Often gayness is just a phase. FALSE. Being gay is not like deciding you like the hotness new band or trying to eat more vegetables. It is not a conscious choice, nor is it a phase. Many gays and lesbians have tried to get therapy to “turn them straight,” but it is impossible. No one would accuse a heterosexual of “just going through a phase.”
Being gay is all about the sex. FALSE. Gays and lesbians are no more or less sexual than straight people. Being homosexual only means that you are attracted to, and have romantic feelings for, people of the same gender. There is no reason why gay people would be more sexually active, or more promiscuous, than straight people. Just like some straight people like to sleep around and others want to settle down, gay people have different wants and desires when it comes to relationships.
All gay men are feminine and all lesbians are butch. FALSE. The media likes to portray gays as over-the-top stereotypes, where gay men are whiny and effeminate while lesbians are butch and can easily be mistaken for men. This is not always the case. All people vary, and gay people come in all types. Not all straight men are macho football players, and not all straight women wear high heels and loads of makeup. Certainly, some gay men are feminine and some lesbians are a bit butch, but it varies with every person. It is unfair to assume that someone has to be a certain way just because of their gender.
Someone made them gay. FALSE. Studies have proven time and again that being gay has no direct relationship to your environment or how you were raised. Men aren’t gay because they spent too much time with their mother’s while they were growing up. Likewise, women don’t become lesbians because their father’s let them play sports. Also, there is no correlation to being gay and being sexually abused as a child. While being molested as a child certainly has its affects on people, turning someone gay is not one of them.
All gay people have AIDS/HIV. FALSE. About half of the population that is infected with AIDS or HIV is gay. The other half is comprised of heterosexuals. While the AIDS/HIV epidemic started mostly in the gay community, it has long since spread to the rest of society as a whole.
