“The liberation of LGBTQ+ will also liberate heterosexuals”: Heterosexual feminist women's participation in solidarity-based collective action for LGBTQ+ rights


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Uysal M. S., Uluğ Ö. M., Kanık B., Aydemir A.

European Journal of Social Psychology, vol.52, no.2, pp.377-390, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/ejsp.2799
  • Journal Name: European Journal of Social Psychology
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, PASCAL, Periodicals Index Online, ATLA Religion Database, CINAHL, Communication Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.377-390
  • Keywords: collective action, feminist identity, intersectionality, LGBTQ plus rights, perceived discrimination, politicized identity, privilege awareness, solidarity, HARMONY INTERGROUP CONTACT, WHITE PRIVILEGE AWARENESS, SOCIAL IDENTITY MODEL, POLITICAL SOLIDARITY, PROMOTING RECONCILIATION, GAY RIGHTS, DISCRIMINATION, IDENTIFICATION, GENDER, PREJUDICE
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2021 The Authors. European Journal of Social Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.The current studies aim to examine the underlying predictors of heterosexual feminist women's willingness to participate in solidarity-based collective action for LGBTQ+ rights. We hypothesized that feminist identification, perceived discrimination against LGBTQ+, and strategic intra-minority alliance between feminists and LGBTQ+ would predict their willingness to participate in solidarity-based collective action. Study 1 (N = 141) showed that higher feminist identification and more endorsement of the strategic intra-minority alliance predicted more willingness to participate in solidarity-based collective action among heterosexual feminist women in Turkey. Study 2 (N = 644) replicated and extended the findings of Study 1 with a larger sample by showing that higher awareness of sexual orientation privilege predicts more willingness to participate in solidarity-based collective action. By following an intersectional and multi-identity approach in Study 3 (N = 280), we showed that higher feminist identification predicted more willingness to participate in solidarity-based collective action, whereas higher heterosexual identification predicted less willingness.