1. IN VIDEOGAMES~ NIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC (JUHANI) JUHANI IN LOVE ENCHANTED ARMS (MAKOTO) MAKOTO VIDEO MAKOTO VIDEO IN BOOKS~ HARD LOVE BY ELLEN WITTLINGER GEOGRAPHY CLUB BY BRENT HARTINGER THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY IN VIDEOGAMES~ NIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC (JUHANI) JUHANI IN LOVE ENCHANTED ARMS (MAKOTO) MAKOTO VIDEO MAKOTO VIDEO IN BOOKS~ HARD LOVE BY ELLEN WITTLINGER GEOGRAPHY CLUB BY BRENT HARTINGER THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY In most RPG’s you can choose to have a relationship with a gay secondary character. This is the main purpose for the secondary character. However in literature secondary characters have more depth than that… In all these books the protagonist is confused about who they should be as a person while the secondary characters seem stronger and know who they are.

2.  yaoi manga yaoi manga  Romances between two young gay men that are created by woman for the female audience.  “A lot of the lesbian imagery that we see in American pop culture is meant to tantalize male viewers, the opposite is true in Japan.”

3. Buldungsroman Anti hero Parody Protagonist Antagonist Archetype Taboo Comedy Decadent  Stereotype  Satire

4.  Pederasty in Ancient Greece  Plato's SymposiumSymposium  Aristophanes  Karl-Maria Kertbeny “Homosexuality is regarded as shameful by barbarians and by those who live under despotic governments just as philosophy is regarded as shameful by them, because it is apparently not in the interest of such rulers to have great ideas engendered in their subjects, or powerful friendships or passionate love-all of which homosexuality is particularly apt to produce. ” ~Plato

5.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower-Stephen Chbosky  Alex Sanchez  The Rainbow Trilogy (Rainbow Boys etc...) ‏  Kissing Kate- Lauren Myracle  Geography Club- Brent Hartinger

6.  Popular literature and video games have helped to make modern culture more accepting toward homosexuality