The Gay Community - Representation

personally i do not think that any of the gay members of LGSM come across across as gay if were going to guess using stereotypical views, the film has not portrayed the characters i think in the way the audience will expect. the way they are represented is less about the fact that they are gay but more about what they face and have to go through considering other characters feelings and views towards homosexual people. the only scene that brings connotations of the stereotypical characterisations of flamboyancy and theatrical pose would probably be Jonathan's dance scene at the miners club in south wales, the facial expressions Jonathan makes emphasises his desire to make the performance dramatic, he is in his element and is so in the moment that he walks up onto the table as if its  a catwalk and all the men have to move their pints.



we are first introduced to Mark when he is at his flat watching Margaret thatcher on the television with piercing distaste, this is where he first hears about the miner strike. the second time we see him is at the pride march where he meets with mike and Steph, this is an important scene as this is the first time mark pitches the idea of fundraising for the miners, we can tell how determined he is due to his desire to get his friends to get on board with him, mark cares about this particular idea because he knows that him and his friends have went through the same thing that the miners are going through so in relation to this particular reason we can tell why mark voices his idea so passionately when mike seem unsure. we can tell that mark thinks and feels for others, he is a good person who wants to help.