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TW: mental illness, suicide, substance abuse.
Why does it seem like the female characters in every “lesbian film” from the 90s and 2000s are suffering from mental illness and die? On this episode we discuss stereotypical portrayals of queer women, mental health, and the infamous Dead Lesbian Syndrome -- and what alternative stories we should be focusing on instead. We talk with Caroline Osander, leader of PsykInfo and organizer of the film festival “Don’t Fear The Weird,” which aims to break and challenge society’s taboos about mental illness. Please note that the interview is in Danish, but you can find episode transcripts in both Danish and English on mixcopenhagen.dk.
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By MIX COPENHAGEN5
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TW: mental illness, suicide, substance abuse.
Why does it seem like the female characters in every “lesbian film” from the 90s and 2000s are suffering from mental illness and die? On this episode we discuss stereotypical portrayals of queer women, mental health, and the infamous Dead Lesbian Syndrome -- and what alternative stories we should be focusing on instead. We talk with Caroline Osander, leader of PsykInfo and organizer of the film festival “Don’t Fear The Weird,” which aims to break and challenge society’s taboos about mental illness. Please note that the interview is in Danish, but you can find episode transcripts in both Danish and English on mixcopenhagen.dk.
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