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* One of the main reasons why ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' has not aged well as a movie. [[Denzel Washington]] looking across the dance floor to see [[Tom Hanks]] and his partner waltzing together, and nodding as if to say "Yes... yes... gay people can dance too" was a [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]] message at the time. Indeed, ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' [[Fair for Its Day|was being made at a time when homosexuals were still being scapegoated for HIV]], which the film specifically addresses.
* A classic example is the 1919 silent film ''Different From The Others'', starring Conrad Veidt ([[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari|yes, that one]]) as a gay violinist who ends up being blackmailed by an extortionist.
* Another "gay man blackmailed" film with an anti-homophobia message is ''Victim'', which was an [[Anvilicious|Anvil dropped so heavily]] it is part of the reason [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|homosexuality was decriminalized in Britain]].
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