To appreciate the current abundance of "nice" content, one must understand the historical context. For much of the 20th century, the Hays Code in Hollywood explicitly forbade the portrayal of "sexual perversion." When gay characters did begin to trickle into mainstream media in the 70s and 80s, they were often defined by tragedy.

The "Bury Your Gays" trope became a painful standard. Gay characters were rarely allowed happy endings; they were villains, victims of violence, or dying of disease. Entertainment for the gay community was often found in the shadows—in midnight movies, underground zines, and coded language. The idea of a gay character simply "getting nice" content—a rom-com, a happy ending, or a superhero storyline—seemed revolutionary.

The era of "gay getting nice entertainment content" isn't a fluke. It is a market correction. For forty years, the media told us that our love was a tragedy. We are now telling the media that we want to be bored.