Jim Parsons and the Non-Practicing Homosexual | The Brooklyn Rail
There’s an increasingly antiquated term for gay people who don’t have sex: a non-practicing homosexual. Increased LGBTQ+ acceptance has made the term something of a relic, however its spirit endures in the career of openly gay star Jim Parsons. The characters Parsons has played, on stage and on screen, reflect larger questions about which characters audiences can expect to have sex—and, sometimes, how fully human they are allowed to be.
Daniel Craig Gives Love a 'Queer' Name In Luca Guadagnino's New Classic
Luca Guadagnino, our modern poet of loneliness, returns to the well for sensitive boys once again after a brief digression into fast-paced Tennis & Sex Land--although one could make the case that Challengers too is very much about three people...
Harry Hamlin on how his gay role in 1982 still impacts audiences despite being "sanitized" by the studio - Queerty
In the 1982 film 'Making Love,' Hamlin portrays a gay man who falls for a closeted man married to a woman.
The first script that I read [ for the 1982 film ‘Making Love’] was much edgier than the script that ended up being shot and that’s what I liked about it. They kind of whitewashed it a little bit along the way thinking that the edginess of it would turn the audience off. They sanitized it at the studio.
Queer horrors for Halloween: Enjoy a few scary movies with gay content
Do you love horror movies, but wish they were gayer? Never fear (or do!). We’ve compiled a list of horror films with queer content or characters. These films are guaranteed to thrill, chill and titillate you. Happy Halloween!
Al Pacino gave his pay from 80s gay flick Cruising to charity
Even Al Pacino thinks Cruising is problematic?Does anyone believe that or think the really gave his pay to charity? I don't. It's a interesting movie, at the very least, and not homophobic unless you're ashamed of certain desires. Strangers by the Lake is much more problematic than Cruising.
This is largely bullshit. Gay movies have beach scenes because it's sexy, scenic, easy to set-manage, and clichéd. Straight movies have beach scenes, too. There's nothing "queer" about them. Jeebus.
Cine Clemente presents * PANQUECITO / MUFFIN * A short film by Chucho starring: PEDRO PABLO RODRÍGUEZ (Gonzalo) LUCIANO SANTIAGO (Cristobal) DAVID GUEVARA…
We checked in with those behind Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, in its forty-second incarnation, from its origins to its future.
The Films of Patrick Wang review – impressive work from a tenacious truth-finder
Starting with In the Family’s discreetly told story of a family trauma, Wang’s films, seen together, showcase a civically minded vision that demands attention
Former employees have spoken out against Disney, alleging a toxic work environment during ‘Inside Out 2,’ and claiming there were notes to make Riley seem “less gay.”