‐Based Prejudice

Very little developmental research has focused on children's and adolescents’ beliefs and attitudes regarding sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (SOGIE), despite documented evidence of the frequency and negative developmental consequences of bullying and harassment related to SOG...

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Published in:Child development perspectives 2019-03, Vol.13 (1), p.21-27
Main Author: Horn, Stacey S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Attitudes
Bullying
development
Discrimination
Gays & lesbians
Gender identity
gender identity prejudice
Harassment
Homophobia
Homosexuality
Intergroup contact
Intergroup relations
Language attitudes
Lesbianism
Literature reviews
Multidimensional approach
Perpetrators
Prejudice
Sexism
Sexual orientation
sexual prejudice
Sexuality
Social attitudes
Social contact
Social interaction
Social reasoning
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Summary:Very little developmental research has focused on children's and adolescents’ beliefs and attitudes regarding sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (SOGIE), despite documented evidence of the frequency and negative developmental consequences of bullying and harassment related to SOGIE. Although limited research on perpetrators of these types of harassment is beginning to emerge, little of the work is framed around this concept. In this article, I define SOGIE‐based prejudice, outline a multidimensional approach to understanding this phenomenon, and review the available developmental literature as it is related to age, gender, intergroup contact, and social reasoning. SOGIE‐based prejudice involves attitudes about three distinct phenomena: beliefs about homosexuality (e.g., acceptability of same‐sex sexuality, how someone becomes gay or lesbian), attitudes about social interactions (e.g., exclusion, using antigay language, comfort interacting with a gay peer), and attitudes about rights (e.g., access, institutional discrimination). I conclude with recommendations for research on this issue.
ISSN:1750-8592
1750-8606
DOI:10.1111/cdep.12311