From Leah Lewis Netflix’s The Half of It to Alex Landi’s groundbreakg gay surgeon Grey’s Anatomy – celebrate the unfettable LGBT characters on mastream TV and film
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- "ETHAN MAO"—AND 7 MORE MT-SEE QUEER ASIAN-AMERIN FILMSTHE RECENTLY RELEASED 15TH-ANNIVERSARY EDN OF QUENT LEE'S GRIPPG THRILLER IS GOOD {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY LAWRENCE FERBERJULY 2, 2019/1:39 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1032PX;WIDTH:1536PX;}WILL KOACTOR JUN HEE LEE WH DIRECTOR QUENT LEE ON THE SET OF ETHAN MAO.BY LAWRENCE FERBERJULY 2, 2019 / 1:39 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"ETHAN MAO\"—AND 7 MORE MT-SEE QUEER ASIAN-AMERIN FILMS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-02T17:39:37.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-02T17:39:37.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LAWRENCE FERBER","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’RE STILL WAG FOR A BIG-BUDGET HOLLYWOOD MOVIE BY AND ABOUT LGBTQ ASIAN AMERINS—A CRAZY GAY RICH ASIANS ROM- SET THE BAY AREA WOULD BE A GOOD START, THANK YOU—BUT DIE FILMMAKERS HAVE ACTUALLY PROVID SOME NOTABLE REPRENTATN ON SCREEN OVER THE PAST FEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CASE THE POT: THE RECENT 15TH-ANNIVERSARY SCREENG AND VOD RELEASE OF ETHAN MAO, OUT WRER-DIRECTOR QUENT LEE’S GRIPPG, HEART-TUGGG, AWARD-WNG 2004 DRAMA-THRILLER ABOUT A GAY ASIAN-AMERIN TEENAGER (JUN HEE LEE) WHO IS KICKED TO THE CURB BY HIS HOMOPHOBIC FATHER, TURNS TO PROSTUTN, AND THE PROCS OF BURGLG HIS HOE FOR HIS LATE MOTHER’S NECKLACE, TAK HIS FATHER, STEPMOTHER, AND SIBLGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DIGALLY RTORED WH THE SUPPORT OF UCLA FILM & TV ARCHIVE AND OUTFT’S LEGACY PROJECT, THE MOVIE WAS THE ONLY REPRENTATN OF A GAY ASIAN-AMERIN TEENAGER CEMA WHEN FIRST ME OUT. “IT WAS CERTALY A HISTORIL DOCUMENT," SAYS LEE. "I FEEL THE MOVIE EMPOWERS GAY TEENAGERS BY EMBRACG GAY TEEN RAGE, PECIALLY FOR TEENS OF LOR, AND THAT’S WHY ’S STILL RELEVANT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND 'S GOOD—THOUGH STILL SMALL—PANY. HERE, WE’VE ROUND UP SEVEN MORE LGBTQ ASIAN-AMERIN MOVI WORTH SEEKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LICENSED TO KILL (1997){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN FRANCIS FILMMAKER ARTHUR DONG WAS THE VICTIM OF A GAY BASHG THE 1970S. YEARS LATER, PELLED TO UNRSTAND WHAT MOTIVAT SUCH TENSE, VLENT HATE FOR HOMOSEXUALS, HE NONTED NVICTED MURRERS OF GAY MEN THIS STILL WAY-TOO-RELEVANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: HOLLYWOOD CHE (2007), WHICH TRAC THE RICH, LTLE-KNOWN HISTORY OF CHE REPRENTATN HOLLYWOOD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}F FLY (2009){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER WRG AND -STARRG 2006’S COLMA: THE MIL, FILIPO-AMERIN FILMMAKER, POSER, AND ACTOR H.P. MENDOZA GAVE THE DIRECTOR’S SEAT A SHOT. SET SAN FRANCIS’S CASTRO DISTRICT, THIS ZIPPY MIL NCERNS A NEWLY ARRIVED PERFORMANCE ARTIST, BETHDA (L.A. RENIGEN), WHO FDS IENDSHIP AND FAY AMONG A GAGGLE OF GAYS AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: MENDOZA'S DAC DRAMA BTER MELON (2018), WHICH A FILIPO-AMERIN FAY REALIZ ONE OF S MEMBERS HAS BEE A TOXILLY MASCULE SERIAL ABER AND NSPIR TO MURR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FAY (2011){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORN A SUBURB OF HOTON, TEXAS, PATRICK WANG WOWED CRICS, CLUDG ROGER EBERT , WH HIS AMB, SELF-RELEASED DRAMA ABOUT A CHE-AMERIN GAY MAN, JOEY (PLAYED BY WANG), THST TO A NIGHTMARISH CTODY BATTLE WH CSIAN -LAWS WHEN HIS PARTNER, CODY (TREVOR ST. JOHN), THE BLOGIL FATHER OF THEIR 6-YEAR-OLD SON, CHIP (SEBASTIAN BAN), IS KILLED A R {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: A BREAD FACTORY, PARTS 1 & 2 (2018), WANG’S FOUR-HOUR, TWO-PART EDY-DRAMA-MIL EPIC ABOUT A 40-YEAR-OLD UPSTATE NEW YORK ARTS CENTER ENDANGERED BY THE ARRIVAL OF A HIP NEW ARTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHE FROG (2012){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUENT LEE BETRAYED A GENTLER, MORE SENTIMENTAL SI AND WORKED WH A SLATE OF HIGHER-PROFILE ACTORS—CLUDG BD WONG, TYLER POSEY, AND JOAN CHEN— THIS DRAMA ABOUT A 15-YEAR-OLD WH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME (BOOBOO STEWART) WHO LEARNS THAT HIS RECENTLY CEASED OLR BROTHER (NSIRED THE “PERFECT SON” BY THE FAY) WAS GAY. “IT WAS MOST CINTAL THAT TWO WEEKS BEFORE I STARTED TO FILM WHE FROG, MY YOUNGT SISTER HER 30S WAS DIAGNOSED WH ASPERGER'S,” LEE RELLS, “SO EVEN THOUGH WAS A DIRECTOR-FOR-HIRE PROJECT, BEME HIGHLY PERSONAL FOR ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: GAY HOLLYWOOD DAD (2018), LEE’S WEB SERI ABOUT BEG A FATHER VIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}P STOP (2013){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR’S ACCLAIMED AIDS DRAMA 1985 PUT DALLAS-BASED, MALAYSIAN-AMERIN FILMMAKER YEN TAN ON THE HOLLYWOOD MAP, YET HIS PREV FEATUR, LIKE THIS SUNDANCE FILM FTIVAL SELECTN ABOUT TWO GAY TEXANS STUCK RPECTIVE RELATNSHIP PURGATORI, FORHADOWED HIS TALENT FOR LOW-KEY, EPLY EMOTNAL CHARACTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: CIAO (2008), TAN'S FILM WHICH A TEXAN NNECTS WH THE MYSTER, LONG-DISTANCE ROMANTIC TERT OF HIS RECENTLY CEASED BT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BABY STEPS (2015){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOS ANGEL–RAISED TAIWANE-AMERIN ACTOR TURNED FILMMAKER BARNEY CHENG DREW OM ASPECTS OF HIS OWN LIFE WHILE MAKG THIS DRAMEDY ABOUT A GRANDCHILD-STARVED TAIWANE MOTHER (GRACE GUEI) WHO LEARNS HER GAY L.A.–BASED SON, DANNY (CHENG), IS PLANNG TO RAISE A CHILD VIA SURROGATE WH HIS CSIAN BOYIEND, TATE (MICHAEL ADAM HATON), WHICH HE'S KEPT A SECRET OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: THE SHORT DOCUMENTARY A LOVE LETTER (2019), ABOUT TWO LOVG ASIAN-AMERIN FAI RAISG TRANSGENR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPA NIGHT (2016){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L.A.-BORN, KOREAN-AMERIN FILMMAKER ANDREW AHN WON A SPECIAL JURY AWARD AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FTIVAL FOR HIS FEATURE BUT, A MMERIZG G-OF-AGE TALE ABOUT A EPLY CLOSETED L.A. TEENAGER, DAVID (JOE SEO), WHOSE REPRSED SEXUALY AND KOREAN-AMERIN INTY NVERGE WHEN HE GETS A JOB AT A CISY KOREATOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: AHN FUNNELED A SUBTLE QUEERNS TO HIS TOUCHG FOLLOW-UP, DRIVEWAYS (2019), ABOUT AN 8-YEAR-OLD ASIAN-AMERIN (LUS JAYE) WHO BEIENDS HIS NEIGHBOR, A WIDOWED KOREAN WAR VETERAN NEIGHBOR (BRIAN DENNEHY).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- GAY HOLLYWOOD: 45 OUT AND PROUD LGBT STARS (PHOTOS)
