Searching for more definitions of the new social role of Fag Hags, I have just discovered a documentary from 2005 that analyzes the role and characteristics of them. The documentary is called Fag Hags “Women who love gay men”, and it was produced by Red Queen Productions.
Fag Hags “Women who love gay men” is an hour-long documentary about the unique bonds that exist between women and gay men. Ranging from platonic friendship to romance, to unrequited love, the film profiles three couples in the midst of their “queer” love stories. Fag Hags also looks at a new generation of women who are reclaiming these two derogatory words as a badge of honour, including witty commentary from the queen of self-proclaimed Fag Hags, Margaret Cho.
Women throughout the film is the evolution of pop culture representations of these relationship, from the campy “sick and twisted” portrayal in the 1959 film Suddenly last summer to the popular television series Will and Grace. Funny, irreverent and poignant, Fag Hags go beyond Will and Grace to reveal the complexity of love and friendship between women and gay men.
Directed by: Justine Pimlott
Writer: Maya Gallus
Writer: Maya Gallus
If you click on this link, you will have access to this fantastic documentary. I have tried to find the movie in English, but you need to purchase the DVD. I only have found it in Spanish, so you will have problems to understand it, although some parts are in English. Sorry for that! I hope you enjoy it.
Laura.
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