For decades the only time that a gay person was allowed on screen was if they were a villain. That was a straight up rule in Hollywood. It never really stopped and gay characters either were still villainous in some fashion (which honestly I'm fine with) or just became background set dressing. Just put there for representations sake.
There are a lot of gay characters, and gay movies, that are only made by straight people for straight people.
The post is more upset that we don't have the variety of representation that straight folks have.
'Diamonds Are Forever.' In the opening sequence the two hit men kill about a dozen people, including an old lady. When the movie made it to antenna TV for it's premiere the only thing they cut was a quick shot of the two men holding hands.
Norman Bates - Psycho, Buffalo Bill - Silence of the Lambs, Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. There are more if you go by queer coded and not explicitly stated as LGBT.
Is being gay typically unhelpful or something?
As a gay dude, I can answer this.
For decades the only time that a gay person was allowed on screen was if they were a villain. That was a straight up rule in Hollywood. It never really stopped and gay characters either were still villainous in some fashion (which honestly I'm fine with) or just became background set dressing. Just put there for representations sake.
There are a lot of gay characters, and gay movies, that are only made by straight people for straight people.
The post is more upset that we don't have the variety of representation that straight folks have.
'Diamonds Are Forever.' In the opening sequence the two hit men kill about a dozen people, including an old lady. When the movie made it to antenna TV for it's premiere the only thing they cut was a quick shot of the two men holding hands.
What villains were gay? I can't think of any off the top of my head. (But admittedly thinkin ain't my strongest suit)
Norman Bates - Psycho, Buffalo Bill - Silence of the Lambs, Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. There are more if you go by queer coded and not explicitly stated as LGBT.
True true. Thanks