Erving Goffman is a well known sociologist who came up with the Goffman Theory on gender display. The main ideas of this theory are that gender is a collective performance and is maintained through the way our society expresses it. This is popular in magazines and various advertisements. In this picture, an advertisement for Herbal Essence shampoo is shown. This ad makes it very clear that it is only for women.
Sexual orientation is who you are physically, spiritually, and emotionally attracted to. This is based on the sex or gender of the person your attracted to, in relation to your own. There are three known sexual orientation categories. These are heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual. Personally, I am heterosexual because I am attracted to males. This picture represents my sexual orientation.
Emotion labor is similar to emotional work, which is the management of your feelings in order to keep a relationship going strong. The aspect that makes emotion labor different from emotional work is that emotions are regulated by workers as part of their job, rather than any relationship. In this picture, a woman is shown working as an ice cream scooper at coldstone creamery. She has a big smile on her face because her role is to keep customers happy.
Internalized homophobia is negative stereotypes, beliefs, or prejudices that homosexual people believe about themselves. They often feel the need to hide their true feelings in order to be "normal" or "accepted" by others. In this photo, a boy who is homosexual is seen coming out of a closet. This is symbolic in a way that the boy was internally homophobic. He is barely coming out, only opening the door slightly, which in the real world would mean that he is still uncomfortable with his sexuality becoming a known fact.
A known form of homophobia is called overt. It often involves anger and violence in the individual who is afraid of homosexuals, bisexuals, or transgendered people. Many times, this anger and violence does not stay cooped up inside. It is shown through hate crimes and physical abuse. The no hate campaign is very popular. It strives to have everyone treated as equals no matter their sexuality. In this picture, a girl is shown posing for the no hate campaign.