To what extent are these representations of queerness (whether of sexual orientation or gender) still relevant to us today?

1. Both Fun Home and Paris is Burning depict “queerness” as it existed in the past. To what extent are these representations of queerness (whether of sexual orientation or gender) still relevant to us today? You might consider issues such as the closet, “labels,” the lines demarcating gay men from trans men, or other issues that you would like to focus on.
2. Both Fun Home and Paris is Burning depict queerness in proximity to death. Fun Home features a family whose business is funerals; in Paris is Burning, the figure of Venus Xtravaganza dies before the film production is complete. What is the connection between queerness and death?

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