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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:11 pm


Soooo, I've been a fan of Macklemore for a really long time now and unbeknownst to me his new album features a song, essentially, about LGBT rights and fair treatment.

Have a listen.

It seems now that media nowadays is becoming increasingly supportive of LGBT rights and raising awareness.

Have any of you found any profound examples of this?

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:23 pm


I don't know about radio or TV but I did see that movie "Partrik 1.5" and liked that and I am in my senior year of high school and we have a LGBT club and multiple awareness seminars during school to prevent bullying though I have yet to get involved in them.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:59 pm


One word: Glee

also Pink's dear mr president and Born this way by lady gaga
PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:15 pm


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One word: Glee

also Pink's dear mr president and Born this way by lady gaga


I might sound God awful for saying this; but for me, Glee comes across as pushing the subject a bit too much. In the beginning it was like Accept this gay guy cause he's just like you and me. Now it's more like, Everyone on the show is gay, accept them all, now. I just find it a bit pushy. But that's "my" opinion.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:37 am


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One word: Glee

also Pink's dear mr president and Born this way by lady gaga


I might sound God awful for saying this; but for me, Glee comes across as pushing the subject a bit too much. In the beginning it was like Accept this gay guy cause he's just like you and me. Now it's more like, Everyone on the show is gay, accept them all, now. I just find it a bit pushy. But that's "my" opinion.


Completely agree with you.

As for lgbt in the media, there's PLENTY of it..

What everyone said above^^^
As well as Katy Perry's song Firework
Pink's "******** Perfect"
Pink's "Raise Your Glass"
And plenty of other songs and music videos.

As for films and t.v. shows, wow..
There's too many to even begin posting xD haha.
Also look at all the open lgbt celebrities, news people, athletes, and etc.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:09 am


I mean, you never really realize how much media out there really supports LGBTQAI rights until you actually sit down and think about it.

Do you think it's simply a trend or do you think it's genuine?

As for Glee, I hate the way the show perpetuates the stereotypes and stigmas. I get that the show does it for all the cliques but in relation to homosexuality, they certainly don't present the image as it really is. :/

Lady Gaga...don't even get me started about her! xP

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:14 am


There's the song Rise Against wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4clbHc4Xg

I blast this a lot when I'm trying to blow off steam.

Mom doesn't like it though.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:06 am


Onato
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One word: Glee

also Pink's dear mr president and Born this way by lady gaga


I might sound God awful for saying this; but for me, Glee comes across as pushing the subject a bit too much. In the beginning it was like Accept this gay guy cause he's just like you and me. Now it's more like, Everyone on the show is gay, accept them all, now. I just find it a bit pushy. But that's "my" opinion.


I feel the same way with Degrassi. At first, there were a couple of gay characters (one being main, the other wasn't a main). Now, there are so many LGBT characters that I'm not sure if this is forced upon us or what.

However, the addition of the character Adam helped me to start understanding the internal struggles that a trans* member goes through.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:17 pm


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:05 am


It's not hard to find gay or lesbian characters in movies or on TV, and more actors and actresses are coming out. Someone earlier in the thread mentioned Degrassi, which isn't something I've watched in years, but it brings back memories.
The show looks unrecognizable to me now, but when they first introduced Marco, I was the same age as the character, or nearly so. That must have been 10 years ago, now. It was incredible at the time, considering some of the only other gay characters on TV at the time seemes to be on Will & Grace. It was awesome to be able to relate to a character.

I don't know how many gay or lesbian characters are on the show now, but considering how long ago it was that Marco and Dylan "graduated", I'm not really surprised that they've introduced other characters who are LGBT, especially since they've gotten such a positive response for it in the past. It's pretty normal for there to be more than one or two gay kids in a school that size.

I seem to recall that the original Degrassi series dealt with sexuality, too, but I only ever watched an episode here and there as reruns. I do believe that show aired before many of our guildies were even born. sweatdrop

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