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- JONATHAN HARKER GAY PODSTS
- "DRACULA" AND THE GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JOHNNOVEMBER 2, 2013/7:37 AMBY JOHNNOVEMBER 2, 2013 / 7:37 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"DRACULA\" AND THE GAY REVEAL","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-02T11:37:15.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-02T11:37:15.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JOHN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS POST NTAS SPOILERS FOR LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU HAVEN'T TUNED TO NBC'S NEW TAKE ON THE KG OF VAMPIR, LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF DRACULA GAVE YOU ANOTHER REASON TO CHECK THE SERI OUT. THE SHOW, WHICH BUTED TWO FRIDAYS AGO, STARS JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS, AND HE BRGS HIS FULL SENSUAL FORCE TO BEAR AS THE TULAR UNT, HERE FILTRATG LONDON SOCIETY THE GUISE OF AMERIN DTRIALIST ALEXANR GRAYSON. HIS IS NOT THE ONLY PRETTY FACE THE ST, WHICH BOASTS AMONG OTHERS THE TOOTHSOME THOMAS KRETSCHMANN AS VAN HELSG, HANDSOME OLIVER JACKSON-COHEN AS JONATHAN HARKER AND NONSO ABOZIE SERVG A BEEFY, BURLY TAKE ON THE UALLY SNIVELG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(L-R: JACKSON-COHEN, RHYS MEYERS, ABOZIE AND TRIGUED BYSTANR){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO THE ABUNDANCE OF EYE NDY, LAST NIGHT'S EPISO UNSPOOLED A GAY SUB-PLOT THAT ULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY TRIGUG. AS PART OF HIS SCHEME, DRACULA AS GRAYSON HAS ENTERED TO A BS PARTNERSHIP WH ONE LORD LRENT (ANTHONY HOWELL). HE OFFERS TO BUY LRENT OUT OF HIS HOLDGS BUT, LRENT, A MEMBER OF A SECRET SOCIETY SET ON BLOCKG "GRAYSON'S" BROAR PLANS, REF. DRACULA THEN TURNS TO HARKER, WHOM HE HAS HIRED AS A PERSONAL ASSISTANT, SEEKG TO LEARN ALL OF LRENT'S DARKT SECRETS. AFTER A MOMENT'S HATN, HARKER NAM A CERTA PRIVATE CLUB WHERE, SHOULD DRACULA BE ATTENDANCE AT 10:00 THAT EVENG, ALL WILL BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE APPOTED HOUR DRACULA ARRIV AND IS ADMTED TO THE CLUB, WHOSE PATRONAGE IS ENTIRELY MEN, AND OF WHICH HE IS APPARENTLY A MEMBER. AS HE SNS THE ROOM, A MAN DRAG PERFORMS ON STAGE. SOON DRACULA'S EY ALIGHT ON LRENT, WHO IS THE PANY OF THE IMPROBABLY HANDSOME DANIEL DAVENPORT (LEWIS RAER). DANIEL RIS OM THEIR TABLE TO LEAVE AND LRENT ENTREATS HIM TO STAY. DANIEL RELENTS AND SS BACK DOWN AND THE MEN EXCHANGE A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MOMENT LATER LRENT AND DRACULA SPOT EACH OTHER. DRACULA MOV TO THE UPLE AND TRODUC HIMSELF TO DANIEL WH A KISS ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STG, HE TELLS LRENT THAT WHILE HE R NOT WHOM ANYONE SHOULD CHOOSE TO LOVE, HE IMAG THAT THE REVELATN WOULD HAVE A VASTATG EFFECT ON BOTH LRENT'S WIFE AND DANIEL'S FATHER, A PROMENT POLIL AND BS FIGURE OF WHOM DANIEL IS THE ONLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE ONE HAND, THIS IS A FAIRLY STANDARD GAY BLACKMAIL SCENE, ONE THAT WE'VE SEEN PLAYED OUT TIME AND AGA ONE MOVIE OR TV SHOW OR ANOTHER FOR S. ON THE OTHER, THE SUAL KISS BETWEEN THE COUNT AND DANIEL, ALONG WH