William Friedkin’s 1980 film Cruising is a case study on the polemics of portraying gay nightlife on-screen. In the film, Al Pacino plays Steve Burns, an undercover cop who gets involved in New York’s gay S&M scene whilst investigating a serial killer. In what has become known as the most notorious scene from the film, Steve visits a leather bar and partakes in what the gay nightlife has to offer; sweat, sodomy, performance, and poppers.
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