Philadelphia – Prejudice on an Innocent ManTo this day, many members of the LGBTQ community are still fighting for their rights and to be accepted as they are. This community must challenge political beliefs such as same-sex marriage to change the societal norm because of who they choose to love and find their identity. Jonathon Demme's Film Philadelphia embodies the G and the Q in the LGBTQ community. The protagonist, Andrew Beckett, fights a constant battle with AIDS, but continues to excel in his job at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm. Beckett kept his identity to himself due to homophobic comments made by his boss for fear of losing his job. Soon, Beckett began showing what looked like lesions on her face. He was later sabotaged, resulting in him losing his job due to suspicions about Beckett's gay identity. This could have been called into question because of the link between the lesions and AIDS and homosexuality. Ironically, Beckett hires a biased lawyer, Joe Miller, to help him with his case of injustice and prejudice committed against him. Beckett and Miller won the case against the firm's top partners for firing him, but Beckett lost his own battle with AIDS and lost his life. The root of prejudice and discrimination against Beckett comes from the idea of ​​an oversexualized LGBTQ community derived from social media and Hollywood. The LGBTQ community has wanted to see same-sex romances flourish on screen for as long as cinema has existed, but overtime has had some consequences. It highlighted what people don't want to talk about and stereotyped all LGBTQ people with the same less wrecked, carefree, erotic lifestyles and behaviorisms. This is initially seen in middle of paper......and community. Like most LGBTQ films in Hollywood, Andrew Beckett dies from his fatal illness. The difference is that Beckett fought back and got justice. Not every gay movie has a protagonist who ends up winning anything. Becket had the ability to be himself and be accepted by his family. He died when he was “ready” and he was happy. He paid the consequences of his actions related to unprotected sex and the law firm associated the consequences of violating the "Federal Professions Act of 1973" (Philadelphia Film 38:00). The film ended on an even keel. Works Cited The Celluloid Closet. Real. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Perf. Various Arists. Columbia TriStar, 1995. Youtube.Philadelphia. Real. Jonathan Demme. By Ron Nyswanger. Perf. Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas and Joanne Woodward. TriStar Pictures, 1993. Youtube Crack.