Queer gaze

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Queer gaze is a term used in film and media that describes an interpretive perspective in visual arts and criticism that centers on the perspectives of LGBTQ+ people.

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Background

It builds on earlier concepts like the male gaze and female gaze. [1] Gaze theory analyzes the relationships between the observer and the observed. [2] Eliza McDonough argues this is disrupting the male gaze. [3] This gaze builds upon the earlier gazes by moving beyond and changing the view perspective, which increases media representation while including previously marginalized groups. [4]

Etymology

Usage of this term dates back to at least 2003 when it was used in the title of a thesis The Queer Gaze by Tim Wray. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Moss, Molly (April 3, 2019). "Thoughts on a Queer Gaze". 3:am Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ Watts, Linda S. "Gaze Theory". The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. doi:10.4135/9781483375519.n263 . Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ McDonough, Eliza (2020). "Radical Queer Gazes : How lesbian and nonbinary contemporary photographers are destabilizing the male gaze". Sotheby's Institute of Art. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "A Gaze into Gender". Shorthand Stories. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ Wray, Tim (2003). "The Queer Gaze" (PDF). University of Weimar. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
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