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In reply to the discussion: Meaningless off-screen queering has got to stop [View all]dsc
(52,161 posts)43. TV has gotten a bit better but movies seem stuck in amber on this issue
I just can't imagine telling Freddie Mercury's story without mentioning his being gay or his having had AIDS. I had been looking forward to that film but not now. At least TV is starting to get better. the CW alone has been amazing (more gay SCI FY characters than everywhere else combined likely). That said there is room for improvement even on TV.
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isn't one of the reasons Sacha Baron Cohen ended up not playing FM because they didn't
JI7
Jun 2018
#7
It is actually good story-telling. Is he/she or isn't he/she? Or characters revealed as being
Doodley
Jun 2018
#5
I have a question ... is it possible for orientation to differ from preference?
mr_lebowski
Jun 2018
#17