what are some stereotypes for lesbians?

Question

or a place that lists some characteristics that people assume mean you are lesbian?

Answer 1

lol.
Just last night my brother ran into a high school friend and she mentioned that people assume she is a lesbian, even though she has a boyfriend and a child.

Why?

She has short cropped hair and her lip pierced.

She is very pretty, but it goes to show, stereotypes are just that, stereotypes!

There's very pretty lesbians and then there's the ones that look butch. But then again, there's very pretty straight girls and very tomboy straight girls.

Answer 2

There's a couple versions of this. I stole this copy from christiangays.com

1. It is never a good idea to ask someone to marry you BEFORE the first date.

2. The average time between lesbian relationships is MINUS three point seven
minutes.

3. "I love you" is NOT a question.

4. The term 'lesbian therapist' is redundant.

5. It's a law. After six months, all lesbian couples will walk alike.

6. After one year, all lesbian couples will be wearing at least one matching
item.

7. After ten years, all lesbian couples pronouncing the word "hello" into a
telephone will sound indistinguishable.

8. After twenty years, all lesbian couples - regrettably - will have the
same body.

9. Life is a process. Lesbian life is the process of processing the process.

10. There's no such thing as lesbian divorce. There is only thermonuclear war.
And then best friends.

11. "No" is a complete sentence.

12. Lesbians don't hate men. You must be thinking of married straight women.

13. Gay men are of the same ilk, but they are NOT of the same species. If
male homosexuals are called "gay," then female homosexuals should be
called "ecstatic."

14. It is not against any written lesbian law to wear pantyhose. They just
seem silly under your softball uniform.

15. Put more than two lesbians in a room and it's always a debate.

16. You should not consider yourself lesbian-impaired if you do not own a
chainsaw.

17. In the olden days, it was believed there were only seven lesbians in the
whole world, and the rest was done with mirrors.

18. We know now there are MILLIONS of lesbians but only seven lesbian
HAIRCUTS.

19. The average lesbian date lasts approximately three years.

20. Parents should be reminded, gently and often, that "I love you ANYWAY" is
not a compliment.

21. Being politically active and being politically correct are not the same thing.

22. There are only two kinds of lesbians. Those who have been to the
Michigan Womyn's Festival. And those who shave their body parts.

23. Serial monogamy is swell until you get tired of the same old serial
every morning.

24. The best place to find the role model you're looking for is in the mirror.
Sometimes it's the ONLY place.

25. It is nearly impossible for a lesbian to have a best friend she has not been
previously married to. Or won't soon be married to.

26. You will never spell women/wimmin/wymin in a manner that will be
acceptable to ALL of them.

27. Don't act normal, act normally.

28. We are ten million women waiting for someone else to ask us to dance.

29. It can't be a sin. We are not even IN the Bible.

30. Are there Hetero-sapiens?

31. If you are planning any activity at which you don't want to be interrupted,
feed the cat first!

Answer 3

Stereotypes I hate but everyone has them. Even gays & lesbians for each other.
Lots of people say:
They drive trucks
They have short hair like a boy
They like sports
They wear berkenstocks
They like flannel
They act butch
They become friends with their ex's
Their ex's date their ex's
They play softball & love just about every other sport
Some like mullets
Some are lip stick lesbians
They like P**sy
The list goes on...
As for myself I'm a typical stereotype for a gay man
I like showtunes & musicals
I'm a hairdresser
I do drag
I spend more time primping than my own mother
I can't help but to queen out when " I will survive " comes on the radio
I like to vogue
I like to refer my male friends as " SHE"
I like mixed fruity cocktails in big glasses so my hands look smaller
Most inmportantly I like D**K...
I can keep going because I am so gay my stereotypes are extremely prevelant
What's the big deal anyway. Stereotypes are just putting people in a category. This doesn't really matter. A straight person can have these likes or characturistics just like everyone else.

Answer 4

People use derrogative language such as calling Lesbians "Dykes" or "Carpet Munchers".

These people are very narrow minded and set in their ways.
Variety is the spice of life and we should all learn to embrace people for who they are in the inside and not the outside;

until that day comes, hate will continue to permeate on this earth...

Answer 5

Phew!! after reading carera13 and ida I did know what to add. One instance comes to mind. Gwen and I met at our office. We did not dine in the lunch room as it was always filed with smoke. Returning to our desks one day we heard a sweet young thing carol "Oh here come the SPINSTERS. Couldn't get a man to save themselves" Gwen smiled at me and asked "Well fellow spinster, are we as one ?" No reply was needed, then or ever.
I hope this adds something.
Love, Rose P.

Answer 6

The Lesbian Life Guide on About.com can tell you.

Answer 7

Short hair, boyish clothes, softball player, manly characteristics.
But dont let that fool you all the time, there are many many feminine looking lesbians. And many many boyish striaght girls.

Answer 8

This sounds so silly, but former co-workers of mine told me that lesbians drive Subarus. They were convinced that any woman driving a Subaru MUST be a lesbian.

Answer 9

When a women has short hair and it is like spiked

Answer 10

Wearing men's clothes.