Over the Rainbow: Representation, Stereotypes and the Queer Prestige Film

We've come a long way from the 'mincing fairy' that frequently featured in silent Hollywood films and early talkies. But just how far? DAVID CREWE assesses the past and present representation of queer people in mainstream cinema and television, and posits that with progress should always come ongoing inquiry. Additional keywords: talking society, senior secondary, lesbian, LCBTIQ, gay, bisexual, intersex, gender, trans, homophobia, media representation, Philadelphia, Jonathan Demme, Vito Russo, The Celluloid Closet, Hays Code, , John Huston, Trista DeVries, Cruising, William Friedkin, The Silence of the Lambs, Basic Instinct, Paul Verhoeven, Michael, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Dallas Buyers Club, Jean-Marc Vallée, Jean-Marc Vallee, AIDS, Kenneth Anger, Victim, Fireworks, Basil Dearden, Cabaret, Bob Fosse, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Academy Awards, Oscars, The Birdcage, Mike Nichols, B Ruby Rich, Boys Don't Cry, Kimberly Peirce, American Beauty, Sam Mendes, The Hours, Stephen Daldry, Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee, Capote, Bennett Miller, Milk, Gus Van Sant, Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre, queer television, Will & Grace, Queer as Folk, Modern Family, Orange is the New Black, transgender, Looking, Teen Wolf, American Horror Story, True Blood, The Sopranos, Mad Men, The Wire, Community, sissy, victim, Harry Benshoff, Sean Griffin, auteur.