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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Queer Cinema as a Taboo in the First Half of 20th Century
1.1 Winner Takes All -- Homosexuals as a Minority in American Society
1.1.1 Homosexuality in the World Context
1.1.2 Homosexuality in America
1.2 Homophobia as a Prevailing Attitude in the U.S. in the 20th Century and Before
1.2.1 Definition and Clarifications of Homophobia
1.2.2 Sources and Expressions of Homophobia
1.3 Definition of "Queer Cinema" and Scarcity of Queer Movies in the Early 20th Century
Chapter 2 Prosperity of Queer Cinema in Late 20th Century America and Homophobic Elements
2.1 Social Context of Late 20th Century America -- Homosexual Movements
2.2 Development of Queer Cinema in the Late 20th Century
2.3 Monsterisation of Homosexuals in Monster in the Closet
2.4 Homophobic Plots and Sympathy toward Homoexuals in Philadelphia
Chapter 3 Effects of Homophobia in American Queer Cinema
3.1 How mass media, especially movies, shape our world -- Cone Effect and Other Theories
3.1.1 Identity: Modern People's Mark of Mass Media
3.1.2 Cinema Representation
3.1.3 Cone-Effect Theory
3.2 Spoiled Homosexual Image -- Negative Representation
3.3 Public Sympathy -- Positive Representation
Chapter 4 From Tolerance to Acceptance -- A Long March
4.1 Go beyond Culture -- Psychological Solutions
4.2 Legal and Media Protections
Conclusion
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