مايو 17, 2022

Day 12: LGBTQ+ Representation

| تحدي | اليوم 1 | اليوم الثاني | يوم 3 | اليوم الرابع | يوم 5 | اليوم السادس | اليوم السابع | اليوم الثامن | اليوم التاسع | اليوم العاشر | اليوم 11 | اليوم 12 | اليوم 13 | اليوم 14 | اليوم 15 | اليوم 16 | اليوم 17 | اليوم 18 | اليوم 19 | اليوم 20 | اليوم 21 |

Image of movie posters of the following LGBTQ+ movies: Michael; Laurence Always; My Beautiful Laundrette; The Children's Hour; Tangerine; The Living End; My Own Private Idaho; Parting Glances; Female Trouble; Portrait of Jason.Image courtesy of Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania

During Hollywood’s كود هايز era, which banned a number of topics, themes, and actions in order to keep film “presentable” and “safe,” depictions of lesbian and gay characters fell into the “immoral” and “perversion” categories, keeping the stories of LGBTQ+ characters and actors hidden. TV and film have come a long way since that era; 2020 proved to be the highest year yet for LGBTQ+ representation in media.

Although there is still a smaller representation of queer and non-binary characters in TV and film, Hollywood has moved past the Hays Code and we’ve seen an increase of more nuanced and diverse depictions of queer people in the last few years. Younger people searching for this representation have a wider variety of characters and stories than ever to share the struggles, joys, and normality of queerness.


IF YOU HAVE…


10 دقائق

و

15 دقيقة

و

1 HOUR

Image of a grey clock with text that says, "10 minutes" و Image of a grey clock with text that says, "15 minutes" و Image of a grey clock with text that says, "1 hour"
READ THIS REPORT

conducted by سعيد to analyze what queer representation looks like in today’s media and their recommendations.

و VIEW THIS TIMELINE

that follows the history of LGBTQ+ representation in film, beginning in 1894 to current day.

و WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY

that explores the range of transgender American experiences by profiling 11 people who identify as transgender and nonbinary.

 


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خذ دقيقة من وقتك للتفكير في التحدي الذي يواجهك اليوم وأي أفكار واجهتها.

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