Internalized Homophobia Scale

We are interested in how you feel about the following statements. Read each statement carefully and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements

1. Sometimes I wish I were not gay.
2. Most of the time, I am glad to be gay.
3. Sometimes I think that if I were straight, I would probably be happier.
4. If there were a pill to make me straight I would take it.
5. I have tried to stop being attracted to men.
6. Sometimes I wish I could become more sexually attracted to women.
7. I feel that being gay is a shortcoming for me.
8. Sometimes I feel ashamed of my sexual orientation.

Response Options:
Strongly Disagree - 1
Disagree - 2
Agree - 3
Strongly Agree - 4

A scale score is derived by calculating the mean of the individual items, with higher scores indicating greater internalized homophobia.

PRIMARY CITATION:

Puckett, J. A., Newcomb, M. E., Ryan, D. T., Swann, G., Garofalo, R., & Mustanski, B. (2017). Internalized homophobia and perceived stigma: a validation study of stigma measures in a sample of young men who have sex with men. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 14(1), 1-16.