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In Gays in Film, Richard Dyer talks about gay sensibility, saying that it is:

"A perception of the world which is coloured, shaped, directed and defined by the fact of one's homosexuality."

This can be shown in the film "G.B.F" in the montage where the recently outed gay kid is taken to a "mall" and tries out a magnitude of clothes which are overly coloured, bright, sparkly and shiny. this plays on the idea that the "queen B's" think that, as he is a gay, that he should have outstanding fashion and be in line with the gay stereotype.

However some could take this as offensive, as the gay character are shown in a feminine light, fitting the main stereotype of 'The Sissy'.

In the Film, The Celluloid Closet, actor/screenwriter Harvey Fierstein talks about the sissy being offensive and says that his

"Visibility at any cost. I'd rather than have negative than nothing." 

This statement shows a view point that has caused a lot of disputes in the past. This is because many people believe that any publicity is good publicity. However I disagree with this statement as the problem at hand is that we need to change the majority of the audience's view to 'Pro-Gay'. although this film doesn't promote a bad representation of homosexuals, the use of the feminine character is probably a far off point than where it is needed to be. the way in which the film challenges the strereotype however is that the main character, Tanner, hates most things gay and has no fashion sense.