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I came across an interesting article which reported a survey on American attitudes on public displays of affection (PDA). It used several scenarios and the results were interesting. Here is the link: http://www.livescience.com/48820-americans-gay-legal-rights-pda.html And here is the article! Americans Support Legal Rights, But Not PDA, for Gay Couples by Kelly Dickerson, Staff Writer | November 20, 2014 07:28am ET [/url] Credit: Aleksandar Stojkovic/Shutterstock.com View full size image Many Americans support legal rights for gay and lesbian couples but still don't think those couples should kiss in public, a new study suggests. Over the past two decades, same-sex couples have made great progress in terms of legal rights in the United Sates. Gays and lesbians can now get married in 33 states and the District of Columbia, after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month cleared the way for same-sex marriages in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. And yet, the new research shows that deep-rooted prejudices against same-sex couples may manifest themselves in more subtle ways. The experimental survey revealed that heterosexual people are equally supportive of legal benefits for same-sex couples and heterosexual couples, but are much less supportive of public displays of affection (PDA) for same-sex couples than for heterosexual couples. [10 Milestones in Gay Rights History] Perhaps more surprisigly, the study revealed that some gay and lesbian people were more supportive of heterosexual PDA than they were of same-sex PDA. The results seem counterintuitive at first, but gays and lesbians are much more likely to be victims of harassment or hate crimes. The lack of support for same-sex PDA is likely out of concern for safety, study lead author Long Doan, a doctoral candidate at Indiana University, told Live Science. In the new study, more than 1,000 volunteers (male and female, gay and straight) read a short story about a gay couple, a lesbian couple or a heterosexual couple who were living together but were not married. After reading the scenario, each volunteer answered questions about what they thought of the couple. Questions included whether the couple should be granted legal rights, such as hospital visitation, health insurance and inheritance rights. Other questions included how acceptable it was for the couple to tell people they are in a relationship, or to engage in PDA, such as holding hands, kissing on the cheek or French kissing. Heterosexual participants generally supported same-sex legal rights; for example, they were almost equally in favor of inheritance rights for heterosexual, gay and lesbian couples (with 70 percent, 69 percent and 73 percent in favor, respectively). But heterosexual study participants were pretty negative across the board about granting some informal privileges to gay and lesbian couples, Doan said. Of the study participants who read the scenario about a heterosexual couple, 95 percent approved of the couple kissing on the cheek. For comparison, just 55 percent approved of a gay couple kissing on the cheek, and 72 percent approved of a lesbian couple kissing on the cheek. The gay and lesbian volunteers were generally positive about these privileges, except for PDA. That's why Doan and the researchers think the lack of support for same-sex PDA is related to safety concerns. The results also showed that people were more tolerant of lesbian PDA than gay PDA. This could be more evidence that research on same-sex attitudes and prejudices should not lump gay couples and lesbian couples into the same category, Doan said. The findings fit in with a growing body of research that explores modern prejudice — the term psychology and sociology researchers use to describe the more subtle prejudices and racist attitudes that still persist after legal rights are granted to various racial groups, sexual orientation groups or genders. Doan's research addresses the difference between old-fashioned gay prejudices that are rooted in long-held religious beliefs and moral objections and modern prejudices that are more nuanced. Doan also noted that while heterosexual people were generally supportive of gay and lesbian legal rights, they were still largely unsupportive of same-sex marriage. (Indeed, a Gallup poll in May found that 55 percent of Americans are in favor of same-sex marriage. That's the highest level of support Gallup has ever seen, but it shows how divisive the issue still is.) This discrepancy suggests that heterosexual people view marriage as an open display of commitment and affection (a privilege) rather than a contract solidifying a partnership (a legal right), Doan said. Gay and lesbian people, on the other hand, are more likely to view marriage as a legal right. The research appears in the December issue of the journal American Sociological Review.

Yeah, what happens next? We wait another week.....

Didn't get on the site yesterday and so...... Belated Happy Birthday Louis! I hope it was fabulous!

