LGBT Stereotypes
Stereotypes about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are conventional, formulaic generalizations, opinions, or images about persons based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Stereotypes and homophobia are perceptions learned through interactions with parents, teachers, peers and the mass media; or a lack of firsthand familiarity may be the underpinning cause, whereby an increased reliance on learned stereotypes is developed.
A negative stereotype is often the result of homophobia, biphobia or transphobia. Positive stereotypes, or counterstereotypes, also exist, but these may still be hurtful or harmful.
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Famous quotes containing the word stereotypes:
“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)