Difference between revisions of "Bend It Like Beckham"
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*Tony, a homosexual boy (included to challenge the expectation "that Indian men can’t be gay") | *Tony, a homosexual boy (included to challenge the expectation "that Indian men can’t be gay") | ||
*Jules, a (possibly) homosexual girl | *Jules, a (possibly) homosexual girl | ||
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| + | Marcia Ellen Beevre said the movie "contains strong anti-homophobic messages."<ref> [http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art18701.asp Bend It Like Beckham - What Might Have Been]</ref> | ||
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[[category:movies]] | [[category:movies]] | ||
[[category:gay-friendly]] | [[category:gay-friendly]] | ||
Revision as of 14:32, September 30, 2013
Bend It Like Beckham is a gay-friendly soccer movie set in the UK. The movie was originally written to portray a lesbian relationship between the two main characters. One or two of the main characters are portrayed as "gay":
- Tony, a homosexual boy (included to challenge the expectation "that Indian men can’t be gay")
- Jules, a (possibly) homosexual girl
Marcia Ellen Beevre said the movie "contains strong anti-homophobic messages."[1]