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Introductory psychology is the gateway course for further study in psychology for minority as well as majority group members. We examined text and photographs in 28 introductory textbooks published between 1990 and 1992 for coverage of diversity issues (e.g., minority group members and lesbian and gay lifestyles). Although women are not a minority in the population, we also included an analysis of gender issues. Results indicated that diversity-related content in 1990s textbooks is limited, although more extensive than in older textbooks. Analysts of content as a function of gender of author(s) revealed that female authors covered some diversity issues to a significantly greater extent than male authors or mixed-gender coauthors. Regarding photographs, Latinos/Latinas and women were significantly underrepresented. Implications of these findings for college students, instructors, authors, and publishers are …