I hardly see any good LGBT media. It's always corny, or boring, or just really, really insane. I'm looking less for the "we're so oppressed, woe to us!" stuff. I'd rather have something where the plot is still more important than the charactr's sexual orientation.\n\nGood cases: Ma vie en Rose, Fingersmith/Tipping the Velvet, Noah's Ark, and Someone You Know.\n\nBad cases: Stonewall, Rainbow High, Trick.
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If you're looking for books, I would reccomend Geography Club by Brent Hartinger and it's sequal the Order of the Poision Oak (although I think that Oak is the weaker book).  For younger teens there is Totally Joe by James Howe, and even though it is targeted towards a middle school audience, I loved it and I'm 23.  I've also heard good things about Chior Boy by Charlie Anders, which is about a young trans kid, in particular from other young genderqueer people.  The Laramie Project is a great play to read or see, and I actually enjoyed the play Angels in America, although it has a very 80's feel to it.  \n\nOn Tv things have been rather depressing, as L Word continues to slide from mediocrity into downright sh*ttyness.  It makes me miss Queer as Folk, which is still the best gay tv show EVER.  It was socially and politically relevent, ground breaking and explicit, heartwarming and heartbreaking, all in one.  Nothing compares.  Unless you want to pick up the 4th-7th season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD and watch the character of Willow go from bookish heterosexual Jew to lesbian witch to big bad witch and finally to finding her own tenative identity.  \n\nIn film, you have Capote, Brokeback Mountain, and TransAmerica this year, all of which I highly reccomend.  Also Fire, a 1997 indie film about lesbian hindu women is AMAZING.  And if you've never seen Latter Days or Tipping the Velvet, they are worth your time but nothing amazing.  Go Fish is supposed to be a lesbian classic, but I thought it was terrible.  The Trip is a good movie, but not great, the first half is neat but the second half is kinda spotty.
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Well, for most people it's mostly the propaganda that the media has been shoving down our throats recently. They have instilled the fear of Gay people in ourselves. Most people think of Gay people in a sexual concept, while it's not. Gay can mean happy, colorful, etcetera. I mean, why would they say "Don we now our gay apparel, Falala, lalala, la la la" if they thought Gay was all bad? A sin? I wouldn't think of it exactly as a sin, but most heterosexual people don't like the whole "doing it with another of your sex" thing. They think of Gays being all M.J. and "I'm gonna hump you" kind of thing.  If you watch Food Network, there is a show starring two Gay men in a cooking show. Has Food Network canceled it yet? I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure they haven't. So what if two guys or girls like each other to get married or be in an affair? It's really none of our business, just the couple in qusetion's. If they have sex together, good for them! They're happy. Whoop-de-doo. It's not our business, but theirs. I don't think that God hates Gay people. He regards them as a way of life. Everyone truly is afraid of the way some people express their gayness.\n\n\nHope this helps!\nP.S. You spelled unnatural wrong.\n-crad010
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I wasn't aware that fictional tv shows developed and cast by avowed leftists typically catered to right wing ideology. That would be a lot like the Christian Broadcast Network hosting Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, wouldn't it?
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Well I am sorry it makes you sick.  Not everything or every one is the way we all would like.  Some what disappointing I know.  As for WHY would someone like to be gay? I will tell you something.  I am happy with my lifestyle now. I am happy with the woman I am with.  But there was a period where I wasn't so sure.  Why you wonder.  Because my mother disowned me because of it.  My father bought books to see if they had the answers, maybe he did something wrong.  Or my personal favorite what my high school finding out and my teacher telling me I shouldn't eat with the other kids because it bothers them. \nDoes this sound like something we CHOSE?  Does this sound like something we ASKED for?  \nWe are stronger for the things we go through, doesnt mean we ask for the turmoil along the way.
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I saw this title on digital cable featured on On Demand. I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch it so late at night. But your feelings towards this movie has intrigued me enough to actually watch it this time! I have a book about gay rights and equality which I have yet to read. May even mention Paragraph 175...When I find out the name of the book I'll post here
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I think all movies offend some people.  Should it be a religion, a race, an age or a size, or a location.  Whatever it is people can always find a reason to be offended.  Nonetheless we got to be able to handle it like entertainment, not like your bible.  Maybe it's the large voice the christian church is that gives them the ability to create a raucous like that.  But I think they are abusing their power.  Separation of church and theater, please!
