Programs on commercial broadcast networks were less likely to have nonheterosexual content than those on cable networks, especially those on premium cable movie networks. Implications of the continued lack of attention to sexual minorities are discussed for both heterosexual and nonheterosexual viewers. Sexual content of programming on American television has changed substantially since the medium was first invented more than 50 years ago. At its inception, television rarely presented sexual themes, and throughout the early decades of television, topics such as pregnancy, contraception, and other aspects of characters' sexuality were considered too sensitive to be portrayed or discussed in television shows. One theme that has been especially ignored is the portrayal of sexual issues related to gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals. Little quantitative research has been conducted to document gay issues and characters on television.
Google Changes Algorithm to Display Less Sexual Content for the Query ‘Lesbian’
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That scandalous book led to two obscenity trials. Today we have queer YA, mainstream lesbian fiction, and even dyke erotica to choose from. There are so many books you can get easily overwhelmed. So here are 14 you absolutely need if you want to call yourself a well-read lesbian.
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Content on Television: A Quantitative Analysis Across Two Seasons
We have an ethical mandate to serve all survivors of sexual violence. Yet lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT survivors have often been excluded from our work. Our work must include LGBT survivors not only because it is right, but because it is necessary in order to create a comprehensive response to sexual violence. LGBT survivors experience sexual violence across the lifespan predicated in bias, as well as violence not based in discrimination; bias-oriented sexual trauma is associated with especially negative post-trauma affects. LGBT survivors experience sexual harassment and child sexual abuse at higher rates than do heterosexual individuals.
These formative cinematic experiences have helped make us the gay sexual creatures we are today. This is not a comprehensive list, and only represents films available to stream. Just a hunch!