Herek, G.M., & Capitanio, J.P. (1999). AIDS stigma and sexual prejudice. American Behavioral Scientist, 42, 1126-1143., 1999-06
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Hereks research indicates that support for quarantine was less about fear of HIV infection than it was about using the AIDS epidemic as an opportunity to express preexisting prejudices against lesbians and gay men. In this survey Herek conducted with his colleague John Capitanio, he found that most heterosexuals continued to associate AIDS primarily with homosexuality or bisexuality, and this association was correlated with higher levels of sexual prejudice. In addition, although everyone who contracted AIDS sexually was blamed to some extent for becoming infected, gay and bisexual men were blamed more than heterosexual men and women. Moreover, sexual prejudice was correlated with both misconceptions about HIV transmission and discomfort with HIV-infected people. See Hereks website dealing with homophobia and sexual prejudice at http://www.beyondhomophobia.com/blog/category/hivaids/ Herek believes that the link between AIDS attitudes and sexual prejudice impedes HIV prevention efforts and threatens civil rights.
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1999-June-01
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