I’m gay. I’ve had countless experiences throughout my life of people prejudging my character or expecting certain actions or behaviours based on that alone.
I don’t consider myself a victim of anything though, it’s never something that’s caused me much bother!
I think, in the barest truth, we all stereotype people. There can be undeniable truths in stereotypes. Many stereotypes about lesbians don’t apply to me in the slightest, but of course some do! I’m not going to to take offence 😊
Taking offence at peoples opinions is below me 🙂
I don’t think that’s an issue of stereotypes but a different one entirely.
Being gay has been normalised almost to a fault in the UK.
People expect us to have short hair, like doc Martin boots and cheque shirts, be feminist, be left wing, move quickly into serious relationships, have aggressive natures, own a cat…
But they expect that because plenty of “stereotypical” gay women are like that!
The reason I believe that people have done that to you is because they don’t understand the way you think and also most people are raised to not only believe but also, they see a man and a woman that is straight and that to them is the norm anything outside of that is hard to comprehend. I hope I have not offended you Cheryl and thank you for sharing.