Scrolling through the other blog posts, I was reminded of the recent controversy over Bohemian Rhapsody. While it was widely acclaimed and won a lot of awards, there were a few voices critiquing the movie for failing Freddie Mercury. Largely, the themes of these critiques were that the movie erased his bisexual identity and seemed to blame him getting AIDs on his promiscuity and bad choices.
This is the blog for History 128, LGBTQ History of the U.S., Claremont McKenna College, spring 2019. It is open only to members of the class. Please post items relevant to the themes of our course, and please comment on other posts as well. Check back regularly for updates!
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