 Aims and Objectives
Outrate.net exists so that people who want an alternative commentary related to gay cinephilia, can have one Outrate.net was launched in April 2003 with the aim of providing an alternative media space for the critical consideration of gay-themed cinema and gay cinema spectatorship.
Outrate.net rejects the Vito Russo doctrine: gay liberationist activism in the form of gay film criticism. Instead of grading films on how they represent gay identities, outrate.net grades films on their merits as films.
Crap films, regardless of how sweet and fabulous their gay characters and/or storylines may be, are criticized, while better films, regardless of whether or not they promote positive gay role models, are praised. Outrate also commentates on the gay cultural response to gay-themed films.
METHODS
Outrate.net has three main sections: film reviews, interviews, and features. outrate.net pursues its aims and objectives by critically reviewing gay-themed films, talking with people about gay cinema spectatorship, and detailed essays that explore related ideas.
Writers include:
Gary Morris, editor of Bright Lights Film Journal
Matthew Rettenmund, author of Totally Awesome 80s and Blind Items
Ed Gonzalez, of slantmagazine.com
Jaap Kooijman, teacher of media studies at the University Of Amsterdam
Gordon Wallace, editor of Honcho, Inches and Mandate magazines.
Rich Merritt, author of "Secrets Of A Gay Marine Porn Star"
Outrate.net features illuminating interviews with:
Camille Paglia
Mark Simpson
Billy Hayes
Wayne Koestenbaum
Aiden Shaw
Bruce LaBruce CONTACT
For all enquiries or any feedback: mark (@) outrate.net
STATS
outrate.net welcomes around two thousand unique visitors a day. Outrate visitors view, on average, around 2-3 pages per session.
SUBMISSIONS
We want you! outrate.net is always looking to feature work from new contributors.
At present, outrate.net counts Matthew Rettenmund, the author of “Totally Awesome 80’s”, “Boy Culture” and “Blind Items”, Gary Morris, the editor of Bright Lights Film Journal, and Jaap Kooijman, who teaches media at the University of Amsterdam, among its contributors. If you think the content here is your kind of thing, then please send your reviews directly.
ADVERTISING
Some of our visitors have commented that they are uncomfortable with the porn ads. We have no objection to featuring these ads, since we feel that anyone who finds their way to a gay-themed site shouldn't really be too rattled by a picture of two men fucking. We depend on our porn affiliate programs to support our operating costs, since the non-porn affiliate programs we tried simply didn't produce any revenue. We are, however, open to advertisements of any kind and have recently commenced a BlogAds program, and you can take out such an ad by clicking here. CONTACT
The one-stop contact for outrate.net is the site's curator, Mark Adnum. Email: mark (@) outrate.net Outrate.net: Homosexuality and Movies ... Re-Viewed
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