Social categorization processes may be initiated by physical appearance, which have the
potential to influence how people evaluate others. Categorizations ground what stereotypes …

Transgender people face an uncertain legal climate, and efforts to include gender identity in
policies have been met with both successes and failures. These policies are often …

Fears, phobias, and dislikes about minorities should be strong determinants of whether
Americans support policies protecting such minorities. Studies suggest that discussions and …

Using data from a national probability sample of heterosexual US adults (N= 2,281), the
present study describes the distribution and correlates of men's and women's attitudes …

Researchers have recently begun to examine how categorization processes impact social
evaluations. In two studies, we examined how sex categorization influences attitudes toward …

What explains public opinion toward transgender people, rights, and candidates? Drawing
on original data from a national telephone survey of US adults, this study explains attitudes …

The word transgender can serve as an umbrella term, encompassing a wide array of
identities. However, those opposed to transgender rights seem to narrowly conceptualize …

Transgender people often experience discrimination and prejudice; therefore, it is important
to explore the underlying factors that contribute to prejudice. Past research has found that …

We explore how gender, attitudes about traditional gender roles, and threats to masculinity
and femininity affect US participants' support for transgender rights. First, we present …

In a partial replication and extension of Buck's (2016) study, we examined lay people's
definitions of transgender and how those definitions are associated with attitudes toward …