Gender and Sexuality: Homosexuality Portrayal in the Media
By Lauren Rosenzweig
Over the last forty years, the Sex Revolution evolved rapidly and left a small space for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community to rise up and begin a separate revolution. As the sex era redefined the boundaries for fluent use of sexual references within the media, homosexuality gradually gained more attention. After the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, New York, the LGBT community refused to conceal personal sexual identities and began a civil rights movement for homosexuals across the country. After the courageous fight in Greenwich Village, homosexuality progressively assimilated into mainstream media, thus so far many positive results have come about. However, negative attitudes portrayed in the media continue to influence society’s view of homosexuality tremendously.
RESOURCES
Non- Profit and Social Resources:
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, http://www.thetaskforce.org
Human Rights Campaign: Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equal rights, http://www.hrc.org
Amnesty International USA: Protect Human Rights, http://www.amnestyusa.org
Social Resources:
The Advocate, http://www.theadvocate.com
Jamaican Caves, http://www.jamaicancaves.org/boom-bye-bye-lyrics.html
Snickers Commercial: Homophobic Portrayal, http://www.snickers.com and http://www.youtube.com
t.A.T.u.- Pop-music group, http://www.tatugirls.com
Katy Perry- Pop-music artist, http://www.katyperry.com
Sociology Resource:
The Journal of Homosexuality: FREE AVAILABILITY THROUGH MASON LIBRARY, http://www.haworthpress.com
mwalsh @ November 12, 2008