Wh BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Ftival upon , we ntue our celebratn of queer cema wh a look at some of the bt lbian, gay and trans films om Sndavia and the Nordic untri.
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GAY GERMAN ACTORS
The "Gay Brish Actors" thread which has jt been bumped got me thkg: 's funny how Germans like to thk they're so progrsive and laid-back when to homosexualy (and some ... * german gay actors *
We now embrace a new revolutnary move om 185 actors and actrs Germany, who llectively me out as gay, lbian, transgenr, bisexual, queer, or nonbary wh their #actout Manifto. As Mark Ulrich, the spokman for the Lbian and Gay Associatn Germany (LSVD) reports, homosexual actors are often not tsted to play heterosexual rol thentilly.
The movie received a fierce backlash on s portrayal of a flamboyant and riturque gay man played by Jam Corn, who is heterosexual real life.
Crics claimed the role was homophobic and offensive for the stereotypil portrayal of gay men and that queer rol should be played by queer actors.
IN 'GREAT FREEDOM,' A MAN IS EED OM THE NAZIS, AND RE-IMPRISONED FOR BEG GAY
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He says the movie bs is a very heterosexual bs that is n by heterosexual men and says straight actors takg gay rol has a stiflg effect on gay actors who, like him, are no longer nsired for heterosexual parts.
There have been multiple exampl of queer people the entertament bs who suffered greatly om homophobia. The 185 gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr actors — among them Babylon Berl star Udo Samel, and Kar Hanczewski and Mark Waschke om No. “We intify, among other thgs, as lbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, ter and nonbary, ” the manifto reads.