PAPER 2 ONLINE MEDIA TEXT 2: ATTITUDE
PAPER 2 ONLINE MEDIA TEXT 2: ATTITUDE HOMOSEXUALITY IN 1990S 1990 First gay pride event is held in Manchester. 4 gay men were murdered Hundreds of lesbians and gay men marched from the park where Boothe had been killed to Ealing town hall and held a candlelight memorial 1991 Queen singer Freddie Mercury announced that he had AIDS; he died the following day 1992 First pride festival was held in Brighton 1994 An amendment was introduced to lower the age of consent for homosexual acts from 21 to 16 in line with that for heterosexual acts; it was lowered to 18. HOW HAS THINGS CHANGED? Homosexuality is more socially acceptable In 2014, gay marriage was made legal in the UK A lot more allied compared to 1990s Less of a negative stigma Less of a stereotype that gay men are flamboyant and all lesbians are butch BARTHES MYTHOLOGIES Barthes believed that the pride flag is a symbol that is significant and powerful in the media; however on a denotative level it is some colours on a flag. On a co