Stereotypes Of Gay Men In TV Shows

Heterosexuality is the prominent sexuality that is shown on television shows. The relationship between a man and women is shown as loving, healthy, and the characters tend to be shown engaging in sexual acts. This scenario that is well known on TV shows is viewed as normal and expected. However, when it comes to homosexuality, gay men are rarely seen on TV in comparison to straight men and when they are they face stereotypes. Gay men constantly are inaccurately portrayed on TV shows as flamboyant, sexually aggressive and having no love life (Levina, Waldo, and Fitzgerald 742). When looking at gay men on TV shows, they are often extremely flamboyant, which is feeding into the stereotype that all gay men act that way (Levina, Waldo, and Fitzgerald 742). As a society, people are so used to seeing homosexual men represented as loud and flashy that we believe that is how they truly act. In reality, gay men are just the same as any other human being; they are unique individuals who are able to have many different personalities. Gay men are often shown on TV shows as sexually aggressive, constantly flirting and making …show more content…
The stereotypes that homosexual males face on television are constant and present in almost every representation of a gay man. When looking a specific example of gay men on a TV show, we can see that the gay couple on “Modern Family”, Cam and Mitchell, faces all the stereotyping previously stated despite the fact that the gay couple is bringing more traffic flow to the television series (Stelter 1). Gay men being misrepresented on fictional TV series has a real affect on societies thoughts and ideas and the sooner television shows accurately represent gay men, the sooner societies views become more positive towards homosexual