Abstract
Objective. We investigate how one’s party identification, religious identity, and contact experiences with LGBT-identifying individuals interactively shape one’s LGBT-oriented policy positions. Methods. We utilize binomial logistic regression and posterior simulation analyses to examine data from an Arkansas public opinion survey on same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, and employment and housing anti-discrimination policies. Results. We found limited importance of LGBT contact experiences for those who are already either highly supportive of, or opposed to, the policy in question, though these experiences can shift one’s opposition to support for those who lie between the partisan and religious identity “poles” for same-sex marriage and adoption in particular. Conclusion. There may be a significant effect of LGBT contact that exists only for the inverted relationships of party identity and evangelical affiliation, and only for LGBT policies considered moral in nature.
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