'Bury Your Gays' trope is powerful reminder of what LGBTQ people are fighting against

 

From YouTube:

Throughout the many LGBTQ stories that have been told onscreen, there is one dominant theme: suffering. From the "Bury Your Gays" trope that sees queer characters dying far more frequently than straight characters, to stories that foreground the struggles of LGBTQ lives, we rarely allow them to be happy. So why have we insisted on making queer characters miserable? Here’s our Take on how this trope has dominated LGBTQ representations over the years, and whether we can get to a place where suffering isn’t always part of their story.

The video is powerful and worth watching. It's reminder that in terms of LGBTQ progress, the struggle isn't over.

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'Biden adds transgender veteran to his transition team' & other Thur midday news briefs

 

President-Elect Joe Biden

Biden adds transgender veteran to presidential transition team at Department of Defense - In addition to several other LGBTQ people added to Biden's transition team. This is good so far.

Wentworth Miller Says He’s Done With ‘Prison Break’ And Playing Straight Men - This is an interesting first. 

New ‘blueprint’ lights way for Biden to reverse Trump policies on LGBTQ rights - Wonderful! Let's get it started. 

"10,000 Portraits of Queer America" Bring Joy and Sanity - I think I may have posted this as a news brief item a while back. If I did, so what. I'm posting it again. Such a wonderful project. It brings me comfort to simply see the pictures.