Sleepaway Camp (1983): "Mad Stabber's Beat"

Here at Spooky Tuesday, we love to make things gayer, but it doesn’t get much more gay than Sleepaway Camp (1983). While the movie can be pretty problematic when taken for the film it was intended to be, a more modern perspective and death-of-the-author approach can transform it into a deeply meaningful and identity-affirming flick. Plus, it’s full of dudes wearing mesh shirts, crop tops, and shorts so short they may as well just be undies — so what more could we really ask for? We’re unpacking it all as we pack our bags for one of our final adventures of the summer.

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References:
 
https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/295274/going-back-to-sleepaway-camp-revisiting-the-problematic-classic/

https://harmonycolangelo.medium.com/the-transgender-defense-of-angela-baker-and-sleepaway-camp-82dd54ddf9cd

http://cleojournal.com/2015/08/10/how-can-it-be-shes-a-boy-transmisogyny-in-sleepaway-camp/

https://thenewbev.com/blog/2017/02/the-sexual-politics-of-sleepaway-camp/

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3625816/sleepaway-camp-elephant-room-trapped-gender/