"The stereotypes of lesbians being depicted as objects of ridicule and pity are fierce and relentless. Among the films GLAAD has identified in recent months as perpetuating damaging myths and stereotypes, and as potentially fueling anti-gay violence, are Meet the Applegates, in which lesbianism is portrayed as a social problem, like alcohol abuse and drug addiction, and lesbians are portrayed as man-hating stereotypes; The Silence of the Lambs, depicting an apparently gay man as a cross-dressing serial murderer who removes his female victims skin to make clothing for himself; and Too Much Sun, based on the absurd premise that lesbians and gay men are incapable of having children and replete with stereotypical characterizations. GLAAD has also led the recent outcry over Basic Instinct, currently in production for Carolco Pictures (the same company that is currently distributing the bigotry-drenched Andrew Dice Clay concert film). The script for Basic Instinct, which sold for $3 million last year, features three lesbian or bisexual women as murderers, including one extremely stereotypical character who is portrayed as hating men and as having killed her brother when she was 14 "because she was tired of him getting all the attention." Turning upside down the real nature of hate crimes against lesbians and gay men in this country, all the violence in this picture is perpetrated by women, and all the victims are heterosexual men."
"Other recent films with negative portrayals or negative references to lesbians and gay men include The Sheltering Sky, Kindergarten Cop, The Doors, Pacific Heights, The Hot Spot, The End of Innocence, and Queens Logic. Films soon to be released that are reported to contain more negative stereotypes include Ticking Man, The Dancing Shiva and The Linguini Incident. Offensive portrayals and references to gays and lesbians in 1990 films appeared in The Rookie, The King of New York, Repossessed, Bird on a Wire, House Party, Miller's Crossing, Q & A, Darkman, Presumed Innocent, Men at Work and Wild at Heart."