June 21, 1999 at 12:00 am #15249
Matthew
Participant
Shakespeare in Love is a movie with minimal factual comment on the Bard’s sexual orientation. Historians have concluded quite confidently that at the very least, Shakespeare was bisexual if not gay. (I know he was married, but then so are a lot of men who partake in homosexual acts.) The underlying message is A) Homosexual love affairs are not worthy of the big screen and B) Gays are denied more visibility/acceptance by having their historical icons denied. The shear success of the movie will obliterate the actual facts of this gentleman and his diverse sexual orientation.