
1930--Hollywood ProductionCode forbids homosexuality in movies
1942--US Military bars homosexuals
1947--17 year old Keneth Anger makes homo-erotic film,Fire works
1955--1st national lesbian organization Daughters of Bilitis,is founded
1961--IIIinois is first state to decriminalize homosexuality
1965--NYC Commissioner conducts "anti-smut" campain
1966--NOW is founded
1967--The Advocate begins publication
1968--Andy Warhol is shot by Valerie Solauas
1969--In NYC,police raid the Stonewall Inn
1972--1st meeting of "Parents and Friendsof Lesbians & Gays"(PFLAG)
1973--Am.Psych Assoc. declares homo-sexuality not a psychiatric disorder
1977--Bily Crtstal palys gay character on SOAP
1984--Wall Street Journal allows use of the word "gay"
1985--THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK wins Academy Award of Documentary
Rock Huason dies of AIDS
1989--Two gay men in bed are shown on THIRTY SOMETHING
1991--Martino Navritalova comes out
1992--BASIC INSTINCT opens to protests by gay and lesbian activists
1993--Kd Lang coms out
1994--Tom Hanks wins Academy Award for PHILADELPHIA
1997--Ellen Degeneres comes out
1998--WILL & GRAE premieres on NBC
1999--Hiary Swank wins Academy Award for BOYS DON'T CRY
2001--Jerry Falwell blaes 9/11 on "the gays and lesbians"
2002--Rosie O'Donnell comes out
2003--QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY
2004--Same-sex marriage become legal in Massachusetts
2005--Gay network LOGO premieres
之前看了大量同志题材的影片,到后期是希望能够在当中看到的不是他们的悲哀与可怜,而是对自己的正视,对生活的向往。自从李安的一部《断背山》把这一题材 的电影获得更多的关注,也让这一小众得到更多的关注。当时李安此片的成功让我真有冷笑一阵。李安作为华裔导演,从他上部《卧虎藏龙》的成功就开始了国内古 装大片的跟风,而由于这次《断背山》的同性恋题材,而让国内的导演都望而却步。这类题材在国内公映是有相当困难的,首先从电检就很难过关,把国人的 那种跟风作为狠狠的一批。