Editing Prejudice (section)

===Sexual discrimination===
{{Main article|Sexual orientation discrimination|Homophobia}}
Individuals with non-heterosexual sexual attraction, such as [[Homosexuality|homosexuals]] and [[Bisexuality|bisexuals]], may experience hatred from others due to their sexual orientation; a term for such hatred based upon one's sexual orientation is ''[[homophobia]]''. However, more specific words for discrimination directed towards specific sexualities exist under other names, such as ''[[biphobia]]''.<ref name="concept">{{cite journal |last1=Fraïssé |first1=C. |last2=Barrientos |first2=J. |date=November 2016 |title=The concept of homophobia: A psychosocial perspective |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1158136016000116 |journal=Sexologies |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=e65–e69 |doi=10.1016/j.sexol.2016.02.002 |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>

Due to what social psychologists call the vividness effect, a tendency to notice only certain distinctive characteristics, the majority population tends to draw conclusions like gays flaunt their sexuality.<ref name="Anderson, Kristin 2010">Anderson, Kristin. ''Benign Bigotry: The Psychology of Subtle Prejudice''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 198. Print.</ref> Such images may be easily recalled to mind due to their vividness, making it harder to appraise the entire situation.<ref name="Anderson, Kristin 2010"/> The majority population may not only think that homosexuals flaunt their sexuality or are "too gay", but may also erroneously believe that homosexuals are easy to identify and label as being gay or lesbian when compared to others who are not homosexual.<ref>Anderson, Kristin. ''Benign Bigotry: The Psychology of Subtle Prejudice''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 200. Print.</ref>

The idea of [[heterosexual privilege]] has been known to flourish in society. Research and questionnaires are formulated to fit the majority; i.e., [[Heterosexuality|heterosexuals]]. The status of [[Cultural assimilation|assimilating]] or conforming to heterosexual standards may be referred to as "[[heteronormativity]]", or it may refer to ideology that the primary or only social norm is being heterosexual.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-heterosexual-privilege-definition-examples.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=study.com|title=What is Heterosexual Privilege? - Definition & Examples }}</ref>

In the [[Law of the United States|US legal system]], all groups are not always considered equal under the [[law]]. The [[Gay panic defense|gay or queer panic defense]] is a term for defenses or arguments used to defend the accused in court cases, that defense lawyers may use to justify their client's [[hate crime]] against someone that the client thought was LGBT. The controversy comes when [[Criminal defense lawyer|defense lawyers]] use the victim's [[Minority group|minority status]] as an [[Justification and excuse|excuse or justification]] for crimes that were directed against them. This may be seen as an example of [[victim blaming]]. One method of this defense, [[Homosexual panic|homosexual panic disorder]], is to claim that the victim's sexual orientation, body movement patterns (such as their walking patterns or how they dance), or appearance that is associated with a minority sexual orientation provoked a violent reaction in the defendant. This is not a proven disorder, is no longer recognized by the [[DSM-5|DSM]], and, therefore, is not a disorder that is medically recognized, but it is a term to explain certain acts of violence.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Helmers |first1=Matthew T. |title=Death and Discourse: The History of Arguing Against the Homosexual Panic Defense |journal=Law, Culture and the Humanities |date=June 2017 |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=285–301 |doi=10.1177/1743872113479885 |s2cid=147272154 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1743872113479885 |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>

Research shows that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a powerful feature of many labor markets. For example, studies show that gay men earn 10–32% less than heterosexual men in the United States, and that there is significant discrimination in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation in many labor markets.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Tilcsik | first1 = A | year = 2011 | title = Pride and Prejudice: Employment Discrimination against Openly Gay Men in the United States | journal = [[American Journal of Sociology]] | volume = 117 | issue = 2| pages = 586–626 | pmid = 22268247 | doi=10.1086/661653| hdl = 1807/34998 | s2cid = 23542996 | hdl-access = free }}</ref>