Sexual orientation is a strong and exceptionally consistent predictor of social attitudes. I conclude that sexuality should become a core factor in social scientific theory and empirical analysis.
Gender and race were historically marginal topics in sociology, but became core factors in the 1990s
Sexuality is still a marginal topic
Total # of papers in last 80 years in top generalist sociology journals:
Gender: 785
Race: 576
Sexuality: 25
Gender and race were historically marginal topics in sociology, but became core factors in the 1990s