Bibliograph

Further off the straight & narrow, new gay visibility on television 1998-2006, producer, director and editor, Katherine Sender

Type

Label

Further off the straight & narrow, new gay visibility on television 1998-2006, producer, director and editor, Katherine Sender

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Further off the straight & narrow

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

73852361

Responsibility statement

producer, director and editor, Katherine Sender

Runtime

Sub title

new gay visibility on television 1998-2006

Summary

Surveys network dramas, sitcoms, reality shows, and premium cable programming to show how the portrayal of GLBT characters is often marked by ambivalence and tension. The film cautions that although GLBT characters and plotlines have become more prevalent and complex in recent years, the images and stories portrayed continue to be shaped by narrow commercial imperatives. The film argues that the evolution of GLBT representations should be seen as a recognition of GLBT consumers and gay taste by advertisers rather than as a sign that the struggle for gay equality has been won

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Going mainstream : network narratives -- Mighty real: gays and lesbians in non-fiction TV -- A piece of the pie: segmenting audiences -- GLBT: new transgender visibility -- Here & Queer: gay television in context

Technique

animation and live action

resource.variantTitle

Further off the straight and narrowNew gay visibility on television 1998-2006

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