A SERI OF TERACTNS BETWEEN DRACULA AND HARKER THAT ARE UNMISTAKABLY A FORM OF SCTN, DITE THAT THIS IS A DRACULA WHO IS, IF NOT BISEXUAL, FULLY AWARE THAT HIS POWERS OF FASCATN EXTEND ACROSS THE SEX AND IS WILLG TO E THEM EQUALLY. THE LBIAN VAMPIRE TROPE HAS BEEN EXPLORED (AND EXPLOED) MANY TIM SCE THE NOVELLA CARLA WAS PUBLISHED 1872. GAY MALE VAMPIR ARE A FAR LS EXPLORED SUBJECT, PECIALLY MASTREAM VAMPIRE LERATURE AND EVEN MORE PECIALLY THE NTEXT OF DRACULA. THIS SPE LANGUAGE BRAM STOKER'S ORIGAL NOVEL WHICH N EASILY BE READ AS EVINCE OF A PERVERSE SEXUAL TERT BY DRACULA FOR HARKER WHEN THE FORMER CHASTIS HIS BRIS: "HOW DARE YOU TOUCH HIM, ANY OF YOU? HOW DARE YOU ST EY ON HIM WHEN I HAD FORBIDN ? BACK, I TELL YOU ALL! THIS MAN BELONGS TO ME!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PRENCE OF THIS SUBPLOT ALSO ADDS TO THE HISTORIL VERISIU OF THE SERI. SET LONDON THE 1880S, DRACULA TAK PLACE AT JT THE SAME TIME WHEN OSR WIL ME ONTO THE LERARY AND SOCIAL SCENE. WIL WOULD FAMOLY BE STROYED SOME YEARS LATER FOR HIS HOMOSEXUALY, AND THAT HISTORIL KNOWLEDGE ADDS A LAYER OF AWARENS TO THE SUBPLOT THAT OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE. NOT TO MENTN THAT THIS IS A GENRE PROGRAM AND GENRE FANS HAVE, SERVED OR NOT, A REPUTATN FOR BEG LS THAN TOLERANT OF GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT REMAS TO BE SEEN WHETHER AND HOW THIS SUBPLOT WILL NTUE TO BEAR ON THE SERI AS A WHOLE. ACRDG TO IMDB, LRENT AND DANIEL ARE SLATED TO APPEAR AT LEAST ONE MORE EPISO EACH. REGARDLS, THEIR PRENCE THE SERI IS A WELE ADDN TO A NON WHERE EXPLICLY GAY AND BISEXUAL MALE IMAGERY IS SORELY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DRACULA AIRS ON NBC FRIDAYS AT 9:00 EASTERN/8:00 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
ARCHIVE OF OUR OWN BETA(FUNCTN(){FOR(VAR G="FUNCTN"==TYPEOF FEPROPERTI?FEPROPERTY:FUNCTN(B,C,A){IF(||)THROW NEW TYPEERROR("ES3 DO NOT SUPPORT GETTERS AND SETTERS.");B!=ARRAY.PROTOTYPE&&B!=OBJECT.PROTOTYPE&&(B[C])},H="UNFED"!=TYPEOF WDOW&&WDOW===THIS?THIS:"UNFED"!=TYPEOF GLOBAL&&NULL!=GLOBAL?GLOBAL:THIS,K=["STRG","PROTOTYPE","REPEAT"],L=0;LB||1342177279>>=1)C+=C;RETURN A};Q!=P&&NULL!=Q&&G(H,N,{NFIGURABLE:!0,WRABLE:!0,VALUE:Q});VAR T=THIS;FUNCTN U(B,C){VAR ("."),D=T;A[0] D||!D.EXECSCRIPT||D.EXECSCRIPT("VAR "+A[0]);FOR(VAR E;(());)||VOID 0===C?D[E]?D=D[E]:D=D[E]={}:D[E]=C};FUNCTN V(B){VAR ;IF(0=C.OFFSETWIDTH&&0>=C.OFFSETHEIGHT)A=!1;ELSE{D=C.GETBOUNDGCLIENTRECT();VAR ;("PAGEYOFFSET" WDOW?WDOW.PAGEYOFFSET:(DOCUMENT.DOCUMENTELEMENT||F.PARENTNO||F).SCROLLTOP);("PAGEXOFFSET" WDOW?WDOW.PAGEXOFFSET:(DOCUMENT.DOCUMENTELEMENT||F.PARENTNO||F).SCROLLLEFT);F=A.TOSTRG()+","+D;B.B.HASOWNPROPERTY(F)?A=!1:(B.B[F]=!0,A=(A+=E)}B.I&&(E="&RD="+ENURICOMPONENT(JSON.STRGIFY(B())),131072>(A+=E),C=!0);C=A;IF(C){D=B.H;B=B.J;VAR F;IF(WDOW.XMLHTTPREQUT)F=NEW XMLHTTPREQUT;ELSE IF(WDOW.ACTIVEXOBJECT)TRY{F=NEW ACTIVEXOBJECT("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")}TCH(R){TRY{F=NEW ACTIVEXOBJECT("MICROSOFT.XMLHTTP")}TCH(D){}}F&&(("POST",D+(-1==XOF("?")?"?":"&")+"URL="+ENURICOMPONENT(B)),F.SETREQUTHEAR("CONTENT-TYPE","APPLITN/X-WWW-FORM-URLEND"),(A))}}}FUNCTN B(){VAR B={},C;C=DOCUMENT.GETELEMENTSBYTAGNAME("IMG");IF(!)RETURN{};VAR A=C[0];IF(!