What are some of the stereotypes of homosexuals? Homework help coz i am really stumped..?
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Here are a few that I've heard (not that I believe or endorse any of these):\n\nFor men:\n- They use the "flop" hand gesture.\n- They all have higher voices.\n- They all dress very well, and generally have a good eye for art and and interior design.\n- They are more sensitive than other men.\n\nFor women:\n- They are "butch" in comparison to other females, both in terms of appearance and personality.\n- They are radical feminists.\n\nIn general:\n-They are more promiscuous than heterosexuals.\n- They all have STDs/AIDS (this one is especially used against men, but I've heard it said about women, too).\n- They are mentally ill, and can be "cured" of their homosexuality with the right therapy.\n- They're lazy.\n- The only reason why they're homosexual is that they've had bad experiences with people of the opposite sex.\n- They party too much, and they're irresponsible.\n\nRemember, these are stereotypes! They cannot be used to define the homosexual community.
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Well generalizations/ stereotypes come from some basis of truth but that leads to a mistaken belief that covers 100% of the race that stereotype is attached to.  Even a tribe of people deep in the Amazon could have given type of feature but I'll bet at least a few of them don't fit it completely. Humans are a mixed up bag of personalities aren't they ;-)
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people will always have stereotypes...especially about people that they are jealous of or secretly admire...dont even worry about petty stuff like that though...youll just end up hurting yourself for no good reason...\n\nbesides...\n\ncheerleaders rule =)
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Be careful with homosexuality statistics...\n\nI wrote a paper on teenage homosexuality in college, and found out that MOST studies are biased towards pro-gay groups or pro-Christian groups. Hardly any of them are accurate.\n\nI think that in the end, I ended up citing that 11% of men are gay and 5% or women are gay. (Please don't quote me on that... I'm telling you this from memory)\n\nIf you need help with this, I can look and see if I still have my old research paper (no promises). Just email me at aerosynth929@yahoo.com.
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the bigger question is ...\nwho hurts homosexuals ?\n\nwhy does anyone feel that they can be hurtful to others simply because they dont understand them
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haha, lol, funny.\nive got some for u now....\nwhat do u call a gay dinosaur??\nA Mega-sore-assss, lol\nwhat do u call a lesbian driving a truck full of dildos?\nDick Van Dyke, lol\nwhat's a lesbian's favorite icecream?\nA Klon-"dyke"-Bar.\n-Dee
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I am so sorry that people laugh at you. A homo is short for homosexual. That is a boy who likes a boy or a girl who likes a girl. Is your name short for anything? My husband told me that it can be short for dominator. I think you are very brave to ask this and please don't let people laugh and push you around. You need to speak up and tell them that you don't like it. I hope this helps.
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It's really not possible to give GAY a face. Gay people are as diverse in their appearance, mannerisms,and backgrounds as straight people. For every gay person you can spot in a crowd there are several you cannot. As a gay man I've realized that other than my sexuality, I have little or nothing in common with many gay people I've met. I don't fit the stereotype well at all. Society needs to realize that gay is not a culture, a look, nor a belief system. It is simply a condition, like being short or tall.
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There's an important distinction that people like you don't grasp. Me and people like me don't dislike gay people. We think they are God's children just like anyone else. What we are against is homosexual acts. Just like we don't dislike adultorers, we just dislike the action they chose to go forward with. It's the old adage - love the sinner, hate the sin. I've known gay people, and I'm fine with them - some of them are extremely kind and generous. But what I am against is if the act out on their tendancy. We all have weaknesses, some are prone to alcoholism, but it doesn't mean that it's ok for them to drink alcohol. Some are prone to drugs, but....you get the picture. It may seem cruel to some to count homosexual acts as sins, but I didn't make the rules, I just trust that God knows what is right and what isn't.
