NBC News: A new study exploring the attitudes toward nonheterosexual men and women in 23 Western and non-Western countries found lesbians are more accepted than gay men around the world.

"We found that gay men are disliked more than lesbian women in every country we tested," according to the study, which was conducted by three New York University psychologists and published in the December issue of the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science.

Sexual minorities face pervasive discrimination and hostility globally, with same-sex sexual activity still illegal in approximately 70 countries.

In places like the Netherlands where people are more accepting of gender norm violations, better known as gender nonconformity, there is an association with "positive attitudes toward sexual minorities." The converse is also largely true: For instance in America, college students who endorsed "traditional gender arrangements" were more likely to report negative attitudes toward gays, lesbians and bisexuals. (To Read the Full Article, Click Here.)