The study goes on to point out that homophobia and heterosexism are very widespread among faculty, staff, and students. This kind of prejudice has slowly made its mark on the educational process. Classroom climate surveys will prove that this is very common in many of our classrooms today. Instructors at all levels in our educational institutions are failing to establish a non-discriminatory educational environment. Sometimes it is the instructors themselves who make comments that reflect stereotyped ideas about homosexuals.
Bias undermines education.
Lesbians and gays are not the only ones who suffer from this bias. Anti-gay rhetoric also serves to limit the intellectual development of heterosexual students by denying them access to accurate information about lesbians and gays and their contributions to society. Alexander the Great, an amazing general and tactician of antiquity, was gay. His legacy was an empire that extended beyond the confines of the then-known world. The artist Salvador Dali had a longtime affair with the Spanish writer Garcia Lorca, and both men left great contributions to society in their respective fields.