The Celluloid Closet, Directed By Epstein Friedman

Sexuality is a heated topic in nearly all societies. America is known for making huge advances towards sexuality, as the LGBT group gains more rights in the course of time. In many societies, the only known sexes are male and female, which translate to man and woman respectively. People who do not ascribe to the two sex statuses are deemed abnormal. Christianity and other religions have also contributed hugely towards the discrimination of other sexes in the society because holy scriptures indicate that male and female are the only approved sexes. Sexuality is the subject of “The Celluloid Closet,” a 1995 documentary directed by Epstein Friedman. The film reveals that ‘stray’ sexual orientations exist significantly in the society but culture is repressive towards the identification and enjoyment of such orientations.

A typical female feels so because the body’s physique and hormones are formed in sufficient proportions that make a female. Females have breasts, they experience menstruation, they become pregnant, and they are generally less muscular compared to males. Likewise, a male feels so because the body’s physique and hormones are formed in sufficient proportions that make a male. There are other categories that do not have the same biological formations as typical males and females. Perhaps gays and lesbians are the most common. In essence, gays and lesbians are men and women respectively who feel the opposite of what their counterparts do feel in the typical male and female orientations. It is common for a man to develop feelings towards a woman and vice versa, but the opposite is true for gays and