Authoritarianism predicts anti-gay hostility better than other personality variables

Evidence

Hostility toward Homosexuals. You would probably predict that rightwing authoritarians will also be relatively prejudiced against homosexuals. And you would be right. In fact, RWA scores may explain hostility toward gays and lesbians better than any other personality variables (EOF, pp. 166- 177). — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 349

Categorization

• XREF: Relevant evidence for vault claims on authoritarianism as the driver of anti-LGBTQ politics.