>>>Yet evidence that
>>blacks are more homophobic than whites is quite limited.<<
>

This means that prior to this study, this thinking was just anecdotal (I.e. no evidence behind it)


>>>Despite their greater
>>disapproval of homosexuality, blacks' opinions on sodomy
>laws,
>>gay civil liberties, and employment discrimination are quite
>>similar to whites' opinions<<
>
>>>and African Americans are more
>>likely to support laws prohibiting antigay discrimination<<
>

I guess we have to define what it means to be homophobic.
I thought the disapproval of homosexuality was representative of that.