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Inevitably, there are always statements of the “what does it matter, we’re all people, who cares” variety around discussions such as this. But it matters a lot. For LGBT people to see themselves represented on screen is a vital part of not feeling alone, and feeling accepted. And for straight people to see LGBT people on screen, it normalizes an experience that may not be their own. Ultimately, it works out better for everyone (except homophobes, but they’ll be fine).

Rebecca Nicolson on Ellen coming out in the 90′s and the importance of LGBT representation. 

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I shall always remember that smile. What world did it come from?

Elie Wiesel, Night (1956)

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Ernst Haas A woman admiring a statue, Paris, France 1954

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Ernst Haas  A Rainy Day in Paris, France 1954

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Ernst Haas A summer day in Montmarte, Paris 1954

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Ernst Haas View from a roof in New York, 1952

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Ernst Haas  View from Notre Dame, Paris 1955

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An indefinite longing, that she had only been vaguely conscious of at times before, became now a recognizable wish. Carol (2015) dir. Todd Haynes

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And suddenly the whole world of the last month, like a tremendous lie, cracked and almost toppled. Carol (2015) dir. Todd Haynes