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FILM; GAY-BASHG, VILLAY AND THE OSRS
Photo cred: Lnsgate“Demoln” (Lnsgate)This Jake Gyllenhaal die se the actor beiend a young closeted gay man, whom he advis to rema the closet until he n move to a bigger, more acceptg cy. The boy ignor this advice and attends a lol gay bar, where he is jumped by a group of straight men. The gay character “never seemed to be actually unfortable wh himself to beg wh, [so] is dishearteng that the film cid to e this kd of vlence as a plot vice.
Photo cred: Foc Featur“Nocturnal Animals” (Foc) It’s surprisg that a film directed by a gay in (the notorly provotive signer Tom Ford) would get dged by GLAAD — but the film’s two gay characters (one played by Michael Sheen, one only referenced the history of characters played by Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal) did not pass mter. “Though is clear that this film tak place a world clive of gay characters accepted by the protagonists, is disappotg that their stori are centered on the straight women their liv, ” the SRI said. )The film got pots for meos om out journalists Anrson Cooper and Andrew Sullivan playg fictnalized versns of themselv, but the do not gay characters make, the study said.
“The trope of predatory gay characters bribg or prsurg a straight man to sex is both offensive and credibly overdone through the years, ” GLAAD said.