Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are associated with certain stereotypes - conventional, formulaic generalizations, opinions, or images based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Stereotypical perceptions may be acquired through interactions with parents, teachers, peers and the mass media, or, more generally, through a lack of firsthand familiarity, resulting in an increased reliance on generalizations

1. STEREOTYPING LGBT’s
PRESENTED BY
UTSAV SHARMA

2. INTRODUCTION
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are associated with certain stereotypes -
conventional, formulaic generalizations, opinions, or images based on their sexual orientation or
gender identity.
• Stereotypical perceptions may be acquired through interactions with parents, teachers.
• Peers and the mass media, or, more generally, through a lack of firsthand familiarity, resulting in an
increased reliance on generalizations.
• Typically, you can't spot a gay man or lesbian women by the way they act and dress. Gender roles do
not determine sexual orientation.
• Many LGBT people are impossible to distinguish from straight and more gender normative
individuals

3. LGBT’s
• Lesbian is a term widely used in the English language to describe a female with
sexual and/or romantic attraction toward other females.
• Homosexual men are often equated or describe a male with sexual or romantic
attraction toward other males.
• Bisexuality refers to sexual and/or romantic attraction to both males and females.

5. • One difficult aspect of surviving as a gay, lesbian, or transgendered person is facing
stereotypes.
• Due to religious, moral, or cultural beliefs, a person living a non-heterosexual lifestyle is not
accepted. Often, it is considered "wrong" or "not normal" to be gay or lesbian.
• Stereotypes include gay and lesbian members of society being denied the right to legally
marry in many states.
• Extreme example of gay and lesbian stereotyping are hate crimes -- often violent crimes
which are committed against a person strictly based on their sexuality.

7. HISTORY
• Before the sexual revolution of the 1960s, there was no common non-derogatory
vocabulary for non-heterosexuality
• The closest such term, "third gender", traces back to the 1860s but never gained wide
acceptance in the United States.
• Starting in the late 1970s and the early 1980s, there was a change in perception; some
gays and lesbians became less accepting of bisexual or transgender people.

9. Often people are afraid to come out as lesbian, gay,
bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT) because they are
afraid of being judged or persecuted. While many
advancements have been made for the rights of the
LGBT community, there are still many instances and
examples of discrimination and stereotyping against
those who come out or live outside the hetero-normative
lifestyle.

10. FALSE STATEMENTS (GAY)
Not all gay men are effeminate and flamboyant (queens). Just because
someone is a gay man, doesn't mean he…
• --Is obsessed with fashion and is super stylish
• --Is limp-wristed, swishy and talks with a lisp
• --Listens to Broadway show tunes
• --Is involved in theatre and the performing arts
• --Is a hairdresser, fashion designer, or interior decorator
• --Frequents seedy gay bars and dances shirtless to disco music

11. FALSE STATEMENTS (LESBIAN)
Not all lesbians are butch and tomboyish (dykes). Just because someone is a
lesbian, doesn't mean she…
• --Wears short hair, tattoos, body piercings, and army boots
• --Drives a pick-up truck and wears a tool belt
• --Is really into sports
--Wears plaid lumberjack shirts
--Only listens to music by KD Lang, The Indigo Girls, and Melissa Etheridge
• --Wears leather and rides a motorbike

12. TV Ad Portrayals of Gay Stereotypes

13. GLBTQ Youth may Take Sexual Risks
and/or Attempt Suicide.
• Studies establish links between attempting suicide and gender nonconformity, early
awareness of sexual orientation, stress, violence, lack of support, school dropout,
family problems, homelessness, and substance use.
• In a recent survey, 33 percent of gay, lesbian, and bisexual high school students
reported attempting suicide in the previous year, compared to eight percent of their
heterosexual peers.
• In another study, gay and bisexual males were nearly four times more likely to attempt
suicide than were their straight peers.

14. PRIEST SCANDAL
• As the story of the sexual abuse of children by some priests unfolded, it took a curious
turn. The story had begun as an exposé of sexual crimes and of the efforts to conceal
them, yet periodically it emerged as a story about gay priests.
• The presence of gay priests in the church became a matter of considerable attention.
• In some quarters, gay priests were explicitly blamed for the problem of sexual abuse of
young people within the church
• Despite a long and exacting series of studies that have concluded that there is no
relationship between child sexual abuse and a gay sexual orientation.

15. CONCLUSION
• Stereotyping LGBT’s is not a way to treat these communities and they should also
be given there rights.
• Start treating them as normal human beings and should not stereotype them with
certain names and generalization.
• Thought section 377 is implemented still there is some differentiation between
normal people and LGBT’s

16. BIBILIOGRAPHY
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WP_Dohner.pdf
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• http://articles.student.com/health-sexuality/lgbt/gay-stereotyping
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_against_LGBT_people
• http://www.esrnational.org/otc/lesson_container/ESR_Stereotypes.pdf