Faculty members' views of individuals with different sexual orientations.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine faculty members' views of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersex individuals.

Design And Methods: The study sample consists of 180 faculty members who agreed to participate in the study.

Findings: The faculty members had positive attitudes towards homosexuals but were highly homophobic; furthermore, their responses to questions about their close social circle were severely homophobic.