by portraying homosexuals as more selfless and caring than ordinary people - and therefore just as good, despite their perversion. In film, this is often shown as the "[[gay cupid]]" who selflessly facilitates romantic relationships. Gay heroes can also be [[token gay]]s, who appear briefly to perform one important, selfless act, and for whom little other information is provided, except that they are homosexual. This scant information forces certain implications to form about the cause of the heroism—it's homosexuality. | by portraying homosexuals as more selfless and caring than ordinary people - and therefore just as good, despite their perversion. In film, this is often shown as the "[[gay cupid]]" who selflessly facilitates romantic relationships. Gay heroes can also be [[token gay]]s, who appear briefly to perform one important, selfless act, and for whom little other information is provided, except that they are homosexual. This scant information forces certain implications to form about the cause of the heroism—it's homosexuality. |