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Gay men are sharing pictures of themselves kissing in an act of defiance in the wake of the Orlando shooting. Twitter/‏@barbarosansalfn

Why are we still scared of seeing two men kissing?

On screen or in public, why does the sight of men kissing continue to provoke controversy, censorship and even violence?
Frankie Alvarez as Agustin and O.T. Fagbenle as Frank in Looking. Foxtel

HBO’s Looking: the men on TV who just ‘happen to be gay’

Show a gay man on TV, and you immediately open yourself up to a degree of scrutiny that other artists usually have the privilege of avoiding. Representations of marginalised subjects on screen or in literature…

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