If you watch True Blood, you've probably noticed some similarities in the 'vampire rights movement' portrayed in the show, and the modern Gay Rights Movement. Here is Alan Ball in a Media Blvd interview, on vamps as metaphors:
"I’m
not an expert on the symbolism of vampires and what it means. They’re
outsiders. I’m an outsider. I’ve always felt like an outsider, my
entire life, so I feel a sympathy for them. They’re rock stars. They’re
romantic heroes. I don’t think it’s necessarily a mistake to view them
as stand-ins for immigrants, or gay
and lesbian culture. I just think it’s a little too easy. And, I don’t
think it’s the only thing they can be seen as metaphors for, especially
in this world. That’s one of the things I really liked about it. It’s a
very fluid metaphor. On the one hand, it’s a metaphor for any
disenfranchised group, wanting to assimilate and wanting equal rights
and power."
– Andy
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