Media Representations of Sexuality 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyMass MediaA2/A-levelAQA Created by: LDOakesCreated on: 05-06-22 11:48 Homosexuality in the UK was illegal until what year? 1967 1 of 8 How have hmosexuals suffered in society? Homosexuals have been subjected to periodic moral panics regarding their supposedly 'unnatural' practices 2 of 8 What are four ways that gay men are presented in the media? -funny -deviant -flamboyant -effeminate and camp 3 of 8 What are three ways that lesbian women are presented in the media? -butch -aggressive -OR as lesbians whose existences is just for the satisfaction of hetersexual men 4 of 8 Who says that "a major fact about being gay is that it doesn't show"? Dyer (2002) 5 of 8 Since a major fact about being gay is that it doesn't show, how does the media try to represent homosexuality? It over exaggerates stereotypical features which causes negative labelling in society 6 of 8 What effect does the poor representation of the LGBT community have on its members? The LGBT community are symbollically annihilated as only one aspect of their identity is being portrayed through negative stereotypes 7 of 8 What are some examples of positive change in terms of representation of gay characters in the media? Brokeback Mountain and Glee 8 of 8
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