Society’s Need For a Queer Solution

This reading dealt with issues of homosexuals and the different ways they are being portrayed on television. It talked about how television portrays homosexuals only through comedies like Friends and Will and Grace. I think that Will and Grace has a good example of how being gay doesn’t have to fit into one type of person. With Jack we see the “typical” flamboyant, gay guy that flaunts the fact that he’s gay and is proud of it. With Will we see a completely different guy who is career oriented and not only identified by his sexuality. I like that it shows both guys and that you don’t have to fit into one type of person just because of your sexuality. I think that people should be able to have any sort of identity they want and leave their sexuality out of it. From the clip of Dawson’s Creek, we see that Jack is struggling to find his place. He feels that he can’t be the jock and gay at the same time. Dawson’s Creek is not a comedy and it addressed the fact that he was gay and trying to fit in with the other kids in high school. I think that kids can watch shows like this and be able to feel more comfortable with their sexuality and know that they are not the only one going through it. I think many television shows now are less afraid to have homosexuals as main characters on their shows. One show that I just recently started watching called Brothers and Sisters, has a gay guy on it. He is one of the main characters and from the outside and the way he acts you could never tell he was gay. Like Will’s character from Will and Grace, he is a well accomplished lawyer and he doesn’t flaunt the fact that he’s gay, but he’s definitely not hiding it either. I think as the years go on many more shows will start addressing homosexuality and hopefully it will be less of an issue.