Queer Centric Love Stories By John Bebe

     The characters are totally different in the two versions. The short story’s main characters are a family; a husband, a wife, and two children. The film’s characters are a woman and a man, and the man’s mother and younger sister.

Another scene in the play that has a positive impact is when Michael tries to force Alan to play a game that required each person to call someone who he loves the most. Michael thought that Alan is also gay but in denial so he tries to urge Alan to “come out of the closet” by confessing to his true affection on the phone. So when Alan picks up the phone to call someone, everyone at the party thought that Alan is calling another gay man. But it turns out that Alan is calling his wife, his lover and soul mate. Michael is hurt by this acknowledgement because he was wrong about Alan. This scene exhibits not all men who may have conduct like a gay man is gay. Furthermore, it also shows that any man can have gay friends but he still can be characterized as a heterosexual.

The topic of homosexuality has become a constant issue throughout our society for many years. Many people believe that being gay is not acceptable for both religious and moral reasons. Because being gay is not accepted, many homosexuals may feel shame or guilt because of the way they live their everyday lives. This in turn can affect how the person chooses to live their life and it can also affect who the person would like to become. Growing up, David Sedaris struggled to find the common ground between being gay as well as being a normal teenager. He often resorted to the conclusion that you could not be both. Sedaris allows us to see things through his young eyes with his personable short story "I Like Guys". Throughout

Throughout the 1950’s, the United States belonged to the Leave It To Beaver era. Families were structured around a strong, hard working father and a wonderful homemaker mother. Children were brought up with solid ideologies on what society expects from them and were warned about living a different and dangerous life. Only one-year separates Tennessee William’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room from there publishing dates during this decade of unwavering beliefs. These texts were seen as extremely controversial during their time due to their themes of homosexuality. Sexual orientation was an awkward topic during such a “to the book” time period and these texts pushed the limits, making them remarkable and memorable works. Both Tennessee Williams and James Baldwin explore the panic men experience while trying to comprehend what sexual orientation they belong to and highlight the masculine gay man. These texts also examine the woman’s role in the mist of it all.

The word “gay” has gone through drastic changes. Traditionally, it was a positive term that meant to be “happily excited” or “jolly” (Merriam Webster, “Gay”). It was used regularly to express one’s feelings about life. Today, it has a far different meaning. Now people use the word gay to label homosexuals, those with feminine qualities, or those who do something thought to be outside of the norm for their gender. “Being gay” went from expressing someone’s happiness to describing his sexual preference. The definition of gay has changed so much that its original meaning has become archaic and lost to the times.

In “Two Boys Kissing, ” David Levithan shares the stories of seven teenagers who are all gay, and the experiences they have while coming to terms with it. Even though three of the main characters have different stories and are at different stages their everyday experiences are influenced by gender as a process, the social construction of gender, and oppression. These three concepts shape and influence the stories shared in this book, but the main theme stands true and that is to be proud of who you are as a person and an individual no matter who that may be.

Sexuality and personal growth has and always will be a topic of conversation in real life and even in fiction short stories. The idea of sexuality has just recently not only became an open idea to discuss but one to also write and publish about. Both Alice Munro and John Updike both illustrate the idea of sexuality and personal growth in very different ways. “The Found Boat” by Alice Munro, deals with sexuality in an aggressive manner while “A&P” by John Updike, deals more with the idea of sexuality rather than sexuality itself. They also have very similar elements of fiction that include (but is not limited to) characters, theme and conflict. The characters relate in both

The overall theme the creators of The Gay Agenda wanted to unveil was that “homosexuals are violent, degraded monsters and their evil agenda is to destroy the very fabric of American society” (737). Benshoff refers to a critic of the name Robin Wood in his article, “The Monster and the Homosexual.” Wood composed numerous essays during the 1970s, discussing the main theme in horror films could be categorized into three distinct categories: normality, the “Other,” and their relationship amongst each other (739). Throughout Wood’s composition, he states his theory of which most horror stories consist of a heterosexual couple, and during the plot, a monster arises and causes commotion (739). The “Other,” in the circumstance of real life terms, homosexuality is portrayed as the monster who is tormenting the relationship. Carrying on with this theme, Benshoff mentions other sources of media, including films and books, which portray homosexuality in a comparable

Within modern society when a character strays away from what society depicts as morally right, the individual is frowned upon as if he or she doesn't belong. In “Angels in America” a gay fantasia on National themes, characters struggle to be themselves upon fear of whether or not society will accept them as an individual. The characters not only struggles with whether or not society will accept them, but they also struggle with their inner demons, and ultimately the question of what is truly good or evil. In this paper several characters will be analyzed and discussed from several different viewpoints.

Corbell’s journal offers the reader insight from a homosexual’s point of view on the stereotypical “gay”, which Corbell defines as “promiscuous, shallow individuals who act extremely feminine and obsess over fashion.” Corbell forces readers to look past the extreme, over sexualized gay examples and to rather focus on the everyday man who we may randomly bump into that just so happens to be gay. The passage uses humor to recall upon Corbell’s personal past experiences as a gay male, as well as speak about the influence the media whelms over the heterosexual belief of the gay man and the true reasoning for wanting to come out the closet. Corbell notifies readers that many gays in this generation no longer fit into that category of Cher-loving

This tragic love story of two all-american cowboys completely redefines the all too common stereotypes surrounding gay men. As James R. Keller and Anne Goodwyn Jones faultlessly state in their journal, “This film allow itself to assert the legitimacy and beauty of romantic love between men by endorsing more traditional narratives

The words exchanged could apply to anyone and do no reserve themselves to the mouths of gay individuals. At this point, the film begins to reveal how the narrative does not revolve around a gay man and his transgender boyfriend, but between two people dealing with a troubled

However Molly Haskell In her development of “buddy movie” the homosexual eroticism of the main male figures are able to present the story-line with no interruption. Normally the woman shown operates within two sectors, the first one is as a sexual object of the other actors and the second one is as a sexual object for the target audience.

Queer theory questions creations of normal and divergent, insider, and outsider.2 Queer theorists analyse a situation or a text to determine the relationship between sexuality, power and gender. Queer theory challenges basic tropes used to organize our society and our language: even words are gendered, and through that gendering an elliptical view of the hierarchy of society, and presumption of what is male and what is female, shines through. Queer theory rejects such binary distinctions as arbitrarily determined and defined by those with social power. It works to deconstruct these binaries, particularly the homosexual/heterosexual binary.4

'From the different attitudes the camera had toward their bodies in the opening sequence, to the economies of looks and talk between them, to their different sexual positions and experiences, this act masculinised Ennis while feminised Jack' (2007)