Internet Use and Public's Tolerance for Homosexuality: An Empirical Analysis Based on CGSS2015

Based on Carl Hovland's persuasive communication theory,the article uses the China Comprehensive Social Survey(CGSS)2015 data to discuss the impact of Internet usage on public's homosexuality tolerance.Through the statistical analysis of the ordered logit regression model,we found that people who use the network as the main source of information are more likely to be tolerant of the homosexual groups,that is,the use of the internet media can promote the public's tolerance for homosexuality.At the same time,there are group differences in the effect of the network.In terms of homosexual inclusion,women,urban residents,higher education and young people are more affected by the network.The article proposes that the network should be used to empower marginalized groups to promote their“de-marginalization”.