Top 10 Worst LGBT Stereotypes
You've heard them. In locker rooms, on TikTok, in your aunt's Facebook comment section. Dumb stereotypes that get passed around like a hot potato nobody actually wants but somehow everyone keeps tossing. And if you're part of the LGBT community, you've probably been hit with at least one of them. Maybe it was said as a joke. Maybe it came with a wink and a "no offense." Maybe it was shouted out a car window. Oop, right?
These clichés come in all shapes and sizes, just like the people they're supposed to define. They reduce entire identities to bad punchlines and recycled nonsense. Some are so old they probably predate the invention of the rainbow flag. Others are newer, internet-born disasters that spread faster than spoilers on premiere night. Either way, they're tired. They're wrong. And you're here to call them out.
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Transgender people are predators
Just because one transgender person is a child predator, that doesn't mean all of them are. I don't even think that person is transgender. It's probably just an act to see underage girls in the bathroom.
It's an awful and untrue stereotype as well as unfair to all the good transgender people I know.
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Gay men are feminine
In some cases, it is true (e.g., Jeffree Star and especially James Charles, who I hate). I usually imagine men who happen to be gay to be more masculine than some straight people.
Honestly, I thought this when I was a little girl. Forgive me.
Not always the case. A lot of gay men are masculine too.
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Asexuals are childish
Not to toot my own horn, but I'm ace and I'm pretty mature for my age. I really don't like the stereotype that aces are "childish."
Being told "you're too childish" as an ace is really hurtful because we grow up under the assumption that there's something wrong with us (and of course, there isn't) or that we're just late bloomers. According to society, everyone should feel sexual attraction, right? No.
It is hard to come to terms with being ace because how can we understand not feeling sexual attraction when we don't know what it feels like in the first place? We're not being childish. And some of us are old people too.
I used to think this too, but it's not really the case. Some people just don't feel sexual attraction to others.
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Lesbians cut their hair short
I look and dress like a stereotypical lesbian (short hair, flannel, suits over dresses at formal events), but I am heterosexual.
That applies to me. My hair is short. But it doesn't have anything to do with me being a lesbian.
Some keep it long.
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Bisexuals are sluts
That's so rude. Just because someone likes both genders doesn't mean they're a slut. I'm bisexual myself and confirm it's false.
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Aromantics are pimps
Basically, being aromantic means feeling little to no romantic attraction but can feel sexual attraction. Some people are just not capable of romantic feelings. No need to put them down for it.
I'm aromantic as well as asexual. I know a bit about what pimps are, and I (and possibly other aros) aren't pimps.
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Polyromantics are cheaters
Polyamorous people aren't cheaters. They have multiple partners, and each of them consents to it.
False. A polyromantic relationship is consented to by all partners.
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Transgender people flash their privates in public
Whoever came up with this...
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The community shoves LGBT identities down straight people's throats
Not everyone does this. Only a few self-entitled morons. Once again, a small amount in a community doesn't determine an entire community.
A few bad apples in the community or most communities in general don't rot up the entire orchard.
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Bisexuals are cheaters
I've never understood the logic behind this. How in the world does being attracted to more people equal being more likely to cheat?
In all honesty, this has got to be one of the most ignorant and biased LGBT stereotypes I've ever heard.
Liking both genders does not equal cheating on your partner.
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LGBT people are social justice warriors (SJWs)
This is just SJW, cancel culture on Twitter thought JK Rowling was being transphobic when she meant women's rights. People can misread anything.
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Trans women are just gay men
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Gay people are pedophiles
You know, because when a guy has a crush on another guy, it logically follows that he is a pedophile. (This is sarcasm.)
Huh? People actually think this?
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Asexuals are virgins
Cupiosexuality exists! (Individuals who experience little to no sexual attraction but still desire a sexual relationship.)
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Asexuals are straight people looking for attention
Asexual people have grown up thinking they're defective humans, or aliens, or other non-human things due to not being able to relate to their non-asexual peers.
I never understand why people call aces "straight." Straight literally means someone who is heterosexual and heteroromantic. Straight people are allosexual. Aces are literally the opposite of allo. Aces are not straight (but some of them are heteroromantic. Still doesn't mean they're straight).
I am not a straight person looking for attention.
There are heteroromantic asexuals, but that's different!
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Pansexuals are sluts
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Bisexuals are confused
No, we are not. We don't have to "pick a side!" We are still bi no matter what gender our partner is.
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Non-binary people are just boys or girls
What? Being nonbinary literally means "an individual whose gender isn't exclusively male or female." What sort of logic is that?
Like what? The entire point of being non-binary is that their gender identity is neither boy nor girl. Just as there are intersex people who, in terms of biological sex, are neither 100% biologically male nor 100% biologically female, there are also people who, in terms of gender identity, neither 100% identify as a boy nor 100% identify as a girl. Their gender identity is either somewhere in between or none at all.
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Non-binary people are difficult
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Transgender people become transgender for a fetish
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Asexuals are losers
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Demisexuals haven't met the right person
I'm demisexual (a person who does not experience sexual attraction unless they form a strong emotional connection with someone), and I hate it.
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Lesbians are not feminine
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Gay men wear makeup
False. It's just a preference. I know plenty of gay men. Some wear makeup, some don't.
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Gay men dress like girls
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Lesbians dress like boys
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Pansexuals are cheaters