"That doesn't make him gay": How Fans Deny Queerness in The Righteous Gemstones and Other Recent Series

How do television viewers decide that characters are gay? Why is one viewer convinced by a scene where two men smile at each other, whereas another responds to a scene where they share a bed with "I don't see how that makes them gay"? This book examines scenes, situations, and structures that permit characters to be read as LGBT, including two same-sex characters as a romantic couple in the dark comedy/crime drama The Righteous Gemstones and other contemporary television series, contrasted ...