ISBN:
1-9788-3136-6
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (225 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
DDC:
306.768
Keywords:
Sexual minorities in mass media.
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LGBTQ people in mass media.
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Sexual minorities in popular culture.
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gay, queer, lgbt, lgbtq, bisexual, lesbian, homosexual, media, television, film, transsexual, media studies, film studies, representation, 2000, 1990s, transgender, Bravo, Logo.
Abstract:
"Mainstreaming Gays discusses a key transitional period linking the eras of legacy and streaming, analyzing how queer production and interaction that had earlier occurred outside the mainstream was transformed by multiple converging trends: the emergence of digital media, the rising influence of fan cultures, and increasing interest in LGBTQ content within commercial media. U.S. networks Bravo and Logo broke new ground in the 2000s and 2010s with their channel programming, as well as bringing in a new cohort of LGBTQ digital content creators, providing unprecedented opportunities for independent queer producers, and hosting distinctive spaces for queer interaction online centered on pop culture and politics rather than dating. These developments constituted the ground from which recent developments for LGBTQ content and queer sociality online have emerged. Mainstreaming Gays is critical reading for those interested in media production, fandom, subcultures, and LGBTQ digital media"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Between Legacy and Streaming -- 1. New Convergences in LGBTQ Media Production: Digital Pathways into Commercial Media -- 2. The New Queer Digital Spaces -- 3. Gaystreaming, Dualcasting, and Changing Queer Alignments -- 4. Beyond Queer Niche: Remaking the Mainstream -- Conclusion: Legacies and Futures for Mainstreaming Gays -- Appendix: List of Research Interviews and Events -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
DOI:
10.36019/9781978831360
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