("NATURALWIDTH" A&&"NATURALHEIGHT" A))RETURN{};FOR(VAR D=0;A=C[D];++D){VAR E=A.GETATTRIBUTE("DATA-PAGPEED-URL-HASH");E&&(!(E B)&&0=B[E].O&&>=B[E].M)&&(B[E]={,,OW:A.NATURALWIDTH,OH:A.NATURALHEIGHT})}RETURN B}VAR C="";U("PAGPEED.CRILIMAG.GETBEANDATA",FUNCTN(){RETURN C});U("",FUNCTN(B,C,A,D,E,F){VAR R=NEW Y(B,C,A,E,F);X=R;D&&W(FUNCTN(){WDOW.SETTIMEOUT(FUNCTN(){A(R)},0)})});})();('/NGX_PAGPEED_BEAN',''S%20GAY%20AWAKENG%20IS%20A%20GOOD%20THG%20FOR%20HIM','EVFAZEUQGZ',TE,FALSE,'GI2GUDODOGG');
The sex was disguised—and Dracula, full of stalkg and bg, chasg and drag, beme a masterclass erotic rears felt the novel a homoerotic heart.
Stoker himself was a closeted gay man who ped for affectn om both his iends, mentors, and possible lovers Osr Wil and Walt Whman.
Stoker himself was a closeted gay man who ped for affectn om both his iends, mentors, and possible lovers Osr Wil and Walt Whman — men who both garnered ntroversy for their own pictns of homosexualy.
JONATHAN HARKER GAY PODSTS
One of the prime wrten exampl of Stoker's own sexual orientatn is a lengthy, nfsnal "love letter" he sent to Walt Whman, whose famo "Calam" poems ntaed explic homoerotic imagery and mgs. Homoerotic unrton are prent and even actively supprsed throughout the portn of the book we have read so far.
"DRACULA" AND THE GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JOHNNOVEMBER 2, 2013/7:37 AMBY JOHNNOVEMBER 2, 2013 / 7:37 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"DRACULA\" AND THE GAY REVEAL","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-02T11:37:15.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-02T11:37:15.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JOHN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS POST NTAS SPOILERS FOR LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU HAVEN'T TUNED TO NBC'S NEW TAKE ON THE KG OF VAMPIR, LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF DRACULA GAVE YOU ANOTHER REASON TO CHECK THE SERI OUT. THE SHOW, WHICH BUTED TWO FRIDAYS AGO, STARS JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS, AND HE BRGS HIS FULL SENSUAL FORCE TO BEAR AS THE TULAR UNT, HERE FILTRATG LONDON SOCIETY THE GUISE OF AMERIN DTRIALIST ALEXANR GRAYSON. HIS IS NOT THE ONLY PRETTY FACE THE ST, WHICH BOASTS AMONG OTHERS THE TOOTHSOME THOMAS KRETSCHMANN AS VAN HELSG, HANDSOME OLIVER JACKSON-COHEN AS JONATHAN HARKER AND NONSO ABOZIE SERVG A BEEFY, BURLY TAKE ON THE UALLY SNIVELG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(L-R: JACKSON-COHEN, RHYS MEYERS, ABOZIE AND TRIGUED BYSTANR){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO THE ABUNDANCE OF EYE NDY, LAST NIGHT'S EPISO UNSPOOLED A GAY SUB-PLOT THAT ULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY TRIGUG. AS PART OF HIS SCHEME, DRACULA AS GRAYSON HAS ENTERED TO A BS PARTNERSHIP WH ONE LORD LRENT (ANTHONY HOWELL). HE OFFERS TO BUY LRENT OUT OF HIS HOLDGS BUT, LRENT, A MEMBER OF A SECRET SOCIETY SET ON BLOCKG "GRAYSON'S" BROAR PLANS, REF. DRACULA THEN TURNS TO HARKER, WHOM HE HAS HIRED AS A PERSONAL ASSISTANT, SEEKG TO LEARN ALL OF LRENT'S DARKT SECRETS. AFTER A MOMENT'S HATN, HARKER NAM A CERTA PRIVATE CLUB