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For this discussion, after you have viewed the videos on this topic posted in this week's assignment,  please answer the questions posted with this week's discussion. 

After posting your individual answers to questions, you are required to respond to 2 students answers with meaningful/thoughtful input on their comments. Your responses must be minimum of a paragraph with at least 3 sentences. Your comments to 2 students

Video #1: History of Homosexuality on Film  -- https://youtu.be/SeDhMKd83r4

Video #2: The Gay Culture, According to Television -- https://youtu.be/EbdxRZJfRp4

Video #3: Top 10 Groundbreaking Moments for LGBTQ Characters on TV -- https://youtu.be/yXJAzPJFjQ8

Video #4: I'm Gay, But I'm not ... --  https://criticalmediaproject.org/im-gay-but-im-not/

Video #5: Acting Gay - One Word Cut -- https://youtu.be/a4jfiqiIy0A

LGBTQ+ Questions:

· Name some common stereotypes associated with LGBTQ community?

· What role does media play in establishing & perpetuating these stereotypes?

· Name 2 LGBTQ characters, 1 one from current show/movie; 1 from 10-15 years ago

. Are there differences in the characters?

. Have things changed? Evolved? Improved? 

· Are LGBTQ characters portrayed differently than straight characters?

· Why do stories involving LGBTQ characters revolve around their sexuality or sexual orientation?

Acting Gay - One Word: What is your one-word association with the saying "Acting Gay"? Why did you choose this word? 

Jarrett Kelley 

LGBTQ Discussion

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1. Some common stereotypes that coincide with the LGBTQ community are promiscuous, non-religious, flamboyant, mentally ill, high sex drives, etc.

2. The media plays a role in establishing these stereotypes because the general public is always watching these shows, reading the news, and listening to stories about different cultures and groups and media that they may not see or interact with in their lives. Therefore, media is an outlet to show these things in a easy way to gain knowledge about people without meeting people face-to-face apart of these groups when sometimes the stereotypes shown can't represent everyone in those groups. 

3. Currently, in Marvel's Runaways, that ended in December, there are two lesbian superheros that share a kiss at the end of a season. Karolina, one of the characters, wants to get away from her childhood of religious upbringing and wants to pursue her own life with her superpower of glowing colors. Nico is shown with a Gothic appearance and can be seen as aggressive but down to earth as well. The War at Home was a television show on Fox and a character named Kenny, who is sixteen years old, is kicked out of his house by his parents after finding out he is gay. 

                   a. There are some differences in the characters as Karolina is more flamboyant and colorful, compared to Nico who is goth and likes to remain strictly to business. Kenny is quiet most of the time about his life, especially about his gay crush until his parents find out more about his desired lover.

                   b. I believe things have changed in the acceptance factor in the difference between the two shows. In Runaways the lesbian endeavor was perceived as an action that was a long time coming and people were beyond happy to see what resulted in the relationship between Nico and Karolina. Compared to Kenny, where he was kicked out of his own home by his parents when they find out he is gay.

4. I believe LGBTQ characters are portrayed differently than straight characters just because of the stereotypes that come along in those characters and the daily interactions that we have with each of the two groups. Most people come into contact with straight people in their daily lives, and some don't interact with gay people as much as they should. Therefore, like I stated before, they turn to the media to gather their perspectives and perceptions on the LGBTQ community due to more inexperience interacting with that group.

5. Stories involving LGBTQ characters resolve around their sexuality or sexual orientation because people are interested to see the daily interactions, activities, and endeavors that people in that community represent each day of their lives. Much of the general public creates stereotypes about the LGBTQ community because they don't interact with them often, so they turn to media to understand more. 

Acting Gay - One Word: The word I would use with the saying "Acting Gay" is misconception. Why are these people thinking that "Acting Gay" is such a wrong thing, and why is that particular action gay? People can act and do things the way they want to do them without being put into a particular category and being criticized. All gay people are not the same and they are normal people like the rest of us. Caring about fashion and the way they look is not "Acting Gay" it's a daily struggle that most of us care about in our lives. This two-word statement needs to stop being stated and placed into the dumpster.

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Alexis Schuchert 

LGBTQ Discussion

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Some common stereotypes associated with the LGBTQ community would be how gay men are thought of as flamboyant, feminine individuals who are into self-care and drag queens. A stereotype of lesbians would be that they are more masculine and into sports.

 

I think the media is a big reason why these stereotypes exist. I actually believe the media created them. For me, I know I had no opinion or knowledge of the LGBTQ community until it became a part of the shows I was watching. And from that, I developed “opinions” and “knowledge” that aren't even valuable or true.

 

A current LGBTQ character is Tony from 13 Reasons Why and one from about ten years ago is Kurt from Glee. The differences in these characters would be that Tony is more “manly” in the sense that he enjoys kickboxing, working out and works on cars a lot. Kurt was definitely portrayed as more “feminine” and flamboyant according to his fashion and love for singing and dancing. According to the time frame and the differences between these characters, things have changed and improved. I think Kurt was more of the stereotypical gay guy that TV shows and media presented while Tony is more of the reality.

 

LGBTQ characters are definitely portrayed differently than straight characters. Television usually makes LGBTQ characters “stand out” with characteristics far different than the straight characters so the audiences know they aren’t straight. Referring back to Tony from 13 Reasons Why, I had no idea he was gay until the show presented that to the audience. I think that is mostly because I had all these stereotypical ideas in my head of what gay men “act” like and how they “dress” from other TV shows, so it became an expectation.

 

I think stories about LBGTQ characters revolve around their sexuality because 1) for the longest time it wasn’t accepted and 2) since it is accepted now, stories revolving around that are inspirational to others, especially people who may be experiencing the same thing or something similar.

 

My one-word association with the saying “acting gay” would be “flamboyant,” but since growing up and educating myself on the LGBTQ community, my current word associated with that staying would be ignorance. One cannot act gay, either you are gay or you aren’t and I think that’s something a lot of people don’t understand.

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