GLBTQ in TV & Film

1. GLBTQ in TV & Film brought to you by the WOU Safe Zone Committee

2. Introductions • Name • Major/year in School or Department • Where are you from? • Why are you here (what do you want to get from this session)?

3. Who is the WOU Safe Zone? • Students, staff, and faculty make up the WOU Safe Zone • The WOU Safe Zone Committee works with the LGBTQQIA campus group, Triangle Alliance • Safe Zone trainers can come into classes, clubs, and residence halls to facilitate educational programming on LGBTQQIA topics

4. GLBTQ—XYZ… What??? • Gay • Lesbian • Bisexual • Trans (Transgender, Genderqueer…) • Queer • And a few more… • Questioning • Intersex • Ally

5. “PG” • What are your reactions to the clips of the movies? What are your feelings toward the media? • How do these clips affect heterosexual people? GLBTQ people? • Are these messages pervasive? Is it an issue for our WOU student population or to society? Why? • In what ways did the video foster stereotypical images of GLBTQ individuals? • What are your thoughts about the children’s reactions and comments to the images in the films? • Most of these movies were released in the early 90’s. How has media relating to GLBTQ people changed since then?” “PG” is a clip from the documentary “It’s Elementary”, a Women’s Educational Media film.

6. Mainstream TV & film • Modern Family, ABC. http://www.hulu.com/watch/105224/modern-family-locked-in • The Wire, HBO.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvINLBeRPQM • Will & Grace, Lifetime.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81SEAXiazIA

7. Mainstream TV & film • Jennifer’s Body http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEq1yxjk8FQ • Milk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufhZ2yUHj9Y

8. Targeted TV & film • The L Word, Showtime. http://www.sho.com/site/video/brightcove/series/title.do?bcpid=14034153001&bclid=11912164001&bctid=12021389001 • Queer As Folk, Showtime http://www.sho.com/site/video/brightcove/series/title.do?bcpid=16892333001&bclid=1311281521&bctid=1311281520

9. Targeted TV & film • Imagine Me & You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98erlm_4GE8

10. Thoughts on clips • What did you see in the clips? How did they make you feel? • How would the clips affect heterosexual people? GLBTQ people? • What kind of messages do the clips send? • How has the climate in media changed over time? • How could characters like the ones in these clips be portrayed more positively?

11. WOU Safe Zone Mission The Western Oregon University Safe Zone program seeks to form a network of students, faculty and staff committed and trained to provide safe, non-judgmental and supportive contacts for all WOU community members regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer (GLBTQ) issues. It is symbolic of a willingness and a commitment to provide an atmosphere of unqualified acceptance and assistance. How can we all work towards achieving this mission here at Western?

12. The WOU Safe Zone is YOU! Sign up to attend a Safe Zone training! Become a Safe Zone ally! Become a Safe Zone trainer! Join the Safe Zone Committee!

13. Where to find out more? • Resources: www.wou.edu/SafeZone http://www.campuspride.org/ http://www.diversitycentral.com/ http://www.sjti.org/resources.html http://www.stophate.org/ http://www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/ wfc/index.html