TY - JOUR
T1 - "That's so gay"
T2 - Language Use and Antigay Bias Among Heterosexual College Students
AU - Chonody, Jill M.
AU - Rutledge, Scott Edward
AU - Smith, Scott
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Using the word "gay" to refer to something that is "boring" is part of American slang, and heterosexual males commonly call one another a "fag." The responses of 767 college students were analyzed to explore how this language relates to antigay bias. Results of multiple regression explained 14.8% of the variance for believing that "it's no big deal" to call someone a fag, and age, sex, major, and attitudes toward gay men were significant predictors. For the frequency of saying "that's so gay," 17.5% of the variance was explained by age, sex, major, and friends' attitudes toward sexual minorities. Implications for social work education and future research are discussed.
AB - Using the word "gay" to refer to something that is "boring" is part of American slang, and heterosexual males commonly call one another a "fag." The responses of 767 college students were analyzed to explore how this language relates to antigay bias. Results of multiple regression explained 14.8% of the variance for believing that "it's no big deal" to call someone a fag, and age, sex, major, and attitudes toward gay men were significant predictors. For the frequency of saying "that's so gay," 17.5% of the variance was explained by age, sex, major, and friends' attitudes toward sexual minorities. Implications for social work education and future research are discussed.
KW - LGBT people
KW - college students
KW - heterosexism
KW - homophobia
KW - language use
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864665757&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10538720.2012.697036
DO - 10.1080/10538720.2012.697036
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864665757
SN - 1053-8720
VL - 24
SP - 241
EP - 259
JO - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
JF - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
IS - 3
ER -