[John29326]

‘Gay mannerisms’ in many people are not only a stereotype, but in many cases a symptom of internalized homophobia. Outward stereotypes are often internalized, because ‘if this is what society says I am and sould be, then this must be what I am.’ Personally, as a Gay man growing up in a rural, bible-belt town in the seventies, the only images and ideas of gay people I had were they stereotypes fed to me by the media, my family and my community, none of which were very flattering. Even though I hated the stereotypes, because that is how I was socialized to think, I found myself living them. Not until I began to be comfortable with my own Gayness, was I abe to separate me from the stereotype. This internalized homophobia is also the foundation of the diametricly opposite gay stereotype, the hyper-masculine butch man; i.e. the cowboy, construction worker, leatherman etc. If you want to prove the limp-wristed, fairy-man theory wrong, you over-react against the socialized image.

User Detail :  

Name : John29326, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 36, City : Kansas City, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

[Author]

Posts