Anyone who’s seen The Celluloid Closet (and if you haven’t, you ought to) will be aware of how gay people have been represented over the years on screen, and for most of the time cinema and TV has existed, we haven’t been shown in a good light.
To help take a look at how things have changed and what further alterations may need to still happen, Manuel Betancourt has come up with a great supercut of scenes of gay men on screen.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘How are gay men depicted in mainstream culture? From flaming sissies to AIDS victims, from sex-crazed lotharios to queer villains, the tropes that have thus far characterized gay men on screen have been few though they’ve increasingly become more varied, showcasing the diversity in our community. Showcasing scenes from Angels in America, The Normal Heart, In & Out, Brokeback Mountain, as well as older films like The Maltese Falcon and Rope, this supercut compiles a representative sample of the ways gay men have been portrayed on screen.’
It’s a fun way to spend six minutes, so take a look below.
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