Sexuality

• Historically being heterosexual was always presented as the normal and correct sexuality to have
• Heterosexuality is overrepresented, and Tuchman says other sexualities are symbolically annihilated
• Batchelor says homosexuality is always presented as unusual or stereotypical
• Watney - the AIDs pandemic meant there was widespread homophobia in the media as it was framed as a 'gay plague'
• Craig identifies three stereotypes of gay men - camp, macho and deviant
• Gill says homosexuality is presented in a sanitised way so that it is allowed to appear on screen
• Stonewall found that in 126 hours of TV, 46 minutes showed homosexuality realistically and positively
• The LGBTQ+ community tend to have less dependents creating the pink pound - which some media markets itself to
• Some media is accused of queerbaiting - teasing at queer relationships to gain queer viewers without committing to them
• Chan says the use of LGBTQ+ social networks improve individuals' well-being and gives them more connections
• There is a diversity in sexuality that remains underrepresented