Three Months Is A Part Of The New Queer Canon

The AIDS trope has remained a negative for the queer community

The “AIDS trope” is a recurring theme in queer and LGBTQ+ TV and film that essentially depicts queer people suffering and dying from HIV and AIDS.

Take, for example, all the queer classics that have defined queer entertainment for the last couple of decades. Think of Angels in America, The Normal Heart, Pose, It’s a Sin, Philadelphia, Rent, Dallas Buyers Club, and more. All pieces of queer media that have lived on in our cultural context, yet describe a world where getting HIV means death and suffering.

These works, ranging from the early days of AIDS to the last couple of years, fail to show the updated truth about living with HIV or AIDS: where people who are diagnosed can live long and happy lives.