User:M1996G/Gay media
Gay Media[edit]
Gay media refers to media that predominantly portrays gay, lesbian or LGBTQ+ individuals to the audience. Media can allow settings for marginalized group to be more prominent in areas of an industry that have been prone to keep them out of the public eye[1]. Gay or queer media can also be defined as web sites, films, magazines, television programs and other mediums that allow the expression of LGBTQ+ members within society. Gay creators do not always include gay themes or issues in their productions but there is usually at least subtle references to queerness or acceptance in this media.
Representation in gay media is something that is important to consider. Again, the type or purpose of the media being produced has an impact on what challenges it faces and what should be monitored. The down fall of the Motion Picture Production Code in the 1960's led to the possibility of LGBTQ + to be present in films and slowly onto the small screen. This comes from removal of the one of the guidelines within the code that alluded to homosexuality being a perversion of sex[2] . This new possibility for the LGBTQ+ community to be represented within the industry had challenges to it along its process. One of the early portrayals That LGBTQ+ individuals had to deal with, is the inclusion of derogatory terms in television programs and stereotypical characteristics[3].
Narratives of a fictitious nature, like those of films and television programs, have a tendency to affect the viewer through the connotations surrounding the character(s) in the the medium[4].
- ^ Fisher, Deborah A.; Hill, Douglas L.; Grube, Joel W.; Gruber, Enid L. (2007-05-15). "Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Content on Television: A Quantitative Analysis Across Two Seasons". Journal of Homosexuality. 52 (3–4): 167–188. doi:10.1300/J082v52n03_08. ISSN 0091-8369. PMC 2000838. PMID 17594976.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) - ^ Noriega, Chon (1990). ""Something's Missing Here!": Homosexuality and Film Reviews during the Production Code Era, 1934-1962". Cinema Journal. 30 (1): 20–41. doi:10.2307/1224848. ISSN 0009-7101.
- ^ Hart, Kylo-Patrick (2000-10-01). "Representing Gay Men on American Television". The Journal of Men's Studies. 9 (1): 59–79. doi:10.3149/jms.0901.59. ISSN 1060-8265.
- ^ Madžarević, Goran; Soto-Sanfiel, María T. (2018-09-01). "Positive Representation of Gay Characters in Movies for Reducing Homophobia". Sexuality & Culture. 22 (3): 909–930. doi:10.1007/s12119-018-9502-x. ISSN 1936-4822.
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