Recently, Rios (2013) argued that compared to the label “gay men and lesbians,” the label “homosexuals” suggests greater social deviance and psychological essentialism of the social category. In two studies, Rios found that right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) predicted prejudice against “homosexuals” but not “gay men and lesbians,” and that this effect was mediated by perceived symbolic threat (Stud...