Gay Black men rarely saw themselv on screen. Michael K. Williams changed that.

Contents:

• BLACK ACTORS WHO PLAYED GAY MALE CHARACTERS
• GAY BLACK MEN RARELY SAW THEMSELV ON SCREEN. MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS CHANGED THAT.
• HETEROSEXUAL BLACK MALE ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED GAY ROL (WHOUT NEGATIVE NSEQUENC)
• FAMEWATCHER SEARCH PRIMARY MENU SKIP TO NTENT HOMECELEBRY HAIR TRANSPLANTCELEBRY PLASTIC SURGERYCELEBRY LEATHER JACKETBODY SHAPER SEARCH FOR: BLACK MALE CELEBRI, GAY MALE CELEBRIBLACK ACTORS GAY ROL: FILM AND TV LGBT CHARACTERS

BLACK ACTORS WHO PLAYED GAY MALE CHARACTERS

Black Actors Who Played Gay Male Characters. It’s no qutn that the Black muny has had to al wh plenty of homophobia, makg some feel unfortable about g out or showg their te selv. However, some Black men have shed the fear orr to portray gay characters eher movi or TV shows.

Jefey Wright – He played a gay AIDS patient on Angels In Ameri on Broadway and reprised the role oppose Al Paco for Showtime. Andra Fuller – He’s a gay character on L.

GAY BLACK MEN RARELY SAW THEMSELV ON SCREEN. MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS CHANGED THAT.

Williams – As Omar on The Wire, he was the most bada$$ gay character of all time.

The Rock – He played a gay bodyguard Be Cool. It was a bold move for a guy whose reputatn is beg tough to play a gay character.

HETEROSEXUAL BLACK MALE ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED GAY ROL (WHOUT NEGATIVE NSEQUENC)

Will Smh – His first role was as a gay sm artist more than 20 years ago.

Williams, many of his queer Black admirers have been reflectg on the importance of his groundbreakg portrayals of gay Black men.

But he was also an unashamedly open gay man wh a moral “. ” After “The Wire, ” Williams went on to portray other gay characters, such as the Vietnam veteran Leonard Pe 2016’s “Hap and Leonard'; the HIV-posive activist Ken Jon “When We Rise” 2019; and, mostly recently, Montrose Freeman 2020’s “Lovecraft Country.

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