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.
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]