In Jacks post on Fight Club, he does a queer reading of the film. Jack points out all the days the narrator and Tyler resemble a couple. They live together. The narrator fixes Tyler's tie, sits with Tyler as Tyler bathes, and becomes jealous of Marla and the beautiful blonde recruit. The narrator is easier to read as a queer character. The narrator additionally seems to love all male spaces. He is bothered by Marla's presence in his prostate cancer group and he tells her that fight club is "men only."
Here's a fun video of the pair as a couple: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iALDVdbkKjM
Unfortunately, Tyler is harder to read as queer character. Yes, he dresses flamboyantly. He looks like many guys and gals ideal masc hunk of man. But his actions seem terribly straight. He's attracted to Marla right off the bat and seems surprised that the narrator isn't as well. Tyler expects the narrator to be straight. Here's a video that explores a reading that Tyler is what the narrator wishes he was, a straight man.
https://m.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIaRT4S0AWBM&h=BAQFOglJj&s=1
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