Examples Of Homosexuals In The 1950's

An important point is that social attitudes in the 1950s, the knowledge of queer theory which is stated that the concept of gender is constructed by gender ideology and the inconstant identity of human can circulate through the life experiences are not stated as a central role in the society. Definitively, it means that the perception about the homosexuality is complicated to achieve and unacceptable for most people in the society. Thus, it is showed that the homosexuality is regarded as a prohibition in some way which can be seen through the example as follows: According to the following example, it illustrates the restricted liberation and expression of homosexuals in the 1950s. It can be seen how homosexuals at that time behave themselves in front of people through the expression of love between homosexual protagonists of the story, Carol and Therese.
Carol teased her, leaning on her shoulder as they stood in front of a cigarette machine, touching her foot under tables. It made Therese limp and tense at the same time. She thought of people she had seen holding hands in movies, and why shouldn't she and Carol? Yet when she simply took Carol's arm as they stood choosing a box of candy in a shop, Carol murmured, "Don't."
(Carol. 1952: 193)
From the example, it is showed that Therese thinks of the physical expression of love that happens in the movies and asks herself that why she and Carol cannot obviously do it in the public. Conversely, Carol always tries to hide her actions and expressions of love for Therese away from the eyes of people. Thus, when Therese decides to show it up in the public, Carol dissuades her not to do like that from the message, “Carol murmured, “Don't.”” It can be claimed that the love and expression of homosexuals are limited in the 1950s because of the social