Abstract
Summary This article reviews three films, Death in Venice, Love and Death on Long Island, and Gods and Monsters, and how they depict relationships between older gay men and the younger men to whom they are attracted. The author contends that because of cultural ageism and homophobia, portrayals of intergenerational relationships between older gay men and younger men often stir negative responses. The author also reviews the scant research that exists on intergenerational gay male relationships. He points to three notable authors and one psychologist who were in long-term relationships with younger men as historical precedents. He presents vignettes of five contemporary gay male relationships where there is a twelve to thirty-four year age differences to illustrate the value, importance, and challenges for these men.
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