Tag: representation

Main image courtesy of Bloomberg. By Madison O'Connell Since the 2000s, queer media has been on a serious journey of improvement. The TV screen was once a place where harmful jokes and slurs were said in a casual sense, with no regard for the damage they could cause impressionable youth. But things have changed—  queer… Continue reading LGBTQ media representation is breaking barriers and saving lives

Main image courtesy of Teaching LGBTQ History. By Madison O'Connell There’s no question that media shapes the minds of its viewers, and this is especially the case when the viewers are highly impressionable youth. A deciding factor in the ideals and beliefs that are developed in the teenage years is the media. Whether it's Instagram,… Continue reading The Growth of Queer Portrayals in Media