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I absolutely agree with you.  There is a ridiculous amount of discrimination based on sexual preference.  It nauseates me to read some of these answers.  \n\nFor example, astro thinks that gay people are misfits.  Well, there is bias in that because looking at the number of people in prison, I have a good mind to say that the majority are heterosexual males who have a hard time controlling themselves.   \n\npngarrett doesnt want to have homosexual lifestyles shoved down his throat because he (or she or whatever) does not go around saying "look at me I'm heterosexual."  Well, if this person has ever held hands with his or her significant other, kissed, been publicly married, etc, then he or she basically HAS gone around saying, "Look at me.  I'm a heterosexual."\n\nAll the religiously-based crap is just that: crap.\n\nApparently, fdf1925 is misinformed about what homosexuals actually want.  I don't remember seeing anyone asking for special rights.  I DO remember seeing many people want EQUAL rights.  And for the "normal laws," I am wondering which laws would cover insurance benefits, civil rights, and freedom to be who you are without chastisement for homosexuals?  I haven't seen any yet....And for the heterosexuals not displaying their undies or their sex life in public, I would like to remind you of nearly EVERY bit of advertising that goes on in this country.  SEX SELLS.  Undies do, too.  Patrolling for young people??!?!  WTF?  just...wow.\n\nihelp is a smart one...apparently homosexuality is addictive.  I guess that it should be cut and sold by the pound.  Could get expensive, though.  When we choose to be addicted to this drug called "gay" we might come to the realization that only rehab can help...get us off the "gay" and return to a normal and healthy co-dependent marriage and have children which will be educated to think that the "gay" drug is one of the most addictive.  o_O right.\n\nanna1 claims to not want to "hurt the gay paople" but her statement does just that.  She is setting up the division between "us and them."  How thoughtful.\n\nDonna M Z must think that the Bonobo monkeys are unnatural as well.  If hers is a religious belief, that homosexuality is "unnatural," then I challenge her to read up on some of the primate species who actually DO enjoy sex for the sake of it...doesnt matter which sex the other monkey is.  If "god" created the Bonobos, they are "his" creatures, and they behave in such a way, then I would have to say that God made some gay monkeys!  Yeehaw!  Nature is what it is, honey.  I hope you have a gay son- that way, you will have to call youself UNNATURAL because you bread the beast.\n\nI'm sorry, but I don't even have the energy to deal with str8_2_it.\n\nGOOD FOR YOU yodasminion!!!  My kind of thinker.\n\narikinder "doesnt have a problem with gay people" but wont ever support anything for them.  ok....he discounted his statement altogether with that.  \n\nSO essentially, I have no answer for your question.  Just thought I would make these people feel the same way homosexuals have been feeling for way too long- that is what you feel and what you know to be truth for you is made fun of, ridiculed, told is wrong, forced you to feel hurt, shame, embarassment, etc. I just have one question for all of you people who seem to think that homosexuality is a choice:\n\nDo you honestly think that people would CHOOSE to be treated the way bigoted heterosexuals treat homosexuals?  Do you honestly think homosexuals would want that?  That ANYONE would want that?
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lol, christians love gay characters. flamboyantly gay characters. they seem unreal to them i guess. when they're confronted with a real gay experience, what gay people are truly about, that's when they protest. they're not afraid because the gay people on hgtv are funny and have good fashion sense. that's all. its a very shallow gay experience. if they were to watch queer as folk, they'd be very uncomfortable.
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Why is this question in the LGBT section and not in the movie section or something?