WHERE, SHOULD DRACULA BE ATTENDANCE AT 10:00 THAT EVENG, ALL WILL BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE APPOTED HOUR DRACULA ARRIV AND IS ADMTED TO THE CLUB, WHOSE PATRONAGE IS ENTIRELY MEN, AND OF WHICH HE IS APPARENTLY A MEMBER. AS HE SNS THE ROOM, A MAN DRAG PERFORMS ON STAGE. SOON DRACULA'S EY ALIGHT ON LRENT, WHO IS THE PANY OF THE IMPROBABLY HANDSOME DANIEL DAVENPORT (LEWIS RAER). DANIEL RIS OM THEIR TABLE TO LEAVE AND LRENT ENTREATS HIM TO STAY. DANIEL RELENTS AND SS BACK DOWN AND THE MEN EXCHANGE A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MOMENT LATER LRENT AND DRACULA SPOT EACH OTHER. DRACULA MOV TO THE UPLE AND TRODUC HIMSELF TO DANIEL WH A KISS ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STG, HE TELLS LRENT THAT WHILE HE R NOT WHOM ANYONE SHOULD CHOOSE TO LOVE, HE IMAG THAT THE REVELATN WOULD HAVE A VASTATG EFFECT ON BOTH LRENT'S WIFE AND DANIEL'S FATHER, A PROMENT POLIL AND BS FIGURE OF WHOM DANIEL IS THE ONLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE ONE HAND, THIS IS A FAIRLY STANDARD GAY BLACKMAIL SCENE, ONE THAT WE'VE SEEN PLAYED OUT TIME AND AGA ONE MOVIE OR TV SHOW OR ANOTHER FOR S. ON THE OTHER, THE SUAL KISS BETWEEN THE COUNT AND DANIEL, ALONG WH A SERI OF TERACTNS BETWEEN DRACULA AND HARKER THAT ARE UNMISTAKABLY A FORM OF SCTN, DITE THAT THIS IS A DRACULA WHO IS, IF NOT BISEXUAL, FULLY AWARE THAT HIS POWERS OF FASCATN EXTEND ACROSS THE SEX AND IS WILLG TO E THEM EQUALLY. THE LBIAN VAMPIRE TROPE HAS BEEN EXPLORED (AND EXPLOED) MANY TIM SCE THE NOVELLA CARLA WAS PUBLISHED 1872. GAY MALE VAMPIR ARE A FAR LS EXPLORED SUBJECT, PECIALLY MASTREAM VAMPIRE LERATURE AND EVEN MORE PECIALLY THE NTEXT OF DRACULA. THIS SPE LANGUAGE BRAM STOKER'S ORIGAL NOVEL WHICH N EASILY BE READ AS EVINCE OF A PERVERSE SEXUAL TERT BY DRACULA FOR HARKER WHEN THE FORMER CHASTIS HIS BRIS: "HOW DARE YOU TOUCH HIM, ANY OF YOU? HOW DARE YOU ST EY ON HIM WHEN I HAD FORBIDN ? BACK, I TELL YOU ALL! THIS MAN BELONGS TO ME!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PRENCE OF THIS SUBPLOT ALSO ADDS TO THE HISTORIL VERISIU OF THE SERI. SET LONDON THE 1880S, DRACULA TAK PLACE AT JT THE SAME TIME WHEN OSR WIL ME ONTO THE LERARY AND SOCIAL SCENE. WIL WOULD FAMOLY BE STROYED SOME YEARS LATER FOR HIS HOMOSEXUALY, AND THAT HISTORIL KNOWLEDGE ADDS A LAYER OF AWARENS TO THE SUBPLOT THAT OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE. NOT TO MENTN THAT THIS IS A GENRE PROGRAM AND GENRE FANS HAVE, SERVED OR NOT, A REPUTATN FOR BEG LS THAN TOLERANT OF GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT REMAS TO BE SEEN WHETHER AND HOW THIS SUBPLOT WILL NTUE TO BEAR ON THE SERI AS A WHOLE. ACRDG TO IMDB, LRENT AND DANIEL ARE SLATED TO APPEAR AT LEAST ONE MORE EPISO EACH. REGARDLS, THEIR PRENCE THE SERI IS A WELE ADDN TO A NON WHERE EXPLICLY GAY AND BISEXUAL MALE IMAGERY IS SORELY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DRACULA AIRS ON NBC FRIDAYS AT 9:00 EASTERN/8:00 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
The word strange is footnoted, and s Victorian English homoerotic unrcurrents are poted out. This explicly referenc the stigmatizatn and utter reprsn of homosexualy Victorian England.