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Contents:

• JAM FRAN EXPLAS HIS ‘GAY OBSSN’
• JAM FRAN’S QUEER CATALOGUE: 10 VERY GAY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• TOM HOLLAND’S THE CROWD ROOM GAY SEX SCENE SPARKS APPALLG HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH
• JAM FRAN TALKS ABOUT WHY HE LIK PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
• JAM FRAN SAYS HE’S ‘A LTLE GAY,' PEOPLE OM LGBT ANIZATNS WEIGH
• JAM FRAN FALLY SETS THE RERD STRAIGHT ON HIS SEXUALY! SO, IS HE GAY OR WHAT?!
• A GAY ACTIVIST'S JOURNEY TO CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISM: 'I AM MICHAEL'

JAM FRAN EXPLAS HIS ‘GAY OBSSN’

Hollywood actor Jam Fran recently revealed what fuels his “obssn” wh tellg LGBT stori on screen – specifilly that of gay men.

JAM FRAN’S QUEER CATALOGUE: 10 VERY GAY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Durg an terview wh Rollg Stone magaze, the actor opened up about his “artistic preoccupatn” wh homosexualy and gay men general. He also starred bpic ‘I am Michael’, which tells the ntroversial te story of gay activist Michael Glatze, who rejected his homosexualy and beme a Christian pastor.

Last year, the actor, director-turned-poet released a book tled ‘Straight Jam / Gay Jam’. The chapbook also ntas an terview of ‘Gay Jam’ nducted by ‘Straight Jam. “Y, Straight Jam asks the qutn: Let’s get substantial: are you gay or what?

TOM HOLLAND’S THE CROWD ROOM GAY SEX SCENE SPARKS APPALLG HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH

Fran’s short film adaptatn of Anthony Hecht’s poem is pretty damn gay. Gay Town.

Callg an exhibn “Gay Town” certaly creat a good headle, but we’re not entirely sure what else achiev. Long before Harry Potter was a gay poet (the sential tabloid take on Daniel Radcliffe’s turn as Gsberg), Fran offered his own take “Howl”, a much more tertg film on formal terms at least.

JAM FRAN TALKS ABOUT WHY HE LIK PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS

The nce is clever, the executn is exquise; ’s funny whout beg knowg, tricks you but isn’t smug about , and bt of all ’s about hard-re gay sex and s perceptn both wh and whout the gay muny.

Gone are the days when was nsired taboo for a straight heart throb to take on a gay role.

JAM FRAN SAYS HE’S ‘A LTLE GAY,' PEOPLE OM LGBT ANIZATNS WEIGH

”), Meo’s homosexualy is explored through a chronicle of the fal day of his life (he was stabbed to ath at the age of 37). It was an early example of the meta-ns of Fran’s work, given he portrayed Meo’s “Rebel Whout a Cse” (more on the gay subtext of that film here) -star Jam Dean the 2001 TV bpic “Jam Dean” — which, given Dean himself is a nsirable gay in — probably warrants a spot on this list self.

JAM FRAN FALLY SETS THE RERD STRAIGHT ON HIS SEXUALY! SO, IS HE GAY OR WHAT?!

” The film also was the begng of a fx gay seri of llaboratns between Fran and Rogen.

For one, they hilarly spoofed Kim and Kayne late last year by makg a super gay shot-for-shot remake of their bizarro “Bound 2” vio for no apparent reason other than to enterta (and to lead to this). Tom Holland has been fend by fans over The Crowd Room backlash ( Picture: Apple TV)Tom Holland has been fend by fans om homophobic backlash over a sex scene The Crowd Room. While the moment set social media alight wh praise, also enuraged bigots to plague Twter wh homophobic remarks.

A GAY ACTIVIST'S JOURNEY TO CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISM: 'I AM MICHAEL'

‘It only took Tom Holland dog one gay scene for Twter to explo to homophobic rants, agile masculy & toxic behavur, ’ wrote on fan.

Another agreed: ‘People makg homophobic jok about this need to unrstand that the hallmark of a good actor is lettg yourself be open to new rol that challenge you. ‘The way how y’all are rpondg to Tom Holland actg a f**kg SHOW is beyond juvenile and homophobic, ’ fumed a third, and their cri were thankfully echoed by so many others. Image Cred: Phil Bray Though might have seemed boundary-breakg jt a few years ago for a handsome young heartthrob to talk about his preference for gay rol, Jam Fran's terview wh The Advote has a pleasantly unfsy feelg.