"ETHAN MAO"—AND 7 MORE MT-SEE QUEER ASIAN-AMERIN FILMSTHE RECENTLY RELEASED 15TH-ANNIVERSARY EDN OF QUENT LEE'S GRIPPG THRILLER IS GOOD {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY LAWRENCE FERBERJULY 2, 2019/1:39 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1032PX;WIDTH:1536PX;}WILL KOACTOR JUN HEE LEE WH DIRECTOR QUENT LEE ON THE SET OF ETHAN MAO.BY LAWRENCE FERBERJULY 2, 2019 / 1:39 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"ETHAN MAO\"—AND 7 MORE MT-SEE QUEER ASIAN-AMERIN FILMS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-02T17:39:37.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-02T17:39:37.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LAWRENCE FERBER","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’RE STILL WAG FOR A BIG-BUDGET HOLLYWOOD MOVIE BY AND ABOUT LGBTQ ASIAN AMERINS—A CRAZY GAY RICH ASIANS ROM- SET THE BAY AREA WOULD BE A GOOD START, THANK YOU—BUT DIE FILMMAKERS HAVE ACTUALLY PROVID SOME NOTABLE REPRENTATN ON SCREEN OVER THE PAST FEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CASE THE POT: THE RECENT 15TH-ANNIVERSARY SCREENG AND VOD RELEASE OF ETHAN MAO, OUT WRER-DIRECTOR QUENT LEE’S GRIPPG, HEART-TUGGG, AWARD-WNG 2004 DRAMA-THRILLER ABOUT A GAY ASIAN-AMERIN TEENAGER (JUN HEE LEE) WHO IS KICKED TO THE CURB BY HIS HOMOPHOBIC FATHER, TURNS TO PROSTUTN, AND THE PROCS OF BURGLG HIS HOE FOR HIS LATE MOTHER’S NECKLACE, TAK HIS FATHER, STEPMOTHER, AND SIBLGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DIGALLY RTORED WH THE SUPPORT OF UCLA FILM & TV ARCHIVE AND OUTFT’S LEGACY PROJECT, THE MOVIE WAS THE ONLY REPRENTATN OF A GAY ASIAN-AMERIN TEENAGER CEMA WHEN FIRST ME OUT. “IT WAS CERTALY A HISTORIL DOCUMENT," SAYS LEE. "I FEEL THE MOVIE EMPOWERS GAY TEENAGERS BY EMBRACG GAY TEEN RAGE, PECIALLY FOR TEENS OF LOR, AND THAT’S WHY ’S STILL RELEVANT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND 'S GOOD—THOUGH STILL SMALL—PANY. HERE, WE’VE ROUND UP SEVEN MORE LGBTQ ASIAN-AMERIN MOVI WORTH SEEKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LICENSED TO KILL (1997){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN FRANCIS FILMMAKER ARTHUR DONG WAS THE VICTIM OF A GAY BASHG THE 1970S. YEARS LATER, PELLED TO UNRSTAND WHAT MOTIVAT SUCH TENSE, VLENT HATE FOR HOMOSEXUALS, HE NONTED NVICTED MURRERS OF GAY MEN THIS STILL WAY-TOO-RELEVANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: HOLLYWOOD CHE (2007), WHICH TRAC THE RICH, LTLE-KNOWN HISTORY OF CHE REPRENTATN HOLLYWOOD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}F FLY (2009){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER WRG AND -STARRG 2006’S COLMA: THE MIL, FILIPO-AMERIN FILMMAKER, POSER, AND ACTOR H.P. MENDOZA GAVE THE DIRECTOR’S SEAT A SHOT. SET SAN FRANCIS’S CASTRO DISTRICT, THIS ZIPPY MIL NCERNS A NEWLY ARRIVED PERFORMANCE ARTIST, BETHDA (L.A. RENIGEN), WHO FDS IENDSHIP AND FAY AMONG A GAGGLE OF GAYS AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: MENDOZA'S DAC DRAMA BTER MELON (2018), WHICH A FILIPO-AMERIN FAY REALIZ ONE OF S MEMBERS HAS BEE A TOXILLY MASCULE SERIAL ABER AND NSPIR TO MURR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FAY (2011){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORN A SUBURB OF HOTON, TEXAS, PATRICK WANG WOWED CRICS, CLUDG ROGER EBERT , WH HIS AMB, SELF-RELEASED DRAMA ABOUT A CHE-AMERIN GAY MAN, JOEY (PLAYED BY