A new study shows that female employers are more likely to hire a potential candidate if they're gay, while men prefer straight job applicants.

The study comes from researchers at the University of Sussex’s School of Business, Management and Economics, who tracked 400 employers as they read and reviewed a selection of fictional resumes either from a candidate named Gary Johnson or Jennifer Lewis.

The accolades and accomplishments were identical across the CVs, save one detail: half of them listed an association with Los Angeles Gay Business Professionals.

Recruiters were asked to rate each resume on a scale from 1 to 7. Female respondents gave gay and lesbian candidates an average score of 5.21 and their straight counterparts an average of 4.8. Conversely, male recruiters favored straight applicants, giving them an average rating of 4.93 compared to a score of 4.6 for those affiliated with the gay association.

“Because women experience discrimination and the glass ceiling in organizations, women may believe that gay and lesbian applicants must be more competent than equally qualified heterosexual applicants, in order to advance their careers," explained lead researcher Dr. Ben Everly.

“These results show that bias against gay men and lesbians is much more nuanced than previous work suggests [and that] hiring decisions made by teams of both men and women could lead to less biased decisions."