Week 6: Underground Comics

Underground comics were probably the first xxx source of entertainment to media. The sexual and drug use subtext states how this is no ordinary comic for all age groups. During this week one of the comics I read was the Gay Comics. I had given this comic a chance to see what aspect of homosexuality that it was going to lean towards. It really surprised me that there was even a source of genre towards gays in the media during this time period were we were just getting past civil acts towards race, now we are going into a new era that is becoming more discoverable in society. I fell in love with the comic just after reading the first couple of pages. As a homosexual male, many of the stories in this comic book were relatable and funny to read. All of the stories stayed on the concept nature of gay/lesbian culture and what it’s like to live in our world. Most of the jokes had to do with the hook up scene in gay culture, which justifies how sex with no strings attached was normal and if one were to get attached, more than likely the chances are that they would get ignored. An example of that was Cruise’s introduction to Dirty Old Lovers. The two main characters were in an open relationship and most of the time during the comic, they were drooling over other men in front of each other. This gave the reader a common view of open relationships in the gay community.

One comic that did bring topic to an influential matter in the gay community was the Cy Ross and the S.Q. Syndrome. This comic brought on the issues of being sexually racist, which is even an issue in the gay community today. Out of many the discussions that we hear in the gay community including violence, rejection, and stereotypes, I feel that sexual discrimination should be a more discussion of awareness.