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For the past couple of years, LGBTQ+ stories and culture has made it into mainstream media with hits like “Moonlight”, “Call Me By Your Name”, and “Love, Simon”, but there is still quite a bit of room for the industry to grow. According to GLAAD’s yearly “Where We Are on TV” report, individuals in the LGBTQ+ community make up around 10% of series regulars in shows made in the 2019 season. “Love, Simon” was the first movie led by a gay character made by a major studio. LGBT parts are still being given to straight actors. There is a change that must happen in order to share the stories of a huge, diverse community of people.

However, it seems apparent that Hollywood has fallen into a trap of telling two stories: a gay character discovering their sexuality or a tragedy befalls a queer person. These types of stories are both valid, but there is a huge gap in the middle full of important and nuanced events and emotions.

The Two LGBTQ+ Stories: The Beginning and End
Coming out is an important moment in a queer person’s life. They decide that they no longer are afraid of telling someone, or many people, their identity. It makes them vulnerable to attacks and misunderstandings. It is something that no cis, straight person has to deal with in their lives. So one can understand the appeal of bringing that emotional rollercoaster to the big screen. However, movies have a false understanding of what it means to “come out”. A gay person doesn’t have to come out to “be their true self”. It isn’t selfish or deceiving to decide to stay in the closet, but if someone comes out, they can do it once, or with everyone they meet. It is a constant process, not a “rip the band-aid off” kind of deal. Movies, though, love the hidden, forbidden romance angle of queer love. It adds stakes in a way that makes this love seem like the beginning and end of the world – a la “Romeo and Juliet”- that appeases straight audiences into caring. In “The Ringer”, gay film critic K. Austin Collins wrote: “Watching queer go mainstream in the 21st century entails weighing and reweighing how it feels when the rest of the world keeps reminding you that it’s still playing catch-up – in slow motion, no less.”

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