- Important to remember that gender & sexuality are not the same thing
- heterosexual, homosexual, metrosexual, bisexual, asexual, aromantic, pansexual, transsexual
- Gay marriages 2013
- Civil partnership 2005
- If a gay character is involved, usually makes sexuality the main part of their personality
- Subvert = challenge, countertype (goes against the stereotype)
Stereotypes:
- Straight male - very protective of sexuality, always needs to defend his masculinity
- Straight female - girly, very into appearance, always looking for men's attention
- Gay male - bitchy, queen, diva, dramatic
- Gay female - either 'butch' or 'girly'
- Bisexual overall - confused, looking for attention, not real, can only go one way or the other
- 'Repressed homo' - secretly gay, hasn't came out to anybody
- 'Colourful gay man' - the typical stereotype of a homosexual male, goes shopping with girl friends, wears bright and tight clothing
- 'Butch lesbian' - the 'man' in the relationship, 'wears the pants', tends to have short hair and muscles
- 'Feminine lesbian' - very girly, concerned more with love than sex, is the 'girl' in the relationship
- Metrosexuality - can show feminine qualities, takes care in their appearance
- Gender - (according to dictionary) the state of being male or female
- Sexuality - name for feelings and behaviour of a person
- Theorist - Barthes
- Characters that aren't hetero are usually marginalized, not main characters that develop
- If they are main characters then their sexuality is emphasized and shown as the most important thing about them
- Body language and costume is a usual giveaway of sexuality
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