Seshiski: Southeast Journal of Language and Literary Studies
Vol 5 No 1 (2025): Volume 5 Issue 1 June 2025

THE PORTRAIT OF QUEER IN LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED MOVIE

Ainun, Sitti Nur (Unknown)
Rasiah, Rasiah (Unknown)
Koso, Halijah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2025

Abstract

This study focuses on the analysis of the representation of queer people, focusing on lesbians and gays, in the movie Love Is All You Need. It aimed to reveal the depiction of lesbians and gays as normal as the heterosexual people in real life. In analyzing the data, the writer applied descriptive qualitative research. Using both library and media research related to the study as the sources of analysis. The constructionist approach of Stuart Hall’s representation theory was utilized to analyze the movie. The director attempts to use the movie to change audiences’ perspectives towards LGBTQ people. The movie displays the depictions of lesbians and gays differently, in which they are portrayed as people who live normally in the world. The results of this study showed that the movie had normalized lesbians and gays by representing them as religious people, majority people, educated people, people with normal appearances, parents with happy children, and people with proper and high-position jobs. Moreover, it also revealed how lesbians and gays used the term ‘breeding season’ for the time in getting children.

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Journal Info

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seshiski

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Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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SESHISKI: Southeast Journal of Language and Literary Studies publishes research and scholarly papers that represent diverse research paradigms and theoretical orientations to consider language and literature across various populations, local and global locations, and perspectives.We welcome ...