title: We are family? Spanish law and lesbian normalization in Hospital Central.
abstract: After four decades of a repressive dictatorial regime during which homosexuality was banned and punished with prison sentence and electroshock, Spain became a democratic country in 1978. The social, political, and legal debates previous to the passing of the law on same-sex marriage in June 2005 fueled lesbian visibility in the media. Considering that the emergence of lesbian representation has been linked to these social and political changes, our contribution centers on the ways in which the prime time TV series Hospital Central unravels as a vehicle for the normalization of lesbian relationships and families as addressed to a mostly heterosexual audience.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Filologíía Inglesa y Alemana, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. mocalvo@unizar.es
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Maite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escudero
mesh_terms: D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011640:Public Policy; D013030:Spain; D013690:Television