SICK AND DIRTY: HOLLYWOOD'S GAY GOLDEN AGE AND THE MAKING OF MODERN QUEERNESS BY MICHAEL KORESKY Fidgets intertwined history of dwarfs and

intertwined history of dwarfs and elves

death comes down from the mountain where the orc king dwells

the beds are soft

noble Houses politic constantly for power

capable of flying over foes and flocking into perfect formations

SICK AND DIRTY: HOLLYWOOD'S GAY GOLDEN AGE AND THE MAKING OF MODERN QUEERNESS BY MICHAEL KORESKY Fidgets intertwined history of dwarfs andFrom the 1930s to the 1960s, the Motion Picture Production Code severely restricted what Hollywood cinema could depict. This included any inference of the lives of homosexuals. In a landmark 1981 book, gay activist Vito Russo famously condemned Hollywood's censorship regime, lambasting many midcentury films as the bigoted products of a celluloid closet. But there is more to these movies than meets the eye. In this insightful, wildly entertaining book,