Stereotypes
Homosexual males are often stereotyped as being effeminate, being interested in women’s fashion such as fashion design or hairdressing, and having a circle of friends consisting of heterosexual females.
Lesbians (or gay women) are usually stereotyped as exhibiting masculine traits ("butch") including having a preference for short haircuts, tattoos and male attire.
Bisexual men and women are portrayed as being sexually immoral, manipulative, insincere or undecided. Male bisexuals are particularly stereotyped living on the down-low and female bisexuals are stereotyped as attention-seeking and having bad experiences with men.
Read more about this topic: Societal Attitudes Toward Homosexuality, Anti-homosexual Attitudes
Famous quotes containing the word stereotypes:
“There are certain stereotypes that are offensive. Some of them don’t worry me, though. For instance, I have always thought that Mammy character in Gone with the Wind was mighty funny. And I just loved “Amos ‘n’ Andy” on the radio. So you see, I have enough confidence in myself that those things did not bother me. I could laugh.”
—Annie Elizabeth Delany (b. 1891)
“All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life. All those things you fought against as a youth: you begin to realize they’re stereotypes because they’re true.”
—David Cronenberg (b. 1943)
“There is a striking dichotomy between the behavior of many women in their lives at work and in their lives as mothers. Many of the same women who are battling stereotypes on the job, who are up against unspoken assumptions about the roles of men and women, seem to accept—and in their acceptance seem to reinforce—these roles at home with both their sons and their daughters.”
—Ellen Lewis (20th century)