The 1980s displayed a period of growing fears and death that plague the nation. The AIDS pandemic began at the start of the decade, which is the time period Comics Come Out spans over. This period consisted of hate towards queer people skyrocketing as people’s prejudices were “justified” through the virus to protect traditional, family values. Comics Comes Out cultivated three specific comics that I found to reflect similar experiences and stereotypes of gay men that run through society. These comics will describe the sex crazed stereotype of gay men in relation to societal pressures as well and contrasting with a romantic relationship to fight against the hate of the decade. BIlly Goes Out, page 38 through 44, takes place in New York City …show more content…
syndroom in the title is “status quo” as in regards to aligning oneself with a white man. Status quo is the existing state of affairs in regards to social issues, which is why by having his primary focus of sexual partners to be white men, a group known for their consistent hold on power, he has surpassed other black men by “upgrading” to a white man. In the final two paneles where he is arguing with Vince and the white man walks by, not only does Cy look at the man, but he turns his entire body away from Vince to watch the man. Vince had just told Cy an objectively emotionally heavy sentence that Cy does not know what love is and he completely ignores the black man in front of him to chase after a white man that does not acknowledge nor care for his existence. Due to the societal pressures to persuade black men to date outside their race has led to him utterly disregarding his …show more content…
Larry and Leonard conflict with the idea that gay men, much like the idea of straight men, only want a sexual relationship to fulfill a want. These men nearly fell into the trap that society of the 1980s may have expected from gay men; however, they found their way back to one another through a bond that the queer community was able to experience and