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LGBTQ Stereotypes
LGBTQ stereotypes are stereotypes about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people based on their sexual orientations, gender identities, or gender expressions. Stereotypical perceptions may be acquired through interactions with parents, teachers, peers and mass media, or, more generally, through a lack of firsthand familiarity, resulting in an increased reliance on generalizations. Negative stereotypes are often associated with homophobia, lesbophobia, gayphobia, biphobia, or transphobia. Positive stereotypes, or counterstereotypes, also exist. In general Media The portrayal of LGBTQ+ people in the media has historically upheld negative stereotypes and societal norms, excluded LGBTQ+ people, and tokenized LGBTQ+ and/or minimized them to their LGBTQ+ identities. Media portrayal of LGBTQ+ communities impacts both how society views LGBTQ+ people, and how LGBTQ+ people view themselves. Positive media representations of LGBTQ+ people portray LGBTQ+ individual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dykes On Bykes
Dykes, Dyke or Dikes may refer to: People * Dyke (slang), used as a noun meaning lesbian or used as an adjective to describe things associated with lesbians * Dykes Potter (1910–2002), American baseball player * Dykes (surname) Places * Dykes, Missouri See also * Dikes, diagonal pliers, also called side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others * Dykes on Bikes, a group of motorcyclists * ''Dykes, Camera, Action!'', a documentary of 2018 * ''Dykes & Gorgons'', a lesbian magazine of the 1970s * ''Dykes to Watch Out For'', a comic strip * Dyke (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transphobia
Transphobia consists of negative attitudes, feelings, or actions towards transgender or transsexual people, or transness in general. Transphobia can include fear, aversion, hatred, violence or anger towards people who do not conform to social gender roles. Transphobia is a type of prejudice and discrimination, similar to racism, sexism, or ableism, and it is closely associated with homophobia. People of color who are transgender experience discrimination above and beyond that which can be explained as a simple combination of transphobia and racism. Transgender youth often experience a combination of abuse from family members, sexual harassment, and bullying or school violence. They are also disproportionately placed in foster care and welfare programs compared to their peers. Adult transgender people regularly encounter sexual violence, police violence, public ridicule, misgendering, or other forms of violence and harassment in their daily lives. These issues cause ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
