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Likability Of Strangers Impacted By Sexual Orientation | Two new studies from the University of Toronto suggest that sexual orientation impacts how likable a stranger is, even when it is unknown. Without foreknowledge of the pictured individuals’ sexual orientation, participants found straight white men more likable than gay white men, but the opposite was true for black men — gay black men were more likable than straight black men.

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