Gay Comix #1-#3
The gay culture is more or less
excepted in today’s mainstream media, Unlike the case in the 70s where it was
more of an underground don’t ask don’t tell policy. When we were assigned to
read underground comics, we were warned that it would be offensives and crud.
The Gay Comix’s that I read was a bit on the racy side but overall it had a
positive and normalization of gays in society. From stories of a son being finally
excepted by his mom in a lude but supportive post card to a life story of love
and lose. The comic is a collection of stories, some are short jokes poking fun
at gay culture at the time and others where little slices of life, more often
than not being very down to earth. I did note the similarities and differences
between the culture of the 80’s vs todays culture. A lot did stay in vogue like
vide of gay bars the fascination of young love. There are also social issues in
the gay community that still persisted today such as the acceptance of
transgender into the community. Where
they belong in the community and how in some community don’t except them based
of their sexual preferences not in the same way as their own. Another issue
that the comic hit on it the black culture and Racal preferences/ sexual
preferences in a partner. The stories
just brought up these topics and personal stories but it ended without a
solution as well as an option on what is right in wrong. It just pointed out
that situation. Even though these comics would be more scandalous, but a lot of
the topic and stories are still relevant today. You could take most of these
stories and transplant them into todays and it still be relevant to the modern
day gay culture.
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