![]() ![]() However, readers should be aware that this is truly a product of this time The Celluloid Closet was written in 1981, before the AIDS crisis and the modern gay liberation movement, so some of the language (the use of reclaimed slurs and antiquated terminology) may seem insensitive and outdated if not taken into context. This book serves as a great introduction to queer theory and queer history. Vito Russo’s classic The Celluloid Closet examines the portrayal of LGBT people in cinema from the medium’s inception, tracking the patterns that characterized the media and public’s perception of gay people, and labeling cinematic stereotypes that are still echoed today. I’ve always felt attracted to these historical ghosts, found in the coded language of long-gone poets and in unearthed love letters written in candlelit secrecy. ![]() I’ve always felt drawn to queer history there is a certain comfort in seeing parts of you echoed throughout history, reminders that we have always existed. ![]()
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