While not perfect, these classic movies showed gay men.

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‘In the words of the theme song from Midnight Cowboy, it got everybody talkin’. It was down to me to try to make sense of what was being said.’ Dustin Hoffman, left, and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy. (Photograph: Alamy)

Midnight Cowboy moseys into UK cinemas again next month on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, and with it comes another opportunity to ask whether this is a film about homophobia or a homophobic film. At the risk of sounding perverse…