Sexual Prejudice, Cross-group Friendship and Hegemonic Beliefs in University Students

Sexual prejudice refers to all biased attitudes related to sexual orientation. It is typically directed towards homosexual and bisexual people. Sexual prejudice towards homosexual people is affected by gender, by quantity and quality of contact experienced with outgroup members and by adherence to hegemonic beliefs. The sample consisted of 106 female university students, with an average age of 23.05 years (SD 3.33). Contact with gay men had a positive impact on sexual prejudice towards lesbians and on adherence to hegemonic beliefs. Adherence to hegemonic beliefs was positively related to sexual prejudice towards both lesbians and gay men.