{"id":943,"date":"2013-03-24T17:26:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T21:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalengagementconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=943"},"modified":"2013-03-24T17:26:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T21:26:36","slug":"common-misconceptions-gay-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.totalengagementconsulting.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/common-misconceptions-gay-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Common Misconceptions About Gay People"},"content":{"rendered":"

After my very popular blog two weeks ago titled \u201cFive Things to Never Say to Gay People\u201d (Link)<\/strong><\/a>, I am following it up with these five common misconceptions about gay people. I thank some of my readers who gave me some of these ideas.<\/p>\n

1.\tIt\u2019s a \u201cwhite person\u2019s thing.\u201d The one cool thing about the LGBT community is that is intersects with every race, culture, country. Didn\u2019t we all gasp when the president of Iran told an Ivy League audience \u201cwe don\u2019t have gay people in Iran.\u201d (Link to article)<\/strong><\/a> Perhaps there is some \u201cinherent racial prejudice\u201d with the LGBT community and we in leadership need to be very proactive and vigilant to assure our whole community are represented and are at the table.<\/p>\n

2.\tGay people don\u2019t have kids. The demographics are continually shifting and more and more same gender couple are having children via natural childbirth methods as well as adoption. Also many gay people have

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The number of same-gender female and male couples raising children is increasing rapidly<\/p><\/div> children in earlier marriages before coming out as gay. FACT: the percentage of same-gender household raising children increased from 17% in the 2000 US Census to 25% in 2010! (Link to ABC news article)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

3.\tAll gay people think about is sex \u2013 sex \u2013 sex. Maybe it just seems that way because many LGBT people may not have as many hang ups as other people about sexuality. Seriously, gay people also think about work, finances, hobbies, their communities and family… which brings us to:<\/p>\n

4.\tIf I am straight, my gay friends all want to make a pass at me. Most LGBT people are sensible enough to realize that their straight friends are not going to be interested sexually in them, plus why would we want to ruin a good friendship? Finally, don\u2019t flatter yourself and assume you are your gay\u2019s friends type anyway. Many gay people are very picky. (Smile)<\/p>\n

5.\tAll gay men are feminine (and drag queens) and all lesbians are masculine. Not true. Even though LGBT people are often fine with exhibiting both their masculine and feminine sides, there is a wide range of gender expression across the LGBT community. NOTE: it is very dangerous to jump to conclusions about someone\u2019s sexual orientation based on their feminine or masculine qualities. Also this stereotyping is particular dangerous to our young people \u2013 we do not need gay male teens thinking the only careers for them are hair stylists and interior decorators, and all lesbian teens thinking they need to be truck drivers or mechanics. Pplease, no offense meant to hair stylists, interior designers and truck drives \u2013 LGBT people make great ones!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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