Challenging Heterosexism from the «Other» Point of View

As opposed to many of their more reserved predecessors, modern television serials such as Queer as Folk and The L Word , which concentrate predominantly on queer characters, dare to include numerous highly controversial story lines, feature explicit sex scenes and reflect upon previously tabooed aspects in their depiction of homosexuality. Challenging Heterosexism from the Other Point of View discusses how these specifically queer shows fulfill a function of challenging institutionalized attitud