From The Closet to The Red Carpet (Queer on Screen, Part 2): “A lot of hot gravy over cold meat.”
5/12/202631 min
In Part 2 of this special “Queer on Screen” series, we’ll continue right where we left off…diving into queer representation in film and TV from the 1980’s to now, the chapter when things finally changed.
From the impact of The Celluloid Closet and the AIDS crisis, to breakthrough media like The Birdcage, Will & Grace, and Brokeback Mountain, we’ll share the moments that made us feel seen, what missed the mark, and why some modern portrayals still don’t quite get it right.
Look…Heated Rivalry is by no means the first hot gay love story, and it won't be the last either.
Join us as grief and recognition lead to progress and possibility, as we reflect on how far we’ve come, and how much further there is still to go.
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First 90 secondsBill Lyons· Host0:00
[instrumental music plays] Ruby.
Speaker 10:04
Straight people liked it, and I think it made a big difference. I didn't see the episode, but I heard about it immediately afterwards.
Robert Reeves· Host0:18
[laughs] For, yeah.
Speaker 10:20
As far as the heated rivalry is concerned, we'll see how long it lasts.
Mick Peterson· Host0:24
From just beyond the lights of Los Angeles in steamy Palm Springs, California, it's Mick- Robert.
Speaker 10:33
Bill.
Mick Peterson· Host0:33
Jessay, and this is...
Bill Lyons· Host0:36
Silver Linings with the Old Gays.
Robert Reeves· Host0:40
So where did we leave off? Oh, that's right.
Mick Peterson· Host0:47
We're talking one hundred years of queerness in mainstream movies and television.
Speaker 10:52
One hundred years? Speak for yourself. It's supposed to be throughout our lives.
Mick Peterson· Host0:57
Tomato, tomato.
Robert Reeves· Host0:59
Last time, we talked about how difficult it was to see ourselves reflected in TV and film, leaving off at the start of the 1980s when everything changed.
Speaker 11:12
Today, we're setting the record gay.
Mick Peterson· Host1:16
Part two begins now.
Speaker 11:19
[click] To kick things off, it's time for my current addiction.
Robert Reeves· Host1:23
[upbeat jazz music] This is where we get to share something that we're