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Forty years ago, Hollywood ushered in a new age of LGBTQ+ films. It didn’t last long.

Por: The Boston Globe Entertainment September 22, 2022

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“The treatment of homosexual characters in Hollywood movies has been pathetic,” Chicago Tribune film critic Gene Siskel said in 1982. “Gay characters have traditionally only had two options in movies: They’ve either wound up unhappy souls who committed suicide, or were murdered for their sexual preferences.”Siskel summed it up quite tidily. With a few exceptions, there was seldom a happily ever after for LGBTQ+ characters in mainstream... + full article



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