Was It Good For The Gays: ‘The Object Of My Affection'

Was The Film ‘The Object Of My Affection' Good For The Gay Community?

If you’re going to make a movie about queer people, you’re likely going to get a divisive response. Does it reinforce negative stereotypes? Does it provide an accurate cross-section of the diverse LGBT community? How many think pieces will it incite? In this regular column, we’ll look at depictions of queers in cinema and ask, Was It Good For The Gays? Today we look at Nicholas Hytner‘s 1998 romantic comedy, "The Object of My Affection."

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