LGBTQI Paragraph Flashcards
What does the word ‘faggot’ hold?
Negative connotations
What is the word ‘faggot’ used to support?
In group membership
Why do members of the LGBTQI community use covert norms?
To protect themselves from the possible discrimination due to their use of language
Give an example of a covert norm for the LGBTQI community
Cottaging: hooking up in a public restroom
How is the gay community portrayed differently in the media?
Through the use of Polari
What is Polari?
Phonological speech pattern unfairly attached to the gay community
Where is Polari made eye-openly evident in the media?
In modern family, specifically with cam and Mitch
What is reasonable to assume about Polari in the media?
Not all gay people speak in such manners
What does Polari cause for the gay community?
Their language identity to be negatively portrayed
