Public policy and private prejudice: Psychology and law on gay rights.

Although the Supreme Court's decision in Bowers v. Hardwick was a great disappointment to advocates for lesbians and gay men, the law in regard to gay rights remains unsettled. Organized psychology has an important role to play in rebutting erroneous stereotypes of homosexuals that long influenced mental health professionals' views and that continue to affect public policy and private prejudice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)