Stereotyped impressions of male homosexuals and the underlying importance of sexuality in social attraction and perceptions were investigated. Male (N=80) and female (N=80) college students responded to either an attractive or an unattractive photo of a male stimulus person, who was identified to half of the subjects as a homosexual. Compared to the heterosexual, the homosexual was rated as less likeable, less personally and socially adjusted, and less masculine, but not less capable mentally. Results indicated that sexuality is a relevant but not overriding component of social reactions as a function of these independent variables. (Author)