The fuzzy mechanism of processing stereotyped gay characters in media

2026/04/01 by Gina Junhan Fu, María T. Soto-Sanfiel, Juan José Sánchez Soriano +1 · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Gender Studies in Language #Media Influence and Health #Media, Gender, and Advertising

paper · doi:10.1016/j.poetic.2026.102090

crossref issued 2026/04/01 · crossref published 2026/04/01 · crossref published-print 2026/04/01 · openalex publication_date 2026/04/01 · crossref created 2026/04/08 · openalex created_date 2026/04/09 · crossref deposited 2026/06/03 · crossref indexed 2026/06/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/19

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Discussions

• New paper out in Poetics! "The fuzzy mechanism of processing stereotyped gay characters in media" Do all gay stereotypes on TV affect homophobia the same way? Spoiler: not even close. Media effects [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]