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Who Is Most Likely To Stereotype The Lgbtq+ Community?, Shelby Smith
Who Is Most Likely To Stereotype The Lgbtq+ Community?, Shelby Smith
Honors Theses
There exists an extant literature investigating sexuality, gender, and stereotypes. It has examined how accurate people are at predicting sexual orientation and if there is an ability that can be developed, usually referred to as gaydar, to be able to tell if some is gay or not by looking at them. A lot of these finding suggest that participants are using societal stereotypes about sexual orientation and gender to identify people. Participants were sent a survey where their demographic information was collected. They read several vignettes and identified traits of the described individuals including sex and gender. It was hypothesized …