Geoffrey is sympathetic to Jo’s situation: Her selfish, socialite mother is too busy pursuing male suitors to invest an iota of attention in her daughter. When British New Wave delight “A Taste of Honey” stirred the pot with its explicit-for-the-time portrayal of a groundbreaking gay character named Geoffrey (Murray Melvin), who gets chummy with fellow outsider Jo (Rita Tushingham), it was a landmark for both the film and for the future of LGBT cinema. So, it’s no surprise films from this era had to eschew queerness. Remember 1961? The world was straighter then.
