Amanda Blake' Spo: The 'Gunsmoke' Star Was Married Five Tim, and One of Her Hbands May Have Been Gay

Contents:

• I'M A GAY NURSE AND WAS BANNED FROM GIVG BLOOD
• GAY BLAKE
• IN THEIR OWN WORDS, ACTORS ON BEG BLACK AND (OPENLY) GAY HOLLYWOOD
• BLAKE GAY
• BLAKE SHELTON ASKED TO APOLOGIZE FOR ANTI-GAY TWEET
• HOW BEG BLACK AND GAY RPORATE AMERI SHAPED GENERAL MOTORS’ SAB BLAKE
• HERE ARE THE MEDS A STRAIGHT GUY NEEDS TO TAKE IN ORR TO PERFORM GAY PORN
• STRAIGHT FOR PAY: TEN GAY ACTORS WHO PLAYED IT STRAIGHT
• IN GAY ROO PHOTOGRAPHS, A BULL RIR UNTENTNALLY CAPTURED HISTORY
• AMANDA BLAKE' SPO: THE 'GUNSMOKE' STAR WAS MARRIED FIVE TIM, AND ONE OF HER HBANDS MAY HAVE BEEN GAY
• GAY BLAKE
• HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM GAY? SIGNS YOU ARE GAY

I'M A GAY NURSE AND WAS BANNED FROM GIVG BLOOD

"What's betiful about this movie is that 's not about the trma or the stggle of the gay experience, which is certaly valid — but if that's what you want to see, for the last four years, certaly, you uld very easily turn on the news, " Lee says. Lewis adds that A Christmas Setup is for gay kids and adults alike who have not tradnally seen themselv characters onscreen. Was there a nventn where TV and film executiv cid that this was the year to make the Yuleti gay?

Murray, who are also both gay. The Queer Review’s edor Jam Klemann had an exclive nversatn wh hbands Ben Lewis and Blake Lee about reactns to the film so far, hopg that their real life chemistry would translate on screen, navigatg the entertament dtry as openly gay actors, workg wh gay in Fran Drcher, the importance of LGBTQ reprentatn, and seeg the movie as a love letter to mothers of gay sons and a Christmas gift to their own moms.

There have been a lot of olr gay men that have said, ‘I watched this wh my partner and cried the whole time bee I never thought I would see a Lifetime movie that reprented my love’. We also acknowledge that we have a lot of privilege beg cis whe gay men and we’re very hopeful that we’re jt openg a door and that the g years we see holiday movi wh trans people and non bary people and queer people of lour bee this is jt the begng. One of the thgs that stck me about The Christmas Setup is that the drama don’t e om eher one of the guys havg to e out to their fai or feelg unfortable about beg gay at home, and fact there’s a lot of faial acceptance.

GAY BLAKE

Murray, is a gay man and he has wrten a lot of holiday films, so he knows the genre well and I thk what really drew to was that fell le wh the classic stcture of Lifetime films and that the only difference was that the two lovers were men. I love that they didn’t try to make a gay movie, they ma a holiday movie and st two men the leads.

Blake: “Ben and I were also pleasantly surprised when we saw the fished movie by how well the storyle of Edgar Carol, the guy that owned the town’s tra statn, and that gay love story om the past across. What has been like for each of you to navigate your reers as openly gay actors and what do you make of the current nversatn around gay actors playg gay rol?

IN THEIR OWN WORDS, ACTORS ON BEG BLACK AND (OPENLY) GAY HOLLYWOOD

Maybe if I’d had a bigger break at a younger age ’s somethg that I would have stggled wh, but that break didn’t really e for me until I got st on Arrow when I was 32 and I was playg an openly gay character. So I feel really grateful for never havg to al wh that aspect of the bs, which is not to say that I haven’t alt wh homophobia, probably more sublimal ways, bee I was never the closet I don’t know how many rol I potentially lost out on over the years. I’m gay and I have a hband!

BLAKE GAY

I’ve played straight people, I’ve played gay people, I’ve played asexual people. But we feel like this movie is the bt gift that we uld possibly give our fai, pecially our mothers, bee ’s really a love letter to mothers general, but specifilly mothers of gay sons.

Never a ln years did we thk that we would do a movie wh her, she’s a gay in and was jt credible. I remember seeg the movie and then a few days later readg an terview wh him where he was talkg about beg an openly gay actor, which at that time—we’re talkg 1997— pletely blew my md that you uld have a reer and be out and be your thentic self and jt have a really good time. Livg at a time when gay men were dyg all around him, he was this queer artist who was polil and an activist and sex posive and he was so smart and so young.

BLAKE SHELTON ASKED TO APOLOGIZE FOR ANTI-GAY TWEET

We are the middle of Pri month and is beg reported that at least 7 of the 2020 Democratic Printial ndidat are llg for an end to the policy that bans gay and bisexual men om donatg blood the Uned Stat.

"The one-year ferral perd for male blood donors who intify as gay and bisexual has nothg to do wh science or medice and everythg to do wh outdated stigmas agast the LGBTQ muny, " a spokperson for Beto O'Rourke's mpaign told The Inpennt. He relentlsly protted to the Feral Government and was succsful changg the policy erng blood donatn by homosexual and bisexual men.

