The "Sissy" Stereotype in Classic Hollywood

[Timestamped list of films below]
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In a time when homosexuality was illegal, 1930s Classic Hollywood films commonly had so-called “sissy” characters. Clearly coded as gay, their effeminate demeanor was presented for laughs and ridicule. While these characters were meant to be mocked, they triumphed in their own way. They were bold in expressing their identity, were typically engaged in careers they were passionate about, and lived how they pleased, without caring what anyone thought of them.

Timestamped list of films below.

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Films and Actors (when known) in Order of Appearance

Opening
Soda Squirt (1933)
Wonder Bar (1934)

After First Title Card/00:00:28
Call Her Savage (1932)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Franklin Pangborn in International House (1933)
Bobby Watson in Manhattan Parade (1931)
Hell’s Highway (1932)

After Second Title Card/00:01:27
Bobby Watson in Manhattan Parade (1931)
Drew Demorest in The Broadway Melody (1929)
Bobby Watson in Manhattan Parade (1931)
Franklin Pangborn in Only Yesterday (1933)

00:02:03
Bobby Watson in Manhattan Parade (1931)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)
Drew Demorest in The Broadway Melody (1929)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)
Drew Demorest in The Broadway Melody (1929)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)
Bobby Watson in Manhattan Parade (1931)

00:03:02
Coming Out Party (1934)
Bobby Watson in Manhattan Parade (1931)
Coming Out Party (1934)
Franklin Pangborn in International House (1933)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)
Franklin Pangborn in Professional Sweetheart (1933)
Bobby Watson in Manhattan Parade (1931)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)

00:04:04
Bobby Watson in Manhattan Parade (1931)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)
Soda Squirt (1933)
Harold Minjir in The Public Enemy (1931)
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)

00:05:04
Harold Minjir in The Public Enemy (1931)
Tyrell Davis in Our Betters (1933)
Call Her Savage (1932)
Soda Squirt (1933)