From Reality to the Screen: The Representation of Homophobic Bullying in 'Glee'

Abstract

This paper analyzes the role that the American tele vision show Glee played when representing the issue of homophobic bullying. From 2010 onwards an awareness to solve the problem has risen, and the consequent need to reform the school systems. Focusing on the three most significant episodes when considering the LGBT yout h's visibility in television, an attention will be given to aspects such as heterosexism or ho mophobia as some of the main sources for this controversy to keep occurring. This dissertati on will question if Glee has been relevant in causing the awareness of the said problem grow amon g its audience.