Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia.
Arch Sex Behav. 2019 Jan;48(1):357-368. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1308-2. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
We investigated the racial or ethnic partner preferences among Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM) as part of a large study of sexual preferences among GBM, to identify whether racial bias was a factor in how GBM expressed their partner preferences. We surveyed 1853 Australian GBM about their partner preferences and preferred sex practices. We used logistic regression to identify whether factors such as age, gay social engagement, or men's own ethnicity or race were associated with ethnic and racial partner preferences. Mean age was 34.8 years. Ethnic or racial background included: white or "Caucasian" (86.6%), Australian Aboriginal (2.7%), and Asian (6.6%). Mean attraction scores were highest for "Caucasian" men, and lowest for Aboriginal and Asian men. Under half (41.6%) were attracted to all racial or ethnic types; 7.7% were only attracted to "Caucasian" men. Being older and lower homonegativity scores were independently associated with finding all ethnic and racial types attractive. Being attracted only to "Caucasian" men was associated with younger age. Mental health was not associated with ethnic or racial partner preferences. Although men more commonly found most racial or ethnic types attractive, racial biases in partner selection were more evident among younger men, and among those who were less comfortable with their own sexuality. Addressing anti-gay stigma and broader exposure to gay community subcultures may be as important in countering racial bias.
我们调查了澳大利亚男同性恋和双性恋者（GBM）的种族或民族伴侣偏好，这是一项关于 GBM 性偏好的大型研究的一部分，旨在确定种族偏见是否是 GBM 表达伴侣偏好的一个因素。我们调查了 1853 名澳大利亚 GBM，了解他们的伴侣偏好和首选性行为。我们使用逻辑回归来确定年龄、同性恋社交参与度或男性自身种族或民族等因素是否与种族和民族伴侣偏好有关。平均年龄为 34.8 岁。种族或民族背景包括：白人或“高加索人”（86.6%）、澳大利亚原住民（2.7%）和亚洲人（6.6%）。对“高加索人”男性的吸引力平均得分最高，对原住民和亚洲男性的吸引力最低。不到一半（41.6%）对所有种族或民族类型都有吸引力；7.7%只对“高加索人”男性有吸引力。年龄较大和同性厌恶得分较低与对所有种族和民族类型都有吸引力独立相关。只对“高加索人”男性有吸引力与年龄较小有关。心理健康与种族或民族伴侣偏好无关。尽管男性更常见地认为大多数种族或民族类型具有吸引力，但在选择伴侣方面的种族偏见在年轻男性和对自己的性取向不太自在的男性中更为明显。消除对同性恋的偏见和更广泛地接触同性恋社区亚文化可能同样重要，可以抵制种族偏见。
