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Motives of heterosexual allies in collective action for equality.
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In this article, the authors present data from an ongoing study of 127 heterosexual allies who have been visibly active in these efforts in the United States and suggest two major sets of ally motives: those rooted in fundamental principles (justice, civil rights, patriotism, religious beliefs, moral principles, and using privilege to positive ends) and those based on personal experiences or roles (professional roles, family relationships, valuing marriage, achieving closure on personal experience, transforming guilt, and anger).Abstract:
The literature on collective action in support of equality without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity has emphasized the role of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activists. Relatively little attention has been given to the role of members of the advantaged group, heterosexual allies who work for equality. This study presents data from an ongoing study of 127 allies who have been visibly active in these efforts in the United States. The findings suggest two major sets of ally motives: those rooted in fundamental principles (justice, civil rights, patriotism, religious beliefs, moral principles, and using privilege to positive ends) and those based on personal experiences or roles (professional roles, family relationships, valuing marriage, achieving closure on personal experiences, transforming guilt, and anger). The findings suggest that the concept of opinion-based groups holds promise for conceptualizing and mobilizing LGBT–ally collective action.read more
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Intergroup Contact and Social Change: Implications of Negative and Positive Contact for Collective Action in Advantaged and Disadvantaged Groups.
Nils Karl Reimer,Julia C. Becker,Angelika Benz,Oliver Christ,Kristof Dhont,Ulrich Klocke,Sybille Neji,Magdalena Rychlowska,Katharina Schmid,Miles Hewstone +9 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the effects of negative as well as positive intergroup contact found that only negative contact predicted LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) students’ collective action intentions longitudinally while only positive contact predicted heterosexual/cisgender students' LGBT activism.
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Beyond Allyship: Motivations for Advantaged Group Members to Engage in Action for Disadvantaged Groups:
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Privileged Allies in Lesbian and Gay Rights Activism: Gender, Generation, and Resistance to Heteronormativity
TL;DR: Montgomery et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the relationship between awareness of heterosexual privilege, resistance to heteronormativity, and engagement in lesbian and gay rights activism among contemporary heterosexualcollegestudents.
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The Single Factor Fallacy: Implications of Missing Critical Variables from an Analysis of Intergroup Contact Theory1
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