abstract: 'Although we still lack objective data on treatment of lesbians, gays,

  bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs) in the federal service, a huge

  recent survey of federal employees allows us to compare LGBT and

  heterosexual employees'' perceptions of the treatment they receive. LGBTs

  have several reasons for more negative perceptions of their treatment:

  70 years of federal policies that explicitly discriminated against LGBTs

  in large and small ways; sizable minorities who still condemn

  homosexuality even as public attitudes are increasingly accepting; and

  continuing pay gaps between comparably educated and experienced gay,

  bisexual, and transgender (GBT) and heterosexual men in the general

  economy. We examine differences in satisfaction with pay, performance

  appraisals, promotions, raises, prohibited personnel practices,

  commitment to diversity, agency leadership, and relationships with

  supervisors and co-workers. LGBTs are less satisfied with their

  treatment across the board.'
affiliation: 'Lewis, GB (Corresponding Author), Georgia State Univ, POB 3992, Atlanta,
  GA 30302 USA.

  Lewis, Gregory B., Georgia State Univ, Andrew Young Sch Policy Studies, Dept Publ
  Management \& Policy, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA.

  Pitts, David W., Amer Univ, Washington, DC 20016 USA.'
author: Lewis, Gregory B. and Pitts, David W.
author-email: glewis@gsu.edu
author_list:
- family: Lewis
  given: Gregory B.
- family: Pitts
  given: David W.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0275074015605378
eissn: 1552-3357
files: []
issn: 0275-0740
journal: AMERICAN REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
keywords: LGBTs; federal government; social equity; public management
keywords-plus: 'SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION; GAY MEN; JOB-SATISFACTION; NONPROFIT

  EMPLOYMENT; LESBIANS; ATTITUDES; EARNINGS; GENDER; INCOME; WORK'
language: English
month: JUL
number: '5'
number-of-cited-references: '73'
pages: 574-587
papis_id: 611b932004c0eefcc75f7d9817d85824
ref: Lewis2017lgbtheterosexualdiff
times-cited: '18'
title: LGBT-Heterosexual Differences in Perceptions of Fair Treatment in the Federal
  Service
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000403590800005
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '36'
volume: '47'
web-of-science-categories: Public Administration
year: '2017'