They are the people who decided which films we were going to show. “All credit goes to the programmers at Turner Classic Movies. In an interview with Q Voice News, Karger discusses Hollywood’s gay and lesbian history, the selected movies and the Hays Code. As a result, many directors and actors implemented coded depictions or language of LGBTQ themes or topics. The series, coupled with FilmStruck’s “Gay and Lesbian Cinema” showcase, spotlights 35 movies that explore LGBTQ themes in movies and recognize numerous queer actors, actresses and artists whose talents helped them overcome anti-LGBTQ roadblocks.įor example, from 1930 to 1968, the major film studios had to follow the Hays Code, a set or moral guidelines that, among other things, that forbid same-sex love or physical intimacy. Entertainment journalist Dave Karger and author and historian William Mann host the series.
For Pride Month, Turner Classic Movies has celebrated Haines’ achievements in its “Gay Hollywood” series, which airs every Thursday in June.
