Stephen King and The LGBT Community

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Renowned Author Stephen King
Stephen King, a renowned horror story author, works hard to bring to light the issues with American society in relationship to the LGBT community throughout the 1980s. King says quite clearly throughout his novels, "Your parents won't help you. Teachers won't help you. The police and authorities won't help you." The society of the time was so closed off and narrow minded that most people were completely oblivious in regards to the LGBT community, and if they were, they were shameful and negative in relationship to it. It is so painful to see all of the hate throughout so many communities of America throughout the time and how they strove to make the LGBT community feel sunned and alone. All King does is point out the negativity and discrimination surrounding the subject. He leaves the interpretation and work to take action and make change up to the audience.

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