#homophobia doesn’t always shout; it often whispers. It becomes the internal voice that says 'don’t be like that'. The voice that turns affection into shame; desire into self-doubt. Those ghosts linger, resulting in a subtle melancholia; grief for a love one feels unworthy to have. #AllofUsStrangers
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Homophobia, heteronormativity and melancholia: A psychoanalytic essay on the film All of Us Strangers
This paper explores the impact of homophobia, internalised homophobia and heteronormativity on the psychic lives of some gay men, as depicted in the film “All of Us Strangers”. Themes of Oedipal re...
