Homosexuality in Pre-Codes: “Coded” Lesbians

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Because it was banned by the Production Code, coded signals, behaviors, and character types were used to suggest lesbianism without ever naming it. Prolonged gazes between women, masculine costumes such as tuxedos, devoted companions, all-female environments such as prisons, etc., allowed suggestive content while giving filmmakers plausible deniability with the SRC and censor boards.

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