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Contents:
- TAYLOR KSCH ON ‘THE NORMAL HEART,’ HOMOPHOBIC RIGHT-WGERS, AND GAYS THE MILARY
- TAYLOR KSCH IS GOG GAY
- THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
TAYLOR KSCH ON ‘THE NORMAL HEART,’ HOMOPHOBIC RIGHT-WGERS, AND GAYS THE MILARY
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It centers on Ned Weeks (Mark Ruffalo), a passnate, openly gay activist whose chutzpah gradually overwhelms those around him, cludg his dyg lover, Felix, played by the brilliant Matt Bomer, and the print of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Bce Nil (Ksch) Daily Beast spoke wh Ksch about his excg new role, the idcy of gay-bashg, and much more. That h me hard, but wasn’t someone my immediate ’s great to see an hont, raw portra of the gay muny. The gay muny picted the film was fightg for equaly and the right to be heard, but the AIDS crisis is a global issue; ’s not jt gay people gettg the disease.
TAYLOR KSCH IS GOG GAY
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THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
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The Osr Wil Temple, stalled a chapel Manhattan 2017 and then London’s Stud Voltaire 2018, paid homage to the Victorian poet and playwright who was imprisoned for his homosexualy. Queer actor Keiynan Lonsdale had a breakout role playg gay high schooler Bram Greenfeld 2018's "Love, Simon.
Lonsdale played gay teenager Bram the 2018 film "Love, Simon, " which ma history when beme the first mastream teen rom- to feature a gay protagonist. Jim Parsons portrayed gay activist Tommy Boatwright the 2014 HBO film "The Normal Heart. Although he's bt known for playg Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory, " Parsons also got touch wh LGBTQ history by playg a gay activist fightg to addrs the risg 1980s HIV-AIDs crisis the 2014 drama "The Normal Heart" (which is based on Larry Kramer's 1985 play of the same name).