In the Uned Stat and beyond, few shifts public opn have been as rapid and wispread as attus about lbian women and gay men. In our recent work, we explore how the media has ntributed to this major change. Our rearch shows that the media n play a transnatnal role shapg polil attus towards sexualy and mori general, pecially affectg the views of more imprsnable, younger dividuals.
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HOW THE MEDIA HAS HELPED CHANGE PUBLIC VIEWS ABOUT LBIAN AND GAY PEOPLE
How gay men and lbians are prented the media has been one of the most abundant areas of analysis and rearch wh homosexual studi as well as a queer theory sce the 1970s (Gulunas). Although a relatively recent area of study, this work is nsired sential for a better * lgbt portrayal in the media *
Shows and movi like “Morn Fay, ” “Mean Girls, ” “Fakg ” and “Scht’s Creek” feature stereotypil lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) characters.
The transgenr muny is also misreprented acrdg to a 2019 report by the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD), an Amerin non-ernmental media monorg anizatn.