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NOTHING AGAINST GAYS BUT I DON'T WANT THEM(THEM NOT MEANT TO OFFEND)  HAVING SEX IN MOVIES IT GIVES THE IDEA TO OUR CHILDREN THAT ITS OK TO BE GAY. WHEN ITS OK BUT NO ONE WANTS THEIR CHILDREN TO BE EXPOSED TO HOMOSEXUALITY. HELL I KNOW I DON'T WANT MY  CHILDREN TO SEE GAY SEX IN MOVIES \n\nAMERICA BE WARNED\n\nDO NOT ENTER THE GAY WORLD \n\nPLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I would say that most "straight-acting" gays/lesbians are the norm.  however, I would say, from personal experience, that they are not "acting" straight, just simply being themselves.  the effeminate gay male, or the butch lesbian are real, however, they are the minority.  and those are the extremes that bigots base their stereotypes on and assume that we are all like.  we are all different, just like straight people are.  we are of all different incomes, and upbringings. different religions and cultures.  there's just no "one" way that all gay men or lesbians act.
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Well, you could talk about how 99% of the images and communications we receive are male-female oriented.  Pick any major magazine, or watch a few commercials.  So the bias is toward a male-female orientation.\n\nAs a contrast, tape a Logo advertisement, or buy an "Advocate" or "Out" magazine.  Notice the differences in the advertisements.\n\nI have just mentioned the ads, but you could talk about columnists and columns, editorials, cartoons, just about anything.  They all show a non-LGBT bias in 99% of the media communications.\n\nNotice that you are not saying that this ("alternate" sexual orientation) is bad or good, but that the media and communication tends to persuade people toward M-F relations and against LGBT relations.
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I'm a bisexual girl, and I love to watch gay male porn, for numerous reasons.  I find that there's MUCH more variety for whatever you're in the mood for- soft, hard, romantic, kinky, whatever- and the guys are generally gorgeous.  I mean really gorgeous, and diverse, too.  Within straight (and straight-produced lesbian porn), every girl looks basically the same except for a possible change in hair or skin color, and the guys don't seem particuarly hand-selected.  But in gay porn, you not only have your pick of the litter (twink, musclemen, daddies, etc.), but they seem much more genuine and with their own looks, styles, and attitudes.  Plus, it's just double the fun- two guys are definitely better than one!\n\nBut then again, I find male/male action an incredible turn-on already- something about two men enjoying one another's bodies, the idea of a man 'submitting' to another . . . it's so hot and deliciously queer.  And judging by the fact that the number one creators and consumers of yaoi or shonen ai (gay male Japanese manga) are straight women, you and I are not alone in this particular little fetish.\n\nIs gay porn made for men?  Probably- that's the target audience, at least.  But believe me, they know that there are girls who will look at their stuff, too.  In fact, I believe more women look at "gay" solo jerk-off scenes than anybody suspects.  And lesbian porn . . . well, about 98% of lesbian porn is made by straight individuals, for straight individuals- it features highly femme women who are generally not really into what they're doing.  The other two percent, which is fantastic (The Crash Pad, Pornograflicks, Full Load, Hard Love, How To F**k In High Heels, Sugar High Glitter City), are the real porn that is made for lesbians, in my opinion.\n\nHope that helps!  Enjoy your love of guy on guy action!
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I think its because people dont really have a problem with gays they just have a need to complain. Will and Grace is a comedy television show. People get addicted to tv. I mean where do you think all the gay controversy started. Whatever the news and tv says people believe so if the news says gay marriage is bad people believe it if will and grace say gays are good they believe it its warped and messed up. What people do behind closed doors is none of my business and does not affect me at all. But the shows great and so are gay men just as straight men!
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Here is the deal with all of that. The director is gay so everyone thinks the movie has gay conotations in the movie. I don't think that he is gay at all.
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You might want to pick up Seasons 1-5 of Queer as Folk on DVD.  The show ended last year, but it is phenomenal, a really great, honest, dramatic and unflinching look at gay life, the good and bad.
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I hope this will help. Check up on  Emma Donoghue.\nHer site lists many of Her works and gives sites where they can be purchased.\nI believe that this is her site..\nhttp://www.emmadonoghue.com\nAs a special favor, could you let me  know how you get on ?\nNot all her stories are strictly lesbian but 2 of my favorites are 'What Sappho Would have Said" and " The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits|.\nThank heaven for a sensible question. Bless you love. Rose P.