To what extent can portrayals of Norman Bates in 'Psycho' and Buffalo Bill in 'The Silence of the Lambs' be interpreted as reflecting the values of a transphobic society?

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: 80 (1:1), , language: English, abstract: Transphobia can be defined as fear, disgust, stereotyping, or hatred of transgender, transsexual and other gender non-traditional individuals because of their perceived gender identity, expression, or status. Transgender is an umbrella term denoting or relating 'to a person whose self-identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional notions of male o ...