Article
Insurance Plan for the Gay Man: Who Benefits from Media Stereotypes?
American Sexuality Magazine
(2005)
Abstract
The Emmy award-winning Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has been a hit since its dashing entrance onto the reality TV scene. But this entrance came at a politically fragile time for LGBT rights in the United States. On what seems to be the surface, the popularity of the show is a testament to the growing acceptance of queer people in the media and in daily life. But below this surface, I think there’s trouble lurking.
Keywords
- Queer Eye,
- Sexual Identities/LGBTQII,
- gay men,
- heterosexual men,
- homosexuality,
- identity,
- politics,
- pop culture,
- rights,
- tv
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer July 28, 2005
Publisher Statement
American Sexuality Magazine is published by National Sexuality Resource Center San Francisco State University, http://nsrc.sfsu.edu.
Citation Information
Meghan A. Burke. "Insurance Plan for the Gay Man: Who Benefits from Media Stereotypes?" American Sexuality Magazine (2005) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/meghan_burke/7/