Heteronormative Questions & Statements

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1. We have been collecting these heteronormative questions and statements from everyone we have spoken to and from the Exam Board members during the course of the Exam project. These questions and statements are what LGBT people have been commonly asked or heard other LGBT people being asked.

We want to find out what are the Top Ten heteronormative questions and answers based on your experiences.

We have been collecting these heteronormative questions and statements from everyone we have spoken to and from the Exam Board members during the course of the Exam project. These questions and statements are what LGBT people have been commonly asked or heard other LGBT people being asked. We want to find out what are the Top Ten heteronormative questions and answers based on your experiences.   How old were you when you knew? How do you know you’re gay/lesbian? Are you two gay on each other? Who turned you gay/lesbian? Is it in the family? Can you tell if my mate is gay/lesbian? It’s just a phase, don’t worry, you’ll grow out of it. We’ve got a gay neighbour and he’s a really nice man. I’ve got a friend at work who happens to be gay but he’s really good at his job. Have you got a really nice house with IKEA furniture? I’ve got a gay friend, he lives in Poland, he’s called David, do you know him? Oh really, I didn’t know she / he was gay. How are you going to have children? Don’t you want to have children? Does it hurt? Do you really like it up the bum? Do you take turns? Which one of you is the woman / man? Can I watch? Have you ever wanted to be a man / woman? What do lesbians do in bed / how do lesbians have sex? Don’t you just need to have sex with a man? Have you ever had sex with a man / woman? How do you know you’re gay/lesbian if you’ve not had sex with a woman/man? Did you have a bad relationship with your mum / dad? Did being brought up in a family of women make you a gay man? Did not having a dad around make you gay? Are you only gay because you’ve been brought up that way? Was it something I did when I was bringing you up? I’m worried you’re going to have a sad and lonely life. I love gays me. Have you ever tried to be normal? Do you wear women’s clothes? He’s so gorgeous, it’s such a shame he’s gay, it’s such a waste.

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