Despite the fact that gay men and lesbian women face significant economic disparities compared to their heterosexual counterparts, people appear to believe that the opposite is true, a phenomenon which has been dubbed the “myth of gay affluence.” In the current research (N_tot = 2,162), we address the consequences of this belief. Specifically, we hypothesize and find that believing that gay men and lesbian women are financially well off—either chronically (Study 1) or because of an experimental manipulation (Studies 2–3)—leads participants to deny discrimination against gay men and lesbian women, above and beyond anti-gay attitudes, and this is mediated by the belief that there is a “gay agenda” that is backed by powerful lobbyists. Thus, perpetuating this myth—either intentionally or inadvertently—could have deleterious effects on efforts for social change and the promotion of rights for sexual minorities.

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“同性恋议程”：同性恋富裕的神话如何阻碍平等的进步

尽管男同性恋者和女同性恋者与异性恋者相比面临着巨大的经济差距，但人们似乎认为情况正好相反，这种现象被称为“同性恋富裕神话”。在目前的研究中（N_总 = 2,162），我们解决了这种信念的后果。具体来说，我们假设并发现相信男同性恋和女同性恋在经济上富裕——无论是长期（研究 1）还是由于实验操纵（研究 2-3）——导致参与者否认对男同性恋和女同性恋的歧视，超越了反同性恋的态度，这是通过相信有一个“同性恋议程”得到强大的游说者支持的。因此，有意或无意地延续这一神话可能会对社会变革和促进性少数群体权利的努力产生有害影响。