Written by: Lewis Rees (Click here for Part 1/Click here for Part 2) There’s an odd assumption in Hollywood that a straight, cis, white man is the most relatable. Films with female casts are usually referred to as chick flicks; films dealing with LGBT+ issues are a rarity within the Hollywood system and, supposedly, no… Continue reading Straightwashing – LGBT+ Characters In Media (Part 3)
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Queerbaiting – LGBT+ Characters in Media (Part 2)
Written by: Lewis Rees (Click here for Part 1) There exists a term called “Queerbaiting”– that is, constant subtext and unresolved sexual tension between two characters of the same sex, without the eventual payoff. You’ve seen it a thousand times, even if you don’t know it; Emma and Regina from Once Upon a Time, Derek… Continue reading Queerbaiting – LGBT+ Characters in Media (Part 2)
Neapolitan Representation – LGBT+ Characters in Media (Part 1)
Written by: Lewis Rees I’ve been writing since before I could remember, and I’ve been lucky enough to make some leeway as an author in the past couple of years; I finished my first novel, My Beautiful Rescue, in 2014, after numerous rewrites and losing all my progress three times. By the end of the… Continue reading Neapolitan Representation – LGBT+ Characters in Media (Part 1)