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LGBTQ Portrayal in the Media

LGBTQ Portrayal in the Media. By Maureen & Kenny. 1900s – 1920s: Silent Films. Very few openly queer characters 1895: The Dickinson Experimental Sound Film Origin of “The Sissy” archetype Several openly gay directors 1920s saw films pushing more boundaries. 1930s: Hays Code.

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LGBTQ Portrayal in the Media

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  1. LGBTQ Portrayalin theMedia By Maureen & Kenny

  2. 1900s – 1920s: Silent Films • Very few openly queer characters • 1895: The Dickinson Experimental Sound Film • Origin of “The Sissy” archetype • Several openly gay directors • 1920s saw films pushing more boundaries

  3. 1930s: Hays Code • Morocco (1930): woman dressed in tuxedo kisses another woman • Hays Code passed in 1930, after strong pressure from religious conservative groups • Set strict regulations for film content • Filmmakers found ways to creatively circumvent these regulations

  4. 1930s – 1950s: Avoiding the Hays Code • Openly gay & lesbian characters weren’t erased, but were made into villains • Gay themes were coded in scripts (but queer audiences could figure it out) • Red River: guns as phallic symbols • Ben-Hur: “body servant” • Rebel Without A Cause: Plato • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: gym scene with Jane Russell

  5. 1960s: Where’s The Progress? • Viewed as a decade of liberalism & liberation, but movie industry hadn’t quite caught up • Gay & lesbian characters were depressed, guilty, unstable, suicidal (or eventually died) • Advise and Consent: blackmail • The Sergeant: guilt, unrequited love, suicide

  6. 1970s: Queer Positivity • The Boys in the Band (1970) • Gay men were happy • Sense of belonging & community • “If we could just learn not to hate ourselves…” • Cabaret (1972) • Sally fails to seduce Brian, thinks he’s gay • They try being a couple later, it’s weird • They wind up having sex with the same guy

  7. 1980s: Moving Forward & Backwards at the Same Time • Queer characters were portrayed as villains again • Cruising: serial killer murdering gay men, portrayal of gay men as sex-crazed • Night Shift: gay stereotypes & prison rape paranoia • But progress was also made • Making Love: positive, stable gay male relationship • Victor Victoria: increased gay & trans* visibility • The World According to Garp: John Lithgow as transwoman • Before Stonewall

  8. 1990s: And Here We Go… • Significant increase in queer visibility • Philadelphia: AIDS crisis • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: trans* visibility • Boys Don’t Cry: real-life story about a trans man • Presence of LGBTQ characters on TV • Both Ellen DeGeneres and her sitcom character coming out

  9. 2000s • Queer As Folk: first hour-long drama about LGBT people (gay & lesbian) • First gay sex scene on TV • Portrayed “real” gay issues • The L Word: lives of lesbian, bisexual, trans* people • Logo launched in 2005 • Mainly gay programming • Criticized for “watering down the gay”, heteronormativity, gay male focus

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