5.1 Changes So Far: Homosexuality In Modern Media
The industry is constantly changing and Game of Thrones and Supernatural are just two examples of thousands of TV shows.
5.1 Changes So Far
Modern media has been becoming more accepting of the queer community. “We are in a climate now, where it is acceptable to have queer people on screen.”1 But the tolerance has taken its time.
The first time a gay romance was featured on screen was in 1972, in a TV move called That Certain Summer. 1975 two homosexual characters appeared on screen as a couple in Hot I Baltimore for the first time.2
However, it took them several years until the first homosexual kiss happened on Television in LA Law 1991.3
Two men weren't seen kissing on screen until nine years later, when the season finale of Dawson Creek …show more content…
The show is “one of the most groundbreaking and honest portrayals of gay life”5, not shying away from “depicting homosexual sex”6.
5.2 Changes That Still Have To Come
However, the modern media is still not representing queer people adequately. Out of 114 major movie releases that were analysed, 17, 5% had characters who identified as …show more content…
“It is our obligation not to assimilate, not to cover, because we need to keep the community open, so that one day they can feel comfortable.”11
5.3 Predictions For The Future
Because of the way the modern media works, there is hope for the queer community. Looking back on the evolution of queer representation, it is clear that we are not there yet. But we are getting there. There are so many different TV shows and movies that the writers and producers cannot afford to anger the fans too much, because there is just so much more to watch.
TV shows like How To Get Away With Murder or Sense 8 gained a bigger following, because they have adequate representation of queer characters. The community is done waiting for shows to come around, they are seeking those shows out themselves. They have accepted that it “is easier to change a community, it is easier to change a society, than to change your own identity”12 and are standing up for themselves, demanding representation.
20 years ago there hadn't even been a homosexual kiss on TV before and now TV shows like Game of Thrones or How To Get Away With Murder show men in bed together. Looking back on the long way the media has come already, I am hopeful for the
5.1 Changes So Far
Modern media has been becoming more accepting of the queer community. “We are in a climate now, where it is acceptable to have queer people on screen.”1 But the tolerance has taken its time.
The first time a gay romance was featured on screen was in 1972, in a TV move called That Certain Summer. 1975 two homosexual characters appeared on screen as a couple in Hot I Baltimore for the first time.2
However, it took them several years until the first homosexual kiss happened on Television in LA Law 1991.3
Two men weren't seen kissing on screen until nine years later, when the season finale of Dawson Creek …show more content…
The show is “one of the most groundbreaking and honest portrayals of gay life”5, not shying away from “depicting homosexual sex”6.
5.2 Changes That Still Have To Come
However, the modern media is still not representing queer people adequately. Out of 114 major movie releases that were analysed, 17, 5% had characters who identified as …show more content…
“It is our obligation not to assimilate, not to cover, because we need to keep the community open, so that one day they can feel comfortable.”11
5.3 Predictions For The Future
Because of the way the modern media works, there is hope for the queer community. Looking back on the evolution of queer representation, it is clear that we are not there yet. But we are getting there. There are so many different TV shows and movies that the writers and producers cannot afford to anger the fans too much, because there is just so much more to watch.
TV shows like How To Get Away With Murder or Sense 8 gained a bigger following, because they have adequate representation of queer characters. The community is done waiting for shows to come around, they are seeking those shows out themselves. They have accepted that it “is easier to change a community, it is easier to change a society, than to change your own identity”12 and are standing up for themselves, demanding representation.
20 years ago there hadn't even been a homosexual kiss on TV before and now TV shows like Game of Thrones or How To Get Away With Murder show men in bed together. Looking back on the long way the media has come already, I am hopeful for the