A. Queerness in Media has not been a simple concept to pull for many outlets.
i. The portrayal that has been given are of bigoted stereotypes that have accumulated over the years in accordance to LGBT+. ii. Adding to diversity in individuals, this would allow the subject to be more complex rather than a flat character. With a collection of races, class, and sexualities to scramble around, not every main character needs to be a straight white man. iii. Vito Russo explained in his book The Celluloid Closet, that Hollywood’s portrayal of the LGBT community was in itself homophobia because of the lack of character development and only being defined into their stereotypes (Russo, 1984).
B. With media correctly portraying the acceptance of LGBT+
i. The portrayal that has been given are of bigoted stereotypes that have accumulated over the years in accordance to LGBT+. ii. Adding to diversity in individuals, this would allow the subject to be more complex rather than a flat character. With a collection of races, class, and sexualities to scramble around, not every main character needs to be a straight white man. iii. Vito Russo explained in his book The Celluloid Closet, that Hollywood’s portrayal of the LGBT community was in itself homophobia because of the lack of character development and only being defined into their stereotypes (Russo, 1984).
B. With media correctly portraying the acceptance of LGBT+