Table 2.

Factor loadings for experiences of racist discrimination

	Sexual racism	Institutional racism
As an adult, how often have you been hit or beaten up because of your race or ethnicity?		0.77
As an adult, how often have you been treated rudely or unfairly because of your race or ethnicity?	0.42	0.61
As an adult, how often have you been harassed by police because of your race or ethnicity?		0.71
How often have you been turned down for a job because of your race or ethnicity?		0.74
How often have you been made to feel uncomfortable in a gay bar or club because of your race or ethnicity?	0.56
How often have you had trouble finding lover relationships because of your race or ethnicity?	0.70
In sexual relationships, how often do you find that people pay more attention to your race or ethnicity than to who you are as a person?	0.73
How often have you been turned down for sex because of your race or ethnicity?	0.69
How often did you hear sexual comments about your race or ethnicity?	0.76
How often have you been made to feel sexually objectified (like a piece of meat) because of your race or ethnicity?	0.82

Note. n = 448. Factor loadings < 0.4 suppressed. Factor analysis based on principal components analysis with varimax rotation for ten items from the discrimination scale by Diaz and Ayala (2001)