(for queerlife.co.za)

I have a problem with this particular stereotype – and I'm not saying everybody does it, but certainly enough to make it noticeable and worthy of a little rant.  So, what lies behind this phobia anyway?  I'll give you some horrible hearsay.

Bisexual is another way of saying “can't get a date on Friday.”  No.  It isn't.  Perhaps it is in some cases, but then those people have issues that run deeper than a mere definition of their sexuality.  And if you're drunk at a...

It struck me today, with all the force of dandelion fluff in a light breeze, that I haven't tackled a dyke stereotype in a while. So - dykes and cats. Apparently dykes and cats go together like drag queens and heels; the questions therefore are: Do they really? And if so, why? As for the first question, I don't have a clue. Statistics are inherently dodgy and I don't have any. Not only do I lack stats, I lack cats too - if the truth be told, I have two dogs and ...

It's yet another stereotype, but the words "dyke" and "drama" frequently stroll hand in hand through our little lesbian ghetto. We all roll our eyes at the notion and pretend it only happens to other dykes.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and indulge in some rather sexist stereotyping. I suggest that in heterosexual relationships, it's possible that it's the female of the species that indulges more in things like discussions of emotions, and that this is what ends up being la...

Yup, this week I'm tackling a little stereotype – as well as an often-made fatuous remark. I need to tell you that lesbians are not fake men, do not wish they were really men and don't want to sleep with men. Sorry guys. Help yourself to all that fake-lesbo porn; you know, the airbrushed stuff full of blonde bimboid cheerleader types pouting profusely and faking ecstasy for money. Hold on to your fantasy lesbians, but please don't try to convert any real ones. Lesbians, my dea...