Philadelphia - Prejudice on an Innocent Man To this day, many members of the LGBTQ community are still fighting for their rights and to be accepted for who they are. This community must challenge political beliefs like same-sex marriage to change the social norm of who they choose to love and to find their own identity. Jonathon Demme's Film Philadelphia embodies the G and Q in the LGBTQ community. The protagonist, Andrew Beckett, is fighting an ongoing battle with AIDS but has continued to excel in his work at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm. Beckett kept his identity to himself due to some homophobic comments made by his boss out of fear of losing his job. Soon, Beckett began to show what appeared to be lesions on his face. He was then sabotaged which caused him to lose his job due to suspicion of Beckett's gay identity. This could have been questioned due to the linking of lesions to AIDS and AIDS to homosexuality. Beckett ironically proceeds to hire a prejudiced lawyer, Joe Miller, to help him with his case of injustice and prejudicial actions against him. Beckett and Miller won their lawsuit against the firm's principal partners for firing him, but Becket lost his battle with AIDS and lost his life. The root of prejudice and discrimination against Beckett is driven by the idea of ​​an overly sexualized LGBTQ community derived from social media and Hollywood. The LGBTQ community has wanted to see same-sex romances blossom on screen for as long as cinema has existed, but overtime there have been some consequences. It has brought to light what people don't want to talk about and stereotyped all LGBTQ people with the same destructive, carefree and erotic lifestyles and behaviors. This is seen initially with… half of the card… a community. Like most LGBTQ films in Hollywood, Andrew Beckett dies from his fatal disease. The difference is that Beckett defended himself and got justice. Not every gay movie has a protagonist who ends up winning something. Becket had the ability to be himself and be accepted by his family. He died when he was “ready” and happy. He paid the consequences for his actions by having unprotected sex and the law firm paid the consequences for violating the “Federal Vocational Act of 1973” (Philadelphia Film 38:00). The film ended on a level playing field Works Cited The Celluloid Closet. Dir. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Perf. Various Artists. Columbia TriStar, 1995. Youtube.Philadelphia. Directed by Jonathan Demme. By Ron Nyswanger. Perf. Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas and Joanne Woodward. TriStar Pictures, 1993. Youtube Crackle.