Thesis

Question: How does the representation of gender and sexuality in the media affect societal standards?

Thesis: In the United States today, modern media is largely heteronormative, ignoring and detracting from the "alternative" standards of femininity, masculinity, and sexuality that are increasingly visible in our society.
(Heteronormativity: the cultural bias in favor of opposite-sex relationships of a sexual nature, and against same-sex relationships of a sexual nature. (civilliberty.com))