2After graduating high school in economically-disadvantaged Appalachia, Corey Christopher's family expected him to join the US Armed Forces, as it was seen as a pathway to a better life. But homosexuals were not allowed to serve in the military in those days2018Jamil HelluDigital pigment printArt of the United Stateshttps://blanton.emuseum.com/objects/26632/rdfZulfikar Al Bhutto (a.k.a. Faluda Islam) grew up in Pakistan. In Arabic poetry, a deer often symbolizes an effeminate young man. In Brazil, the word deer ('veado') is commonly used as a slang to insult gay men.2018Jamil HelluDigital pigment printArt of the United Stateshttps://blanton.emuseum.com/objects/26945/rdf