SEX-ROLE SELF-CONCEPTS OF HOMOSEXUAL MEN AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD BOTH WOMEN AND MALE HOMOSEXUALITY

A no clinical sample of 88 homosexual males responded to a questionnaire that assessed their sex-role self-concept and their attitudes toward both women and male homosexuality. Results indicated that in terms of socially valued masculine and feminine characteristics, the majority of homosexual males viewed themselves as predominantly androgynous. These respondents also favored equality between the sexes, reflecting posit vive attitudes toward women. Similarly, those homosexual men who supported equality between the sexes also held more positive attitudes toward male homosexuality. © 1978 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.