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Beliefs About Sexual Orientation and the Adoption of Inclusive Language

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  • Emilio Gutierrez

    (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM))

  • Marco Torres

    (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM))

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Through an online survey among Mexican college students, we document that heterosexual men’s resistance to adopting inclusive language is correlated with their beliefs about being labeled LGBTQ + when using it. Then, we show that respondents miscalculate the probability of LGBTQ + identification conditional on language use. Finally, we find that informing heterosexual men of the probability of belonging to the LGBTQ + population conditional on using inclusive language computed through the Bayes Rule and from their own estimates of other probabilities leads to an increase in their willingness to adopt it.

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  • Emilio Gutierrez & Marco Torres, 2025. "Beliefs About Sexual Orientation and the Adoption of Inclusive Language," Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Springer, vol. 8(2), pages 179-186, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joerap:v:8:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s41996-025-00167-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s41996-025-00167-5
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    Language; Stereotypes; Inclusion;
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