Tag "Stereotype"

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Another Straight Woman Who Thinks She’s Figured Out How To Detect Men Who Are Closeted Gays

Toke Makinwa tried it before, when she offered tips on how women can tell that their man is gay. Since then, straight people on social media are forever offering these

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Masculine Black Man has a problem. He is an ‘extremely masc bottom’

Stereotypes ruin the party again. One guy says he has a problem keeping men’s attention as a black, “extremely masc” bottom because he doesn’t conform to perceptions of what bottoms

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ALL SHE DID WAS LOOK LIKE A GUY!

As a Nigerian, I should not be shocked by some of the stories I hear. But on that day, when a good friend of mine shared with me an ordeal

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says he used to look like a buff lesbian

Legendary former wrestler Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has shared an old photo in which he says he once looked like a “buff lesbian”. The former World Wrestling Federation champion and

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‘Gaydar’ May Not Actually Be a Thing

Originally published on yahoo.com Can you really spot a gay man simply by looking at him? The “every-gay-man-is-flamboyant” cliché is thankfully dying. But the notion of “gaydar” — the supposed

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‘Are You Top Or Bottom?’ And Other Two-Way Stereotypes People Play

The world sees in binary. Everything is in twos. Good and evil. Rich and poor. Strong and weak. Gay and straight. Black and white. Male and female. Even the animals

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Let’s Discuss…About The Stereotypes We Perpetuate (Part 2)

There are several stereotypes that society labours under. And as it is with every particular community of people, the LGBT community suffers its share. But, as it has been plentifully