Out Homosexuals Decrease Bias #
April 9th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing
This isn’t actually surprising, but now there’s scientific evidence that it’s true.
it appears that even brief exposure to “outed” gays and lesbians can have a significant impact on bias — both implicit and explicit. It’s no small wonder, then, that anti-gay activists would prefer for famous gays and lesbians not to publicly out themselves, and for news organizations to sweep this information under the rug.
(via clusterflock)