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BE GAY DO CRIME: ON LGBT REPRENTATN DOG DAY AFTERNOON AND THE NEW HOLLYWOOD ERA
Between the real robbery and the release date of Dog Day Afternoon, the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn classified homosexualy as a mental disorr. Homosexualy (or any sexualy or genr inty outsi of the norm) was rarely portrayed film.
Also Midnight Cowboy, which was rated X at the time for “homosexual ame of reference” which is much more unrton than outright pronouncement). Although Sonny is referred to as homosexual by the news outlets, he is really bisexual.