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What's the Fuss With Gay Nostalgia?

It’s cosy, it’s fun, but is it holding us back?
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There’s more gays on telly at the moment than you can shake a glittery stick at. We are, you could say, in the middle of a gay renaissance. Will and Grace, Queer Eye; the absolute obsession with everything Call Me By Your Name, even the promised L-Word reboot. Everyone loves a bit of nostalgia, don’t they, looking back at simpler times, easier times, nicer times. But maybe this spate of culture that reimagines the queer past is actually a tiny bit problematic. Yes, yes, representation is brilliant and important -- but does it leave us in a time warp, rather than allowing us to move forward?

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