Queer media

Cohen, Cathy. Token representation in popular media is “when the LGBTQ+ character either doesn’t play a notable role in the plot, or doesn’t have their identity meaningfully explored” (Heckin Unicorn). Queer Film Gaines, Malik. Binge-worthy LGBTQ+ shows Over the past decade, the explosion of streaming television and an astronomical increase in queer visibility have made it hard to find a film or TV show without queer.

Herring, Scott.

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Butler, Judith. Heyes, Cressida. Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left. Bornstein, Kate and S. Bear Bergman. Anzaldua, Gloria. Lee, Rachel C. LGBTQ media or queer media refers to media whose primary target audience is members of the LGBTQ community.

[1] Gay or queer media can also be defined as sites, films, magazines and other cultural products that were created by queer individuals, or groups. Halperin, David M. Hammonds, Evelynn. Gender Outlaws, The Next Generation.

Johnson, Patrick.

Home Queer Media: The Power of Social Media and Independent Creators Platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Patreon allow LGBTQIA+ creators to tell their own stories without industry gatekeeping

Halberstam, J. The Queer Art of Failure. Queer and Genderqueer Media. Gender Trouble and Excitable Speech. Another Country: Queer Anti-Urbanism. [1][2] Secondary targets are LGBTQ+ allies, and in some instances those who oppose gay rights may be targeted as a form of activism.

Cvetkovitch, Ann. Delany, Samuel. Gopinath, Gayatri. This is generally done to placate the LGBTQ+ community and is essentially lip service to the idea of diversity without actual meaningful representation. Fung, Richard. Califia, Pat. Clare, Eli.

Exile and Pride. Duggan, Lisa.