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5 MYTHS ABOUT GAY PEOPLE DEBUNKED

Myth: Lbian, gay and bisexual people n be intified by certa mannerisms or physil characteristics.  People who are lbian, gay or bisexual e as many different shap, lors and siz as do people who are heterosexual. * gay misconceptions *

In a Febary poll, Gallup found that more people self-intified as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr – or “somethg other than heterosexual” – on an anonymo survey nducted 2021 than any other pot the last , a change largely driven by young people.

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Many lbian, gay and bisexual people have early heterosexual experienc, but are still lbian, gay or bisexual; many avowed heterosexuals have had sexual ntact wh members of their own sex, but are still heterosexual.

This victim-blamg posns LGBTQ2 youth as a problem that needs to be fixed, rather than focg on the environment of homophobia, transphobia, and heteronormativy that creat a climate where is OK to discrimate agast and target those who are perceived to be different. Siar tactics, for example, were ed to oppose the legalizatn of same-sex marriage Canada wh outlandish statements suggtg that legalizg gay marriage would lead to btialy and the llapse of the fay un – none of which, naturally, have e te.

It is clear that the more supportive practic a school has place, such as prehensive LGBTQ2 polici, safe ntacts, and GSAs, the ls homophobic bullyg stunts experience and the more nnected and supported LGBTQ2 stunts feel. Unrstandably, there were a lot of ridiculo misnceptns about the homosexual muny back then, but today there shouldn't be any exce -- we have openly gay celebri, policians, and plenty of well-wrten fictnal exampl pop culture to pick om.

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We live a world that ns on tailed mographic breakdowns -- we know roughly how many people have a fear of heights, or how many "people" like th cst pizza -- surely we uldn't be the dark about somethg as simple as how many of are gay, right?

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