Gay villains in film

The presence of a gay/bisexual villain in Skyfall also allows for a new name to be made of the previously problematic spy films.

Image: 'Rope' film still Pop culture guru David Ferguson is back with a list of bad gays, queer villains and LGBTQ+ characters you can’t help but like even when they’re at their worst. I was thinking the other day about how far we have come from the days where a lot of gay characters in TV and movies seemed to be the inoffensive best friends.

The primary villain of The Road Warrior, the second film in the Mad Max series, heads up a very obviously gay motorcycle gang bent on usurping one of the world’s last supplies of oil.

Today, we’ll explore the gayest villains of Golden Age Hollywood films, unearthing the layers of repression and desire that fueled their menacing personas.