Lesbians on Television by Kate McNicholas Smith;

Author:Kate McNicholas Smith;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Book Network Int'l Limited trading as NBN International (NBNi)

Identification

As they re-circulate, secure and re-imagine LGBTQ+ characters and narratives, fan publics mobilize identificatory scenes of intelligible queer lives. The fans I interviewed spoke of the relatability of these characters, and their experiences of secret queer desires, coming out, family struggles and first relationships. As Jensen argues, ‘the Naomily storyline has therefore created the foundation for a shared inspirational idea – a junction from which people with same-sex desires have developed a community of symbolic mirrors in which they can reflect themselves in the fictional characters and in each other’ (Jensen 2013: n.pag.). As one interviewee described:

We can relate to that because with Emily she sort of knew she was gay and then when she admitted it to herself she just had to come out to everyone. Her group accepted her, but her family didn’t. If you’re gay, lesbian, or bi we know that we always have this fear of coming out to our family and wondering if they will accept it or not.

(Skins fan, 2013)

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