It’s no secret that Hollywood has a
long-standing history of “straightening” depictions of historical figures in
film. With the adoption of the Motion Picture Production Code in the U.S. in
1930, it was forbidden to portray “sex perversion” in the movies (film
industries in other countries were subjected to similar restrictions).
Coincidentally (or not), very few films were made about people known to be gay
or bisexual.
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