Despite shifts toward greater acceptance in US public opinion and policy, lesbian, gay, and
bisexual people remain widely stigmatized. This article reviews empirical research on …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, this widely-used text analyzes
interest groups within the intuitive framework of democratic theory, enabling readers to …

We study the effects of policy-specific public opinion on state adoption of policies affecting
gays and lesbians, and the factors that condition this relationship. Using national surveys …

From marriage equality, to gun control, to immigration reform and the threat of war, religion
plays a fascinating and crucial part in our nation's political process and in our culture at …

This research note examines changes in attitudes toward same-sex marriage over time.
Using OLS regression and decomposition techniques to analyze General Social Survey …

In every generation, Americans have worried about the solidarity of the nation. Since the
days of the Mayflower, those already settled here have wondered how newcomers with …

Objectives. We examined whether the health risk behaviors of lesbian, gay, and bisexual
(LGB) youths are determined in part by the religious composition of the communities in …

The way that movements communicate with the general public matters for their chances of
lasting success. Deva Woodly argues that the potential for movement-led political change is …

Objective. The objective of this article is to examine the trend in attitudes toward gay
marriage through the analysis of data from the General Social Survey. Methods. Using linear …