I think that the article perfectly reflects how portrayals of gay people within the media have become a 'double-edged sword' in their attempts to adhere to how gay people can be acceptable to 'straight' mainstream society. Of course, I believe that the greater visibility of gay characters on TV is a positive, progressive step towards acceptance and gay equality, yet these portrayals consistently play up to demeaning gay strereotypes that only serve to reinforce homophobic cliches. Yet why does Coronation Street's token queer have to be depicted as a squealing, fluffy, asexual queen and why are Will and Grace's two resident gay boys both dubiously lacking in not just a boyfriend, but any discernible sexuality altogether. 
Writers and producers should be far more concerned by advancing current attitudes to homosexuality by creating 'ordinary', sexual gay characters with just as many flaws and emotional complexties as their hetero counterparts, rather than regurgitating the same tired line-up of fey pantomime dames. 
Ultimately, all that differentiates gays from straights is something so irrelevant and inconsequential as sexual preference, and until the media grasps this basic fact, it seems we're going to have to grit our teeth and tolerate it.

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