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IT’S TIME TO OUT GAY STEREOTYPG FILMS
Never before have there been so many explicly gay characters appearg Amerin films. * gay stereotypes in film *
While gay characters were equently ed for lghs or not explicly stated to be queer the earlit mastream Hollywood films, a brief relaxatn Germany's film productn the early 20th century allowed for LGBTQ+ classics like "Different om the Others" and "Mädchen Uniform.
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GAYSPLOATN UPENDS THE STEREOTYP THAT MAKE US WCE
Big-screen clichés have e full circle — now they’re vigoratg new transgrsive gay edi. * gay stereotypes in film *
Produced durg the fal months of the Hays Co, Robert Aldrich's film about the breakdown of an agg lbian TV actor clud a lbian sex scene that broke down a major taboo associated wh the Co's erasure of gay characters on screen. "Some movi like "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" prent LGBTQ people as the butt of the clu LGBTQ characters but eher cly mock them, like "Zoolanr 2, " or relegate them to supportg, shallow rol like the gay bt iend, such as "My Bt Friend's Weddg.