That is the name that has been given to discrimination by homosexuals towards gays and lesbians "with pen". And it is that the discrimination of homosexuals to homosexuals also exists. In fact, he has always been there, but until now he had not been named: plumophobia. Rejection of the "pen" of their sexual orientation companions. Or, in other words, effeminate men and male women VIVA AWA / sex shopping.This social phobia also has its figures, those that corroborate a reality that, in general, all homosexuals already knew. A recent study carried out on a sample of homosexuals from the United States and the United Kingdom ensures that 35% of research participants said that gays with effeminate behaviors (the so -called "pen") provided poor image to the LGTBI community.More data ... According to a survey published by the publication, Gay Times, more than half of the gays without pen believe that effeminate homosexuals give a bad image to the gay collective.In short, that, for the Plumophobes, it can be gay or lesbian, but without noticing too much. This is how a part of the homosexual collective "punishes" its less discreet members.
"Having pen" is an expression that is used with the mood of despising and, ultimately, to insult those men who have effeminate behaviors or gestures. This rejection is clearly appreciated in many online appointments applications in which it is common to find profiles that seek "non -effeminate" or "without pen."Now, where does this expression come from? Although its origin is not very clear and there are several theories in this regard, then we have collected some: one of them is what relates it to the feathers that dressed the vedettes, a symbol of a type of stereotyped femininity, it is also linked to The feathers carried in the helmet The fascist Italian soldiers who helped the Franco army in the Spanish Civil War, and of which it is said that they used perfume.

Finding examples of plumophobia within the LGTBI world is quite simple. Just take a look at the applications of online appointments specialized in relating homosexuals or turning around the environment in which you can read in many of your promotion posters of your parties phrases that more than invitations are warnings. Some of them are: "only male uncles" or "refrain crazy and feathers." In short, a clear proof that the pen is not well seen (or far) in these places.The respect LGTBH association, in one of its communications, has several times to feel uncomfortable and contrary to labels and stereotypes, and explained what they consider generalized perception in relation to homosexuals with pen: “Society perceives gais and lesbian pen as an element inherent in their sexual orientation. This is exhibited by the media, which in the end are those that consolidate the opinions of the mass. Therefore, people believe that a person who has no pen is heterosexual. This invisible bisexuals and homosexuals without pen and, why not say, heterosexuals and bisexuals with pen that are automatically cataloged as gay and lesbians.On this last matter, the guide to embrace the diversity, prepared by the Women's Institute, where he was alerted to the incipient discrimination related to gender roles among young people from 15 to 19 years, denouncing in their conclusions that in their conclusions that "Men who are not perceived as masculine enough will suffer the homophobic insult, as well as women who do not follow the mandates of femininity."
This type of rejection, whether it occurs in a social field, as if it is suffered from inside doors, it can trigger terrible effects and consequences on who suffers it. So much so, that according to the last study of 2019 on the LGTBIFOBIA (discrimination for sexual or gender orientation reasons) in the classrooms, prepared by COGAM (LGTBI collective in Madrid), bullying in minors LGTBI can often refer to often in suicide attempts. Citing other previous reports made nationwide, this document indicates that “of the more than 600 children who admitted to having suffered some type of harassment in the educational field, 43% had come to consider the idea of committing suicide, the 35% had planned it, and 17% had tried at least one occasion. ”Experts say that, thanks to the struggle for LGTBI rights for decades, society is changing little by little, promoting that new generations do not understand the genre in such a fixed way. However, there is still a long way to go in the struggle for equality and for this, it is essential to continue educating in diversity because the lgtbifobia in the classrooms and out of them still exists.