Just as American society has changed dramatically from decade to decade, so has Queer cinema.
Taking us from a time when Lgbtq Characters were often represented as either caricatures or figures of farce, this lively yet authoritative reference explores the sea change ushered in by such stars as Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s and \'40s, androgynous figures such as Montgomery Clift, James Dean, and Marlon Brando in the \'50s, and closeted gay men such as Rock Hudson and Liberace.
Just as American society has changed dramatically from decade to decade, so has Queer cinema