sexuality

• Gerbner


  media participate in symbolic annihilation and underrepresent groups
• Gauntlett


  lesbian, gay and buy or underrepresented in media, but it is changing such as a RuPaul’s drag race
• Weeks


  not many said they are straight, but saying I’m gay makes a statement about belonging
• Mcintosh 


  Western culture. The homosexual male has certain characteristics such as mature and breadwinner and the specific norms and values such as camp men for gaming.
• Batchelor 


  Gay in media or seen as embarrassment
• Quinn


  same sex, relationships of tribal people are celebrated
• Reiss 


  Young, male, prostitutes, or heterosexual
• Rich


  Women’s sexuality is oppressed by patriarchy and women are socialised into heterosexual role and lesbians are seen as a threat to male dominance
• Tuchmann


  media shows certain groups as negative
• Craig 


  homosexuals portrayed in media and stereotyped as having negative characteristics such as deviant responsible for aids and macho