Sexual-minority men more empathic towards fellow minorities

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/uoh-smm082415.php

Public Release: 24-Aug-2015
Sexual-minority men more empathic towards fellow minorities
New UH study investigates racial attitudes, empathy among heterosexual, sexual-minority white men
University of Houston

White sexual-minority men may be more empathic toward other minority groups compared to their heterosexual white peers. A new study from the University of Houston College of Education compared the attitudes of white heterosexual men to those of white sexual-minority men.

"Racial empathy is a crucial component of social justice," said Nathan Smith, associate professor in the college's Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences. "'Coming out' as a sexual minority may lead to added introspection that, in turn, can lead to increased empathy towards other minority groups."

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