WANG), THST TO A NIGHTMARISH CTODY BATTLE WH CSIAN -LAWS WHEN HIS PARTNER, CODY (TREVOR ST. JOHN), THE BLOGIL FATHER OF THEIR 6-YEAR-OLD SON, CHIP (SEBASTIAN BAN), IS KILLED A R {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: A BREAD FACTORY, PARTS 1 & 2 (2018), WANG’S FOUR-HOUR, TWO-PART EDY-DRAMA-MIL EPIC ABOUT A 40-YEAR-OLD UPSTATE NEW YORK ARTS CENTER ENDANGERED BY THE ARRIVAL OF A HIP NEW ARTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHE FROG (2012){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUENT LEE BETRAYED A GENTLER, MORE SENTIMENTAL SI AND WORKED WH A SLATE OF HIGHER-PROFILE ACTORS—CLUDG BD WONG, TYLER POSEY, AND JOAN CHEN— THIS DRAMA ABOUT A 15-YEAR-OLD WH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME (BOOBOO STEWART) WHO LEARNS THAT HIS RECENTLY CEASED OLR BROTHER (NSIRED THE “PERFECT SON” BY THE FAY) WAS GAY. “IT WAS MOST CINTAL THAT TWO WEEKS BEFORE I STARTED TO FILM WHE FROG, MY YOUNGT SISTER HER 30S WAS DIAGNOSED WH ASPERGER'S,” LEE RELLS, “SO EVEN THOUGH WAS A DIRECTOR-FOR-HIRE PROJECT, BEME HIGHLY PERSONAL FOR ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: GAY HOLLYWOOD DAD (2018), LEE’S WEB SERI ABOUT BEG A FATHER VIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}P STOP (2013){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR’S ACCLAIMED AIDS DRAMA 1985 PUT DALLAS-BASED, MALAYSIAN-AMERIN FILMMAKER YEN TAN ON THE HOLLYWOOD MAP, YET HIS PREV FEATUR, LIKE THIS SUNDANCE FILM FTIVAL SELECTN ABOUT TWO GAY TEXANS STUCK RPECTIVE RELATNSHIP PURGATORI, FORHADOWED HIS TALENT FOR LOW-KEY, EPLY EMOTNAL CHARACTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: CIAO (2008), TAN'S FILM WHICH A TEXAN NNECTS WH THE MYSTER, LONG-DISTANCE ROMANTIC TERT OF HIS RECENTLY CEASED BT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BABY STEPS (2015){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOS ANGEL–RAISED TAIWANE-AMERIN ACTOR TURNED FILMMAKER BARNEY CHENG DREW OM ASPECTS OF HIS OWN LIFE WHILE MAKG THIS DRAMEDY ABOUT A GRANDCHILD-STARVED TAIWANE MOTHER (GRACE GUEI) WHO LEARNS HER GAY L.A.–BASED SON, DANNY (CHENG), IS PLANNG TO RAISE A CHILD VIA SURROGATE WH HIS CSIAN BOYIEND, TATE (MICHAEL ADAM HATON), WHICH HE'S KEPT A SECRET OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: THE SHORT DOCUMENTARY A LOVE LETTER (2019), ABOUT TWO LOVG ASIAN-AMERIN FAI RAISG TRANSGENR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPA NIGHT (2016){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L.A.-BORN, KOREAN-AMERIN FILMMAKER ANDREW AHN WON A SPECIAL JURY AWARD AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FTIVAL FOR HIS FEATURE BUT, A MMERIZG G-OF-AGE TALE ABOUT A EPLY CLOSETED L.A. TEENAGER, DAVID (JOE SEO), WHOSE REPRSED SEXUALY AND KOREAN-AMERIN INTY NVERGE WHEN HE GETS A JOB AT A CISY KOREATOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE ALSO: AHN FUNNELED A SUBTLE QUEERNS TO HIS TOUCHG FOLLOW-UP, DRIVEWAYS (2019), ABOUT AN 8-YEAR-OLD ASIAN-AMERIN (LUS JAYE) WHO BEIENDS HIS NEIGHBOR, A WIDOWED KOREAN WAR VETERAN NEIGHBOR (BRIAN DENNEHY).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
* gay hollywood asian *
”Lee’s 2004 feature film “Ethan Mao, ” a psychologil thriller about a gay teen who is kicked out of his home by his homophobic stepmother, is now nsired a cult classic. The film is told om the perspective of Nathan’s bt iend, who is gay.
