History Film / TheCelluloidCloset

* CreepyCrossdresser: One scene from ''Film/FreebieAndTheBean'' is pointed out how a depraved crossdresser is murdered in cold blood, and how audiences in the theater ''cheered'' it loudly.

* CampGay: And his less explicitly gay brother, The Sissy. Discussed in depth, with several talking heads having different opinions of the worth of such characters. (Harvey Fierstein likes them: "Visibility at all costs!")

* LesbianVampire: ''Film/DraculasDaughter'' gets a detailed examination.
* NoBisexuals: The film never once mentions bisexuality, even while discussing Crassus from ''{{Film/Spartacus}}'' who (through a metaphor) indicates he's bisexual (as part a deleted scene the commentators discuss). Brian and Max (''{{Film/Cabaret}}'') are also bisexual, given their relationship with Sally plus each other, but were just described as homosexual. Susie Bright, whose commentary is a part of the film and who's bisexual herself, never brings this up oddly enough.

* PsychoLesbian: It's shown that any women strongly implied to be or explicitly lesbians were almost invariably villains and bend on seducing/assaulting other female characters until the 1960s (not that it stopped then, but some more positive examples started to occur).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Including some absolutely hilarious instances, like in 1959's ''Literature/BenHur'', with Creator/StephenBoyd playing Messala as if he was Judah Ben-Hur's former lover. [[invoked]][[EnforcedMethodActing This was done without telling]] Creator/CharltonHeston.
-->[[http://youtu.be/SxecELnxMYU "Don't tell Chuck!"]]

* NoBisexuals: The film never once mentions bisexuality, even while discussing Crassus from ''{{Film/Spartacus}}'' who (through a metaphor) indicates he's bisexual (as part a deleted scene the commentators discuss).

* {{Subtext}}: Until the 60's there were very few explicitly gay or lesbian characters (it was forbidden by UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode, which most films didn't defy), and so any homosexuality was implied at most.

* NoBisexuals: The film never once mentions bisexuality, even while discussing Crassus from ''{{Film/Spartacus}}'' who (through a metaphor) indicates he's bisexual (albeit in a deleted scene).

* GayngstInducedSuicide: Discusses the typical presentation of the homosexual: miserable, perverted, and prime for killing himself.

* HideYourLesbians: A number of movie characters are displayed that are pretty obviously implied to be gay or lesbian (sometimes even kissing or embracing passionately), yet never explicit nor resolved.

%%* AmbiguouslyGay

%%* DepravedHomosexual

%%* HideYourLesbians

%%* PsychoLesbian
%%* SissyVillain
%%* {{Subtext}}

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Including some absolutely hilarious instances, like in 1959's ''Literature/BenHur'', with Creator/StephenBoyd playing Messala as if he was Judah Ben-Hur's former lover. [[EnforcedMethodActing This was done without telling)) Creator/CharltonHeston.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Including some absolutely hilarious instances, like Stephen Boyd playing Messala as being Film/BenHur's former lover, [[EnforcedMethodActing without telling Charlton Heston]].

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See also HomophobiaIndex.

* NWordPrivileges: It is mentioned how the N-word in film is usually only used between black characters or to set [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a character up as a villain]], but the F word is quite often used in a relaxed way by straight characters, often to deny being gay.

* NWordPriviliges: It is mentioned how the N-word in film is usually only used between black characters or to set [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a character up as a villain]], but the F word is quite often used in a relaxed way by straight characters, often to deny being gay.

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%%* BuryYourGays: Commented upon.

%%* LesbianVampire: Commented upon.

* AmbiguouslyGay
* BuryYourGays: Commented upon.

* DepravedHomosexual

* HideYourLesbians
* LesbianVampire: Commented upon.
* PsychoLesbian
* SissyVillain
* {{Subtext}}

* ButNotTooGay

* ExecutiveMeddling: Explored in depth, especially how the studio [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] the ButNotTooGay trope with ''{{Film/Philadelphia}}'' and made them to cut scenes that showed the main gay couple being more intimate.

Based on the book by Vito Russo, this 1995 {{Documentary}} explores the history of Hollywood's portrayal of gay characters through the ages. Give it a watch, it is awesome.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Explored in depths, especially how the studio enforced the ButNotTooGay trope with ''{{Film/Philadelphia}}'' and forced them to cut scenes that showed the main gay couple being more intimate.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Including some absolutely hilarious instances, like Stephen Boyd playing Messala as being BenHur's former lover, [[EnforcedMethodActing without telling Charlton Heston]].