When everything seems the worst, smile!

Happy Birthday!

Will is still a shit disturber even if he was right. The fact that it bothered Stef and Brad so much showed he had a point. Alex had anal sex and liked it. JJ seemed to get past his past nightmare. Hammer got skewered! More please!

Thank-you! However, I wonder how much help the soldiers will be without their equipment for a couple of weeks..... As usual George has excellent instincts. More please!

Or maybe he is just a born archivist......

I think the fact that they are both telepathic allowed them to get to really know each other much faster. Opening your innermost thoughts to one another is not something people normally do,but for telepathic it makes sense. Thanks for reading and reviewing!

There has always been war profiteering and just because it is so, doesn't make it right. However, several companies profited as a result of that war while the off the budget financing of the war added at least three trillion dollars to the US sovereign debt and what did the country do, but extend the Bush tax cuts for the upper brackets, over and over and over again. The new congress will probably make them permanent. I'm like JP in that I still get upset about it even as we are sending troops back to Iraq. I know this is historical fiction, but it really does strike a nerve.

?No more running? Then why is this a flashback from when he ran off to Italy? I think there is more to the story that needs some explaining! More please!

Frustration can make you do surprising things and I think Mark had about more than he could handle. That Trey's mom and dad stood by him after being treated so rudely by Mark's family says a lot about them too! They are good people. Brent sounds like he may be headed for a split with the witchy sister too. More please!

Alex does seem to be interested in getting back into JJ's good graces, but it will bae a challenge. Especially after he confesses about hooking up with Mary Ellen. Matt and Wade seem to be in a good place which is good as Elizabeth is too good to be true and the other shoe seems ready to drop..... More please!

Happy Birthday KC! & Many, many more!

Apparently all of Jonah's friends are into making his life interesting.... More please!

There usually is a method to Mark's plot lines, and that usually involves trying to surprise us just every once in a while. We just have to sit back and wait for them to develop. The next chapter may just leave Wade et al in Virginia and jump directly to JJ on the West coast to see whether the "streak" continues!

re: Tim and Kevin's comment: I think in the last chapter, Alex and JJ agreed that JJ needed to show everyone that he could do well even when Alex was not there. I found it much more interesting that Wade has finally figured out that everything with Elizabeth is viewed as a transaction. That insight may help him deal more effectively with her on an ongoing basis. I do feel sorry for Hammer, as I suspect something unpleasant will happen and come out of nowhere..... Alex and Mary Ellen, wonder how that will progress....or not? More please!

Well that's torn it. Mark's biological family has just ended any remaining relationship. It appears he is well rid of them.

Well I am shocked at Jackie and disappointed too. As for as Mark's dad, he is a piece of work as well. I've never understood people who think the world revolves around them and expects everyone else to feel that way too. His rudeness is the mark of a small minded person. Jackie is going to have to really turn herself around if she ever expects Mark to consider her as anything other than a relative in name only. Trey's parents are probably now realizing just why Mark was so reluctant to visit even though it was because of the death of his mother. Arghhh! Now I have to wait for the next installment....

Democracy is a messy business.....

Happy Birthday Mark! & Don't forget to save some time for yourself!

Happy Birthday (♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Arpeggio ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪) {I stole the second line from MikeL because I liked it so much!)

Others have said it and I tend to agree, any counselor that Wally and Clara chose in Claremont, I'd consider suspect. Zach probably feels the same way and his not going until the football season is done probably reflects that. JJ is another story and Lord Alex has finally told him something he needed to hear, besides sweet nothings. Alex may be an aristocrat but he does seem to have a brain which he uses as well. Oh, and imagine an atheist posting on the eve of all hallows! Two thumbs up as usual. More please!

You better duck. What a cliffhanger! You won't be forgiven for at least a week!

Good-byes are especially hard when it's a deployment. Knowing your loved one is heading into harm's way and could return in a box is something you don't get used to. A well written chapter, congrats! DDK