The Celluloid Closet, Disclosure, and Hollywood Queer Representation

"The public is always ahead of us about what they're ready for." This week, we look at two documentaries about gay and trans representation in Hollywood mainstream film, The Celluloid Closet (1995) and Disclosure (2020) respectively. While both films are insightful looks into the industry's troubled history of on-screen LGBTQ+ representation, they have significant drawbacks, especially when put into the context of their times and their suggestions for where to go from here. Is Hollywood really able to provide the solution to the cultural damage it has inflicted? How important is on-screen representation in the 2020s anyway?Jane's Patreon and YouTube channel:youtube.com/@styleissubstancepatreon.com/styleissubstanceVivian's Patreon and YouTube channel:youtube.com/@vivianstrangepatreon.com/Ms_Vivian_Strange