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Media Portrayal of The LGBTQ+ Community from 1950-Today

There is still discrimination however...

Making it Easier to "Come Out"

"Will and Grace"

Support in the Movies

1988

Another Stereotype

1950's

Today

1980's-A Major Setback

One example of stereotyping

2005

But... Stereotyping

1973-1979

1986

Positive Portrayal of LGBTQ in Movies

Support in Television

Even Disney Supports LGBTQ Individuals

1953

1967

Hope for the Future

The 2000's

1970's

1960's

1990's

"Boys Beware"

US begins purging the State Dept. of Homosexuals

Gay parents in "Frozen"

This popular sitcom "Will and Grace" came out in 1998. It gave a humerous account of the lives of two gay men. The show got rave reviews from audience members and ran 8 seasons.

LGBTQ individuals are even being put into kids shows and both the movie, "Frozen", and "Paranorman" have gay characters. This helps kids to grow up with an open mentality.

Today, little criticism comes from the lack of representation of LGBTQ+ in the media. Instead, people often critcize the unrealistic portrayals of of the characters. This leads to stereotyping.

Pope John Paul II demonized homosexual behaviour and stated that LGBTQ+ individuals were "ordered towards an intrinsic, moral evil". This isolated the community from the rest of society even further.

Because of the way many gay men are portrayed in the media they have often been stereotyped as being feminine and flamboyant. The movie "Mean Girls" and "Bruno" are perfect examples of this stereotype.

The show "The L-Word", depicts about a dozen, sexy, skinny, white lesbians who sleep with, cheat on, and lie to one another. Is this a fair or positive portrayal?

This leads to the stereotype that lesbians are promiscuous sex addicts.

Reality shows like "I am Jazz" and Caitlin Jenner's show "Cate" show the real-life struggles and hardships of transgender individuals. Seeing what they go through educates the public and makes them more accepting of their lifestyles.

Although there are still negative portrayals of LGBTQ+ members in the media, they have come a long way in the past 60 years. Increased awareness and positive portrayals have lead to greater acceptance and greater equality in society.

1982, the AIDS epidemic exploded. The media, and it's constant news coverage implied that gay men were passing the deadly disease onto "innocent" heterosexual victims. As a result, most of the public blamed the disease on homosexuals.

Movie and TV stations steered clear of portraying LGBTQ members as humans entitled to dignity and rights for fear of public backlash. Movies, like "Parting Glances" showed gay men contracting AIDS and dying from it=promoted homophobia.

Media portrayed homosexuality as a sickness, perversion, and a crime. LGBTQ+ issues were considered taboo and the public viewed the community the same way the media portrayed them. Homosexuality was also labelled as a mental illness.

In 1970, the movie "Boys in the Band" showed a fun portrayal of gay men in a band. Also, in 1976, gay men were used as supporting actors in the movie, "Next Stop Greenwich Village". Finally, society could see LGBTQ were "real" people, not criminals.

In 1973, the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders removed homosexuality off of their list. The slight shift in society's attitudes gave LGBTQ courage to fight for equal rights. 1979, 75,000 memebers protested against workplace discrimination.

1991, LA Law aired the first kiss between a gay/lesbian couple ever to be shown on TV.

1994, Sandra Bernardt kissed Roseanne and came out as lesbian on the popular sitcom.

1997, Ellen DeGeneres came out publically on her show "Ellen".

The movie "Brokeback Mountain" detailed the physical and emotional affair of two gay men and brought awareness to millions of viewers of the hardships and discrimination that gay men often faced. It garnered acceptance from society.

Many famous actors and TV personalities have "come out" publically and talked about their sexuality, making it easier and more acceptable for others to do the same. Rosie O'Donnel, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ellen Paige

all came ot publically.

The movie "Philidelphia" sparked support for those with AIDS when Tom Hanks played a man who was fired for being gay and having the virus. In 1995, "In and Out" challenged the US ban on gays in the military and helped change legislation in the govt.

After highly publicized hearings, US President mandates the dismissal of all federal employess found to be gay. Thousands of people lose their jobs in what became known as the most successful witch hunt in US history Many supported the decision.

Homosexuality was legally made a mental illness and a CBS documentary attempted to prove this, saying these men were dangerous and needed to be incarcerated. The public lived in fear and "gay bashing" was common.

The media was giving LGBTQ+ members a voice and making people open their eyes to the community. By the end of the decade, public support of LGBTQ+ people was much more prevalient.

The 70's saw the LGBTQ community being portrayed by the media in a more positive light. Instead of being shown as dangerous pedophiles, they began to portray them as real, "living and breathing members of society". Discrimination still existed, but a shift in attitudes was starting to occur.

The public viewed members of the LGBTQ community as dangerous pedophiles and anti-gay propaganda began to surface. A documentary called, "Boys Beware" was played in schools and on TV and likened homosexuals to rapists, murderers and pedophiles. It warned boys to be careful.

The 2000's are known as the decade of transformation and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. As the years progressed,so did societies acceptance of gays and today, many LGBTQ members are not afraid to come out of the closet, demand rights, and fight for equality.

Drastic changes in the portrayal of LGBTQ members in the media occured. Widespread support and positive representation on TV and in movies helped to prove to society that members were "normal", everyday human being who deservered respect, rights and equality.

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