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I would argue that she is the most homophobic of the golden age detective writers. She has included several homosexual characters who are treated with contempt by the protagonist. In \'Singing in the Shrouds\' the gay, cross-dressing steward Dennis is referred to by Alleyn as a kind of \'sex monster\'. In \'Death in Ecstacy\' acolytes Claude and Lionel are depicted as shrill and mincing. While she was at least willing to openly include gay characters in many of her novels, they are at the very best neutral (Ned Hanley in Photo Finish, Bertie Saracen in False Scent), more often treated with revulsion and never portrayed in a positive or heroic light.
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I would argue that she is the most homophobic of the golden age detective writers. She has included several homosexual characters who are treated with contempt by the protagonist. In \\\'Singing in the Shrouds\\\' the gay, cross-dressing steward Dennis is referred to by Alleyn as a kind of \\\'sex monster\\\'. In \\\'Death in Ecstacy\\\' acolytes Claude and Lionel are depicted as shrill and mincing, an object of general distaste and contempt. While she was at least willing to openly include gay characters in many of her novels, they are at the very best neutral (Ned Hanley in Photo Finish, Bertie Saracen in False Scent), more often treated with revulsion and never portrayed in a positive or heroic light.
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I would argue that she is the most homophobic of the golden age detective writers. She has included several homosexual characters who are treated with contempt by the protagonist. In \'Singing in the Shrouds\' the gay, cross-dressing steward Dennis is referred to by Alleyn as a kind of \'sex monster\'. In \'Death in Ecstacy\' acolytes Claude and Lionel are depicted as shrill and mincing. While she was at least willing to openly include gay characters in many of her novels, they are at the very best neutral (Ned Hanley in Photo Finish, Bertie Saracen in False Scent) and never portrayed in a positive or heroic light.
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I would argue that she is the most homophobic of the golden age detective writers. She has included several homosexual characters who are treated with contempt by the protagonist. In \\\'Singing in the Shrouds\\\' the gay, cross-dressing steward Dennis is referred to by Alleyn as a kind of \\\'sex monster\\\'. In \\\'Death in Ecstacy\\\' acolytes Claude and Lionel are depicted as shrill and mincing. While she was at least willing to openly include gay characters in many of her novels, they are at the very best neutral (Ned Hanley in Photo Finish, Bertie Saracen in False Scent), more often treated with revulsion and never portrayed in a positive or heroic light.