HOW BEG BLACK AND GAY RPORATE AMERI SHAPED GENERAL MOTORS’ SAB BLAKE

’ And she replied, ‘Bee you’re a gay male. But wh some rearch, I found out the FDA had that policy place (permanently banng gay and bisexual mal donatg blood) sce 1983. After 2 years of fightg to get our voic heard, the FDA, as of 2015, lifted the permanent ban on gay and bisexual mal on donatg blood.

HERE ARE THE MEDS A STRAIGHT GUY NEEDS TO TAKE IN ORR TO PERFORM GAY PORN

NB: So, while the FDA lifted the lifetime ban, there is still a ferral perd place that match all other blood donor ferrals – meang, a gay man, even myself, would need to practice abstence for 12 months before donatg blood. Gay Karen Blake, 80, of New Cumberland, WV, passed away on Wednday, November 25 at Goln Oaks Rintial Boardg Care, Follansbee, WV. Born on January 10, 1940 Ltleton, WV, Gay was the dghter of the late Price and Nellie (Antill) Gorby.

STRAIGHT FOR PAY: TEN GAY ACTORS WHO PLAYED IT STRAIGHT

Gay was a 1957 graduate of Hundred High School and a retired Special Edutn teacher for Hanck County Schools. Gay held memberships wh the New Cumberland Women’s Club, Red Hats Club, Beaver Valley Antique Club, and served on the WV State Special Olympics Commtee.

Gay is survived by her lovg hband of 60 years, Joseph “Joe” Blake of New Cumberland, two sons, Joe (Tammie) Blake, and Todd (Shannon) Blake of New Cumberland; three grandsons, Logan, Travis and Connor Blake, and several beloved niec and nephews. The fay would like to thank Chris Piccirillo and the staff at Goln Oaks, and also Amedisys Hospice for the kd and passnate re Gay received. A memorial and celebratn of Gay’s life will be planned at a later date.

IN GAY ROO PHOTOGRAPHS, A BULL RIR UNTENTNALLY CAPTURED HISTORY

Dalila Ali RajahJulian WalkerAlex NewellPatrik-Ian PolkBlake Young-FountaDarryl StephensThe six men and women of Hollywood gave their thoughts on beg openly gay (or bisexual) and black the dtry. In an effort to chronicle the experienc of openly gay black actors Hollywood, I reached out to all those that I uld thk of, a relatively small list.

AMANDA BLAKE' SPO: THE 'GUNSMOKE' STAR WAS MARRIED FIVE TIM, AND ONE OF HER HBANDS MAY HAVE BEEN GAY

See the most-read stori Entertament this hour >>Below are six openly gay (or bisexual) black people who have been ont of and/or behd the mera, their own words: Dalila Ali Rajah "The Young and the Rtls, " "Pretty Tough" and "Grey's Anatomy.

”On the gay black bt iend role:“Of people of lor who are queer, I thk there is a major lackg of [rol] and I'm not sure of the reason other than perhaps they’ve [already] got the stereotypil black gay bt iend, the evolutn of Sapphire. (Tayo Ola/Heed Magaze)On playg a gay character his first Hollywood role:“I never thought about that until we started dog promotn for the film and people started askg me.

The only thg I n say is the film is so hont and tells the tth about what people actually al wh [when growg up gay a relig home]. ” (Ricky Middlworth)On gay characters on televisn:“Hollywood will accept gays and put them on TV, but there's ually a sense of masculy [to the character]. That’s why you have straight men playg gay characters.

GAY BLAKE

”On straight actors playg gay rol:“You’ve got to know your limatns. I’m often told I’m not black enough, or gay enough. ‘You’re not the gay we want.

’ But gay is gay. There is no specific [type] of gay.

” (Marc Ingram/Getty Imag)On the impact of “Noah’s Arc” and other black gay characters on televisn:“If anyone appreciat your work, 's a good feelg. We have isolated characters here and there, but they’re not the ma foc of anythg, whether 's realy TV where they’re the fabulo sikicks for the Real Hoewiv of wherever or we’re supportg characters on a scripted TV show… All of the gay characters of lor on TV, pecially the men, have whe partners.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM GAY? SIGNS YOU ARE GAY

People don’t thk about the thgs, but mak a difference for young black gay people to never see fully round versns of themselv on movi or TV. It’s a shallow pool [of black actors] to beg wh then actors always exprs a fear, a reluctance [of playg gay] bee they’ll get stereotyped and they won’t get other rol. ”On openly gay black actors:“I enjoy stg gay actors gay rol.

And if you have a black gay character, ’s a twofer. ” (Blake Young-Founta)On beg a gay black actor:“Beg jt a black actor, we have to work 10 tim harr jt to be [on par] wh whe actors. And you’re gay?

”On fg himself:“I’m jt an actor who happens to be gay and black. ”On gay actors playg gay and straight rol:“I thk ’s important for black gay actors to ntue to play the gay role, but bee we have the label of actor, we also need to show ‘them’ that we n do jt as much, if not more, even playg the straight rol.