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When art does justice to reality

It is often rare in the society that we live in where you watch a series on television or on your mobile that gives you a glimpse of the realities of the community that you belong in. This was the experience I received when I watched the superb Ryan Murphy produced  Hollywood . The series revolves around the narrative of young actors and actresses as they aim to make it in Tinseltown  whilst producing and starring in a movie that might change the way that representation is done in Hollywood. Ryan Murphy The story is a very great storyline but the one aspect of the series that got my attention was the representation of gay men that was done in the series. It is a known fact that Ryan Murphy is never one to shy away from representation in his work. The series did justice to portray the harsh realities that we as gay men face in a world where you are told that it is an abomination to love another man and deny us of the right to walk in public, holding hands with the person that