Bird Cage, The (1996) As criticism of the religious right, a fun parody of hypocrisy among the Amerikan family values fascists. Not revolutionary, preaching greater tolerance for different lifestyles and begging the religious right to accept queens into their families so that everyone can live happily ever after. Still, it's progressive for mainstream Amerika to see queens portrayed as real people, but the struggle to gain acceptance in imperialist society is reactionary. Queens in Amerika are oppressed as outsiders to the dominant hetero-patriarchal culture. But they can also be rich and even raise children, while the majority of queers on the planet face survival issues before sexual liberation. Progressive queers in Amerika must ally themselves with the international proletariat fighting to overthrow the patriarchy, not attempt to win acceptance from the oppressors.