The Socioeconomic Position of Gay Men: A Review of the Evidence

Christopher Hewitt

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LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Gender and Feminist Studies Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

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Abstract Using data from national surveys, studies of gay men, and obituaries, the socio‐economic position of gay men is examined. The evidence shows that gay men have higher incomes than heterosexual men, and that they are highly concentrated in certain occupations. The difference between the occupational distribution of gay and straight men is as great as that between men and women. The economic position of gay men appears to result from several factors in addition to discrimination. Gay economic power and gay preferences for economic dealings with other gays serve to shield them from antigay bias.

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