Stereotypes for gay men

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As a gay man, there&#;s nothing I love more than not being qualified to drive, pounding down city streets at breakneck speed, slurping on an iced coffee and blasting the music of Carly Rae Jepsen (who, lest we forget, threw the first brick at Stonewall).

If you’ve spent any noun on the internet in the last few years, you’ve probably encountered these stereotypes – the latest additions to the pantheon of time-honoured classics appreciate &#;gay men enjoy fashion, speaking with a lisp and paedophilia&#;.

Although these memes are essentially frivolous, they do play an important role in how we see ourselves, particularly given how scarcely we are represented elsewhere. This is why I verb taken it upon myself to tell you why your favourite jokes – the ones you thought were just a identify of harmless banter – are actually deeply problematic. The fun stops now.

Gay Men Can’t Drive

When I was 17, when most of my peers were learning to drive, I was too busy taking mephedrone and playing synth in a band with my female best comrade – which is, however you look at it, pretty gay. I always knew I was move

  • Myth 1: Homosexuality is a choice.

    Reality: Sexual orientation is caused by factors such as genetics and the biology of brain development.

    Parenting, peer pressure, and religious struggles are not causes of homosexuality or heterosexuality.

    Homosexuality is no more a choice or decision than being straight. Asking a gay person, “When did you decide to be gay?” is similar to asking a heterosexual person, “When did you decide to be attracted to people of the opposite sex?”

    Scientific data point out that sexual orientation (homosexuality or heterosexuality, i.e. gay or straight) is biologically based.1 While there is more to learn, studies hint that what leads to a person being gay or straight lies within our genetics (i.e. DNA), epigenetics (i.e. how factors affect our genes), and what occurs in the developing brain before birth.2

  • Myth 2: Homosexuality can be “cured.”

    Reality: Therapy cannot alter sexual orientation, and “reparative” therapy can be harmful.

    Therapies that claim to transform lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons into heterosexuals (e.g. “conversion” and

    What does it mean to be gay?

    A gay dude is someone who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards other men. 'Gay' has also become a more generic term for other members of the LGBTQ+ community, with some lesbians preferring it to 'lesbian,' and non-binary people using the label too.

    A brief history of homosexuality

    It has been a long process for gay men to have the rights and visibility they have today. In some countries, same-sex relationships are still punishable by death (including Afghanistan, Nigeria and Qatar).

    As for the UK, it wasn't until when sex between two men over the age of 21 and 'in private' was decriminalised with The Sexual Offences Act.

    The first Pride was held in London in before Section 28 was introduced in to "prohibit the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities". This included schools. Section 28 was only repealed in

    Meanwhile, it took until for the World Health Organization (WHO) to declassify same-sex attraction as a mental illness and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act was passed in This, e