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A homosexual is defined as someone who is romantically and sexually attracted to the same gender.\n\nThe key words there are "romantically" and "sexually". If a straight guy has sex with someone of the same gender, the action may be a homosexual action, but that doesn't necessarily change the persons orientation. They may only do it once and never again and there may have been circumstances (like alcohol or drugs, etc) to explain the otherwise odd behavior. The rest of the time the guy always has sex with the opposite sex and persues romantic relationships with the opposite sex. That makes him heterosexual. If he prefers to engage in both sex and romantic relationships with both genders that would make him bisexual and depending on the degree of his bisexuality would determine which gender he prefered to seek out most (man or woman). If a homosexual man decides not to engage in any sexual action, that doesn't mean the desire to has gone away. Nor does that mean that the man's desire to be romantic with another man has gone away either (and oddly the Bible and other sacred texts often used to condemn homosexuality only talk about the sexual act, but not the romantic act...apparently it's okay to be romantic with your own gender). \n\nThat is why it is odd when people say things like "hate the sin, but love the sinner" and then call homosexuality a sin. They simplify homosexuality often down to the action of sex with the same gender.....yet, these same people who say that this is the sin will then continue to condemn the person for simply having the homosexual desires still even if they are not engaging in sexual acts. \n\nThe basic thing that most people miss is that being homosexual isn't just about wanting to just have sex with someone of the same gender. It is about being romantically attracted to the same gender, too. Falling in love with the same gender. Sex may never actually enter into the picture of some homosexuals who are in romantic and loving relationships....yet they are condemned and told they are going to hell because it is assumed that they are having sex or assumed that just by them sharing love with each other that this is wrong (yet, do we not love our friends and family, too...and yet loving friends and family of the same gender is not wrong, why is it wrong when we find a romantic companion whom we may not even engage in sexual acts with?)\n\n\nI see a lot of hypocrisy with the issue and being a homosexual myself, I decided to stop caring about what other people think and focus my life on God without them and their opinions (because if hypocrisy exists in their opinions, then it cannot be from God). I'm a Hindu now, a religion that is very diverse and ranges on its views. When it comes to homosexuality, any condemnation that some Hindu sects have of it isn't based upon religious belief, it is usually about defending tradition or other reasons.
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1)  Parents once told me when we were teens that if we turned out to be homosexual, they would still love us and accept us unconditionally as their kiddos. :-)  I still remember it 18 years later. :-)  And I am hetero.\n\n2)  I am adopted.  Mom told me once that when they found that I am deaf (2 years old at that time), social worker came by and asked Mom if she wanted them to take me back.  8-o   I was "WTF?!?!?!"  I was THIS close to being in an orphanage / foster home system????  I counted my blessings each time I remember that. Watching "Adoption Stories" on Discovery Health Channel reminds me of that often. :-)\n\n3)  Was in ICU for suicide attempt years ago.  Nearly died. Glad I am here, tho!  :-D\n\nThanks for the reminder on how blessed I am!  *hug*
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You've made a valid point to a logical end with just one simple question.\n\nTry telling that to the Breeder's, those who are hate-filled, that is.  They won't (can't?) accept it.  It seems that logic in some doesn't appear to be even a minor predisposition.  Go figure.\n\nEDIT:  For zain15in (see below) --\n\nEvery point you made can be equally applied to heterosexual's, and most likely SHOULD be, since the vast majority of child sexual abuse cases are perpetrated by people such as yourself (assuming you are a heterosexual and not asexual).\nIndeed, you posit good arguments against YOUR culture but not ours.\n\nAdditionally, most of your ilk argue that homosexuality is found nowhere else in the natural world.  I'm quite certain the respondent who mentioned that homosexual pairings (not same-sex sex) in the animal kingdom (sans homosapiens) is merely a refute to that tired and baseless argument.\n\nRegarding your comment that homosexuality is a deviation:  I'm certain it is...for those of your ilk.  My view about heterosexuality is that IT is a deviation.  But, such as yours, it is only MY view and holds no great merit.  We are two individuals.  No more and no less.  Well .... except that we, the GLBT community as a whole, have the upper hand in this argument and YOUR war against US is on the wane.  Delude yourself no more.  Accept reality, my good friend.  Accept reality.  As you've stated, we've been here for a very long time.\n\nWe're not leaving any time soon.
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I agree with you.I have homosexual tendencies..I'm sure as heck not proud of it.I think it's an afflection.....a curse.I don't like being attracted to a nice looking guy....but I do.I think handing it over to Jesus Christ is the answer.Hope this helped.
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Fear and ignorance.\n\nIf a person gets freaked out by the notion that someone around them is gay it's usually because they are afraid that the gay person will see some obvious gay traits that they have and "out" them.  Not only is this an unreasonable expectation to put onto someone, it leads to fear, hysteria, and violence.  \n\nNobody can "make" you gay, and if you are afraid you might have some traits, YOU DO, everybody does, that alone doesn't make you gay (or straight for that matter!)\n\nGender can be graphed on a bell curve, and everyone has a combination of male and female traits.  It's perfectly normal.  I wish the ones who react with fear could get over their irrationality as much as you do!
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Since is a stereotype of homosexuals they hire homosexuals to play the roles.
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...and this has to do with LGBT catagory, how?
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All sorts.  More homosexual than other.