Top 10 Worst LGBT Stereotypes
As a member of the LGBT community, I'd like to confirm that these stereotypes are dumb and pointless. I've seen them online and heard them on the street and oop-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.
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.
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 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.
This is ridiculous. Having short hair doesn't have anything to do with being a lesbian.
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.
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.
False. A polyromantic relationship is consented to by all partners.
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.
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.
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?
No, we are not. We don't have to "pick a side!" We are still bi no matter what gender our partner is.
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).
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.
I'm demisexual (a person who does not experience sexual attraction unless they form a strong emotional connection with someone), and I hate it.
False. It's just a preference. I know plenty of gay men. Some wear makeup, some don't.