Studies from countries with laws against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation suggest that gay and lesbian … than are heterosexual employees. Both gay men and lesbians tend to be less satisfied with their jobs than their … heterosexual counterparts. Gay men are found to earn less than comparably skilled and experienced heterosexual men. For lesbians …

results show that gay men, on average, seem more satisfied with their job than heterosexual men; lesbians appear less … gay men, despite their high degree of job satisfaction, like lesbians find their job more mentally straining than … heterosexuals. We conclude that gay men and lesbians are facing other stressers at work than heterosexuals do. We also conclude that …