Colorful Relations: How Race Conditions the Relationship Between Sexual Orientation and Willingness to Interracially Date

The present study examines how sexual orientation impacts willingness to interracially date; additionally, this study investigates if race conditions this relationship. Using data from Interracialdating.com, a pool of 2,215 respondents is collected. The data includes only those who are single and have no children currently but desire children. Logistic regression is utilized to analyze the odds of the respondent's willingness to date either Asian or Black individuals. The findings indicate that a queer person is less willing than straight respondents to date both Asian and Black individuals when controlling for possible redundant variables. However, an interaction effect from the variable race is revealed because a queer person of color is more likely than their straight, white counterparts to be willing to date outside their race. The present results provide insight into how desiring children can impact one's dating preferences, specifically regarding a non-straight individual wanting children. Furthermore, the results illuminate how intersectionality and being a queer person of color can impact dating choices.