Homosociality in Glee experiences a dramatic change due to the forming relationship between Kurt and Finn. The season one finale saw Kurt, a theatrical, uniquely dressed gay teen from glee club, moving in with Finn, the straight quarterback of the football team who also sings in the club, after their parents begin dating. While decorating the room, Finn calls Kurt’s decorations “faggy,” to which Kurt’s manly father Burt responds with kicking Finn out of the house (“Theatricality”). The relationship between the two is obviously strained and, in general, portrayed as a more traditional, hateful relationship between straight and gay men. However, with the premier of season two, glee took this complex relationship in a more modern direction. It
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Like shows that have come before it, Glee has set a precedent as a new type of ‘Gay TV,’ one that foresees an evolution to an even larger scale acceptance of homosexuality. Although it maintains some of the stereotypes of gay men, such as musicality and style choice, it breaks down many of the negative connotations and even relates some of them to the struggles of straight people. Specifically, the relationship between Kurt and Finn is a bond that introduced a new dynamic for gay and straight friends on television. When all of these aspects are brought together, a show is able to redefine what it is like to be gay on TV. The binary is shifting, and it is now accepted to be somewhere in the middle; somewhere between masculine and feminine, between gay and straight. With these fresh new ideas serving as a basis for what our culture could soon use to portray homosexuality, one may believe that there will be even greater representation of gay characters on television in the near future. With Glee serving as a positive advancement for the LGBTQ community, and its ability to normalize the ideas of homosexuality and homosociality, it has opened the door for many more opportunities for shows that wish to portray gay characters. However, this is just the first spark towards a yet to come era of gay
Like shows that have come before it, Glee has set a precedent as a new type of ‘Gay TV,’ one that foresees an evolution to an even larger scale acceptance of homosexuality. Although it maintains some of the stereotypes of gay men, such as musicality and style choice, it breaks down many of the negative connotations and even relates some of them to the struggles of straight people. Specifically, the relationship between Kurt and Finn is a bond that introduced a new dynamic for gay and straight friends on television. When all of these aspects are brought together, a show is able to redefine what it is like to be gay on TV. The binary is shifting, and it is now accepted to be somewhere in the middle; somewhere between masculine and feminine, between gay and straight. With these fresh new ideas serving as a basis for what our culture could soon use to portray homosexuality, one may believe that there will be even greater representation of gay characters on television in the near future. With Glee serving as a positive advancement for the LGBTQ community, and its ability to normalize the ideas of homosexuality and homosociality, it has opened the door for many more opportunities for shows that wish to portray gay characters. However, this is just the first spark towards a yet to come era of gay