ISBN:
0789036703
,
0789036711
,
9780789036704
,
9780789036711
Language:
English
Pages:
VI, 222 S
,
Ill
Edition:
1. publ.
DDC:
306.76/60973
Keywords:
Gay men Social conditions
;
Lesbians Social conditions
;
Gay men in mass media
;
Lesbians in mass media
;
Gays in popular culture
;
Mass media
;
Mass media and gays United States
;
Gays in popular culture United States
;
Gays United States
;
Public opinion
;
Public opinion United States
;
Gay men in mass media
;
Lesbians in mass media
;
Gays United States
;
Social conditions
;
United States Social conditions 1980-
;
USA
;
Massenmedien
;
Homosexueller
;
Lesbe
;
Darstellung
;
Wandel
;
Geschichte 1980-2008
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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