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- JAM MCAVOY WOULD BE “BANG UP” FOR A PROFSOR X AND MAGO GAY ROMANCE ARC
- ‘X-MEN: FIRST CLASS,’ GAY RIGHTS, AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNY
- IS PATRICK STEWART GAY? THE PROFSOR X ACTOR WAS PREVLY SPOTTED KISSG THE MAGO ACTOR, IAN MCKELLEN!
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JAM MCAVOY WOULD BE “BANG UP” FOR A PROFSOR X AND MAGO GAY ROMANCE ARC
The homoerotic unrton their relatnship are already there for all to see, after all, so why not take to the next step?
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‘X-MEN: FIRST CLASS,’ GAY RIGHTS, AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNY
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IS PATRICK STEWART GAY? THE PROFSOR X ACTOR WAS PREVLY SPOTTED KISSG THE MAGO ACTOR, IAN MCKELLEN!
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" Sure, they're officially talkg about the whole mutant thg, but the language also transfers perfectly to what two closeted mal the 1960s might say to each other as they experienced the gaydar pg of their liv. Profsor Earnt also not, "Wh this not-always-subtle subtext tablished, fdg ways to play wh is easy—a task ma even easier by the fact that 's homoerotic, not homosexual the leral sense, so 's about sire, tensn, and, above all, unrequed love. For example, they both believe that mutants are an improvement over the Homo Sapiens.
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But most importantly, the movie’s a great gay rights metaphor wh a lot to say about the telligence muny’s abily to adapt to new reali. It’s also a nice ltle rehash of old-school gay rights bat, about whether the goal should be assiatn wh straight society or the prervatn of a separate, rich gay culture.