Gay and lesbian aspects of movies were not favored in post-classical Hollywood and often times directors had to use hidden meanings in order to portray a gay relationship in films. Whenever homosexual relationships were used on stage they were shown in bad light in order to discourage this behavior in real-life. As more movies appeared showing homosexual aspects, a new series of stereotypes came about depicting gays. Being gay was represented as unnatural and unfit for society. The sissy, the dike, the unnatural woman, all showed the audience the side effects of being gay. These stereotypes not only added to the already prejudiced minds of regular people but also infused gays with feelings of worthlessness and disgrace. The stereotypes portrayed by homosexual movies also depend on the authorship of the films. It is very easy to determine whether the director of a film is gay or really in tune with gay culture by the way homosexual characters are shown in their movies. If they are stereotyped against then it's safe to say that the director himself is either prejudiced or so ignorant that he deviates for a truthful portrayal. Movies in which homosexuals are shown as day to day people and are treated equally are rare to find, however, there has been growing number of films which advocate gay equality in the past few years. As our culture begins to learn more about gay culture, then Hollywood will, in turn, change it's negative portrayal of homosexuals and try to rectify the decades of anti-homosexual messages it has sent out.
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