Imagine, a boy, he looks like he could be in high school, walking down the street. He is wearing a pair of faded jeans and a Nirvana t-shirt. On his feet a pair of battered sneakers, worn from days of playing outside, and on his head a Yankees baseball cap. His hair, a sandy brown color, is long and swept to the side like the old Justin Bieber flip. He is sauntering down the street, as if he has nowhere to be and no cares in the world. His ear buds sticking out of his ears as he bobs his head along to whatever music he is listening to. From far away he looks like any other teenage boy just strolling down the sidewalk. However, there is one thing that's a little different about this boy from many other boys his age, our friend walking down the …show more content…
The emphasis being on the word all. Men, gay or not, who behave in an effeminate manner, whether that be if they speak with a feminine lilt or walk in a more ladylike manner, should not be applied to all of the gay individuals in the world. This is a problem in today's day and age, because it is an assumption that people make about gay men. Society assumes that if a person is gay, then they automatically have to act a specific way, that way being a feminine type of demeanor. Gay men display tremendous diversity in their personalities, behaviors, and characteristics, as do all human beings. It is shameful that as a society we target and generalize a specific group or type of person. All gay men vary because each individual expresses themselves in their own way and style, if heterosexual men and women are allowed to express themselves, shouldn't gay men and women be able to as well? In the end we are all human …show more content…
This stereotype is related to the apparent femininity of gay men. Loving fashion is a characteristic generally applied to women. Hence, it is also applied to gay men. Some of these stereotypes are so strongly believed, that it is as though some people think there really is a “gay man’s personality.” Truthfully, personality differences amongst gay men are as diverse as those across any other group. Although there are some gay men who take an interest in fashion, there are many other gay men, however, who don’t display this love for fashion. This ideology has become so common and so believed, that many people use these stereotypes as a way to identify gay men. If someone saw a men on the street wearing jeans, a t-shirt, sneakers, and a baseball cap, many would immediately assume that he is straight. If, however, they saw a meticulously dressed man, with a suit, scarf, and dress shoes, that thought of “Hmm, could he be gay?” would creep in. These stereotypes are damaging the way people view gay men. They are being homogenized and their own uniqueness as an individual is being