Predictors of Prejudice Against Lesbians and Gay Men in Jamaica

摘要: Jamaica has acquired an international reputation for strong antigay prejudice, incidents of violence, and outspoken, public figures. In recent years, national gay rights groups have attempted to improve this situation. However, these efforts not been based on empirical analysis the factors underlying Jamaican bias, which is essential developing effective prejudice-reducing strategies. Using data collected in two large-scale surveys 2011 2012 (N = 997, N 945), we investigated predictors including age, gender, religious affiliation, education, income, a preference dancehall music. We also examined changes reported bias between after accounting other predictors. All proposed variables predicted some aspect though sometimes unexpected ways. Male gender emerged as particularly important predictor. discuss strengths limitations our design implications findings prejudice-reduction strategies Jamaica.