ATTITUDES OF HETEROSEXUAL STUDENTS TOWARD THEIR GAY MALE AND LESBIAN PEERS

Heterosexual students from a large state university reported more nega tive attitudes toward both gay male and lesbian peers than toward stud ents whose sexual orientation was not disclosed in social, academic, a nd family situations. The implications of these findings for future re search, programming, institutional support systems, and institutional policies as they affect gay male and lesbian students are discussed.