Queer Representation on TV
According to Diane Raymond, what are
the three tropes that are prevalent in television sitcom’s representation of
LGBTQ characters? Why is she critical of these tropes? How do they represent
queer sexualities and identities in a way that maintains compulsory
heterosexuality (ensure that you explain this concept)? To illustrate your
response, draw upon an example from either Ellen coming out episode (found in
the Week 6 lecture) or from another ‘queer’ television sitcom.





