| Description |
1 DVD (63 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 index |
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digital |
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optical |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD ; NTSC. |
| Performer |
Narrator, C.A. Griffith. |
| Cast |
Interviewees: Richard Dyer, Larry Gross, Edward Alwood, Lisa Henderson, Marguerite Moritz, Sasha Torres, Charles Nero, John Erni. |
| Credits |
Executive producer, Sut Jhally ; camera, Paul Dalpe, David Rabinovitz ; consultant, Larry Gross. |
| Form |
Also available in VHS format and streaming online. |
| Summary |
Casts a critical eye over the growth of gay images on TV. Leading media scholars provide the historical and cultural context for exploring the social implications of these new representations. Challenges viewers to consider the value and limits of available gay images: who is represented, what they get to say, and how people respond to them. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 1998. |
| Contents |
The early years : seen and not heard -- Under the skin : the AIDS crisis -- Saints, singles & celibates -- Betwixt & between : representations of bisexuality -- Dimensions of diversity : race & sexuality -- The case of Ellen -- Vital signs : gay images, queer readings. |
| Subject |
Sexual minorities on television.
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Sexual minorities on television. |
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Homosexuality on television.
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Homosexuality on television. |
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Bisexuality on television.
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Bisexuality on television. |
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Gay people.
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Gays. |
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Lesbians.
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Lesbians. |
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Bisexuals.
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Bisexuals. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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| Subject |
Homosexuals. |
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Lesbians. |
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Bisexual people. |
| Added Author |
Sender, Katherine, producer, director.
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Jhally, Sut, producer.
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Griffith, C. A., narrator.
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Dyer, Richard, 1945- interviewee.
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Gross, Larry P., 1942- interviewee.
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Moritz, Marguerite Joan, interviewee.
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Torres, Sasha, interviewee.
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Media Education Foundation.
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| Added Title |
Off the straight and narrow |
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Lesbians, gays, bisexuals & television |
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Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and television |
| ISBN |
1893521648 |
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9781893521643 |
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