The purpose of this study was to investigate the university students’ attitude towards the interpersonal relationship of gay and lesbian peers and compare the attitude differences between male and female students. A sample of 494 (197 male and 297 female) university students was selected for study. Male students reported more negative attitudes towards gay peers than lesbian peers in Friendship. Female students indicate no different attitude towards gay peers and lesbian peers in Friendship.

Male students reported more negative attitudes towards gay peers and lesbian peers in Love and Sympathy than female students. Both male and female students indicated more positive attitudes toward gay peers than lesbian peers in Love and Sympathy.

The implications of these findings for future research, programming, institutional support systems, and institutional policies as they affect gay and lesbian students are discussed.