When talking about queer theory I instantly thought of one the most heralded films of the year, Moonlight. Moonlight is a story about a boy who comes from a broken unloving home. His mother is a drug addict and the boy’s father is never truly apart of his life. With all the turmoil and no real direction we watch the three different stages in his life as he tries to find his true identity and a sense of belonging.What strikes me most about the film is how unspoken Chiron’s sexuality is. It lies underneath the narrative, yet is key component to Chiron’s character all without being explicitly expressed in the movie. It emerge in unlikely moments, for example the intimate scene that he and his friend Kevin share when they are younger, or when he dream about him just before being reunited at the end of the movie. I think this is a reminder that regardless of a persons sexuality that love and human connection can find it’s way into even the darkest and closed off situations. Another reason why I found the Moonlight narrative particularly interesting is because of the lack of gay or homosexual stereotypes portrayed in the film. A lot of gay television or movies characters can be overly flamboyant. But in Moonlight without some pivotal scenes they would be no indication that Chiron is queer. In fact throughout most of the movie the character Chiron seems to take the role of a straight black male. This side of the narrative is important for people to see because it shows the challenges of queer individuals that have to deal with the burdens of traditional stereotypes, in this case traditional stereotypes about masculinity.