Premiered at AFI Ft 2004, Quent Lee's "Ethan Mao" is a queer cult classic about about an Asian Amerin teenager who gets kicked out of his hoe for beg gay and ends up holdg up his fay hostage on Thanksgivg wh his FilmsExperts say there are several reasons why studs have tradnally shied away om queer Asian Amerin ntent, primary among them beg a lack of faiary wh Asian Amerin and Pacific Islanr muni. We’re still wag for a big-budget Hollywood movie by and about LGBTQ Asian Amerins—a Crazy Gay Rich Asians rom- set the Bay Area would be a good start, thank you—but die filmmakers have actually provid some notable reprentatn on screen over the past few the pot: the recent 15th-anniversary screeng and VOD release of Ethan Mao, out wrer-director Quent Lee’s grippg, heart-tuggg, award-wng 2004 drama-thriller about a gay Asian-Amerin teenager (Jun Hee Lee) who is kicked to the curb by his homophobic father, turns to prostutn, and the procs of burglg his hoe for his late mother’s necklace, tak his father, stepmother, and siblgs hostage.
Digally rtored wh the support of UCLA Film & TV Archive and Outft’s Legacy Project, the movie was the only reprentatn of a gay Asian-Amerin teenager cema when first me out. "I feel the movie empowers gay teenagers by embracg gay teen rage, pecially for teens of lor, and that’s why ’s still relevant. Licensed to Kill (1997)San Francis filmmaker Arthur Dong was the victim of a gay bashg the 1970s.
GAY HOLLYWOOD: 45 OUT AND PROUD LGBT STARS (PHOTOS)
Years later, pelled to unrstand what motivat such tense, vlent hate for homosexuals, he nonted nvicted murrers of gay men this still way-too-relevant also: Hollywood Che (2007), which trac the rich, ltle-known history of Che reprentatn Hollywood Fly (2009)After wrg and -starrg 2006’s Colma: The Mil, Filipo-Amerin filmmaker, poser, and actor H.
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”See also: Gay Hollywood Dad (2018), Lee’s web seri about beg a father via Stop (2013)Last year’s acclaimed AIDS drama 1985 put Dallas-based, Malaysian-Amerin filmmaker Yen Tan on the Hollywood map, yet his prev featur, like this Sundance Film Ftival selectn about two gay Texans stuck rpective relatnship purgatori, forhadowed his talent for low-key, eply emotnal character also: Ciao (2008), Tan's film which a Texan nnects wh the myster, long-distance romantic tert of his recently ceased bt Steps (2015)Los Angel–raised Taiwane-Amerin actor turned filmmaker Barney Cheng drew om aspects of his own life while makg this dramedy about a grandchild-starved Taiwane mother (Grace Guei) who learns her gay L. From Leah Lewis’s lbian stunt Netflix’s The Half of It to Alex Landi’s groundbreakg gay surgeon Grey’s Anatomy – and not fettg Ni Santos inic turn Crazy Rich Asians – the 5 fac are challengg Hollywood genr rol, on screen and off Published: 12:00pm, 23 Jul, 2020 Updated: 12:00pm, 23 Jul, 2020 Ni Santos, Leah Lewis and Alex Landi are three Asian fac leadg the LGBT nversatn Hollywood. We often thk of Hollywood as beg acceptg of homosexual men and women.