AN ISSUE THAT MATTERS
LGBTQ+ and
their representation
IN THE MEDIA.
LGBTQ+ is defined as the acronym “used to describe a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” (The center, n.d.). The representation of the queer community has been ignored for years by the media. Moreover, queer people have been strongly criticized and even delegitimized. Their presence in media has increased, but it still has significant challenges to overcome that will be presented in this blog.
Current event I
Sex education
Streaming networks have a significant audience nowadays. For instance, the Serie sex education from Netflix was informed to have been watched by 40 million accounts viewed it in its first month, according to Netflix ( As cited by Gajanan, 2019). The Serie represents not only communities that have barely been represented by the media, but it shows portrayals of queer teens and the journey to find out who they are. As described by Bergado (2020) one of the queerest teen comedy ever, this Netflix series is a crowd favorite.
A 2018 movie where a Highschool student named Alex is planning his first sexual encounter with his girlfriend. Alex Truelove is a senior in high school who appears to have it all: he's the class president, gets good grades, and has a gorgeous partner. But everything Alex claimed he knew starts to shift when he encounters openly homosexual Elliott. Moreover, the question about whom is he surround the plot. This portrayal is a perfect example of the journey someone must pass through to find their sexual orientation.
Current event II
Alex Strangelove
For further research
It is crucial when analyzing and creating a perception about certain issues to acquire information from different sources. Not only does it give you a bigger range of opinions but also makes your arguments about certain topics stronger. For this reason, I highly recommend for you read all these articles in this blog about LGBTQ+ portrayals in the media, and also visit the following websites to obtain more information about this topic
MY
VIEW
The LGBTQ+ community has had a long journey, not only about legal matters for their human rights to be respected but also to have a proper representation in the media. Illustrating human complexity in the different social channels can be challenging and at some point almost impossible. Nevertheless, the industry must create content that can educate and empower humanity. Media has as their main goal to entertain the audience, but the social responsibility should never be forgotten. As stated by Erick Qualman (2014) "We do not have the choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it".
Other issues in media and society
The media has multiple concerns that we must be aware of. As stated by Linda Ellerbee (n.d.) "Media literacy is not just important, it’s absolutely critical. It’s going to make the difference between whether kids are a tool of the mass media or whether the mass media is a tool for kids to use". For this reason, other issues of media should be critically evaluated by the audience. Consequently, you can find a list of other media concerns and blogs that can give you a broader idea of the topic:
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