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From "perverts" to "fab five" : the media's changing depiction of gay men and lesbians /

"From "Perverts" to "Fab Five" tracks the dramatic change in how the American media have depicted gay people over the last half-century. Each chapter illuminates a particular media product that served as a milestone on the media's journey from demonizing homosexuals som...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Streitmatter, Rodger
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • "Perverts" on the Potomac : homosexuals enter the news arena
  • Stonewall rebellion : reporting on an epic event
  • The boys in the band : homosexuality comes to the big screen
  • Soap : a gay man comes to TV land
  • Aids enters the news : reporting on the "gay plague"
  • AIDS becomes major news : "now no one is safe"
  • Gays in the military : the debate over lifting the ban
  • Fleeting images of lesbians : killing, kissing, being chic
  • Philadelphia : "a quantum leap for gays on film"
  • A new gay man in town : Hollywood shifts to positive stereotypes
  • Ellen : coming out, on screen and off
  • Will & Grace : the biggest gay hit in TV history
  • Queer as folk : "an unvarnished treatment of gay life"
  • Queer eye for the straight guy : the "fab five" as gay reality TV
  • Notes on gay visibility vs. lesbian visibility
  • The L word : lesbians move into the spotlight
  • Same-sex marriage : a journalistic love fest
  • Brokeback Mountain : "a breakthrough gay romance"
  • Conclusion: From "perverts" to "fab five" : progress in three stages-- and waiting for a fourth.