Written by Sirena Backham & Kristy Nguyen The LGBTQ+ community is seen as very inclusive and equal, but white privilege and the patriarchy also affect the LGBTQ+ community. The term LGBTQ+ is often represented by the “G”, gay white men. Trans people are especially excluded from the LGBTQ community. Having only one group speak out for an entire community is destructive because it creates stereotypes about everyone in that community. Gay white men have become dominant in the community because they face the most privilege. Donald Trump brags about how he has a large population of LGBTQ+ supporters. However, when you look closer, you'll notice that his "large population of LGBTQ+ supporters" are actually a large population of gay white men. Compared to a black trans woman, a gay white man has the privilege, socially and financially. Gay women are often fetishized and sexualized, or seen as a challenge for men to “convert”, with sayings like “she’s never been with a man, she doesn’t know what she wants”, especially if the person does not fit the stereotype of looking like a gay person. It degrades gay women for not being able to make their own decisions/ knowing what they want. Bi people are not often taken seriously in the community because of the ability to pass as straight, or considered straight and experimenting. The erasure of bi people contribute to the domination of white gay men, are often praised for being seen as feminine and flamboyant, and for being associated with drag queens. Gay white men dominate the media and are usually the representatives in all media sources. SOURCES:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/11/article-0-1C3335EE00000578-185_634x898.jpg http://cdn.newsbusters.org/styles/blog_body-100/s3/images/campbell.jpg http://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Conservative-Christians-ouraged-by-Google-gay-dads-ad.jpg
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