And with this introduction, Silva enters the pantheon of cinematic LGBT evildoers. These are villains who are victims of society, their crimes born out of depraved sexuality, unrequited love, self-hatred, gender dysphoria or a desperate need to feel normal. Until the mid- to late ’90s, most of the LGBT portrayals on the big and small screens were of killers or sad sacks — or sad-sack killers. So, is it progress that Raoul Silva is aboveboard about his sexuality? Or have we regressed to the same-old offensive depictions.

Source: http://www.salon.com/2012/11/12/cinemas_11_most_memorable_lgbt_villains/