Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay.
Contents:
- 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
Hollywood has been slow to embrace the stori of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people, but over the years a number of LGBT-themed films have neverthels won the dtry’s hight honor: Osr. William Hurt beme the first actor to w an Osr for playg a gay role, wng for playg an imprisoned wdow drser 1985’s “Kiss of the Spir Woman. Barry Jenks’s hntg film about a young boy stgglg to accept his sexualy sred a stunng upset for Bt Picture, beg the first wner this tegory to have a gay character as s protagonist.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars this historil drama as Alan Turg, the Brish cryptanalyst who was nvicted of cency bee of his homosexualy.
Mike Mills’s semi-tobgraphil film stars Ewan McGregor as a man whose elrly father (Christopher Plummer) out as gay his 70s. Sean Penn plays the tle role G Van Sant’s bgraphil film about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office California. Philip Seymour Hoffman domated the awards season 2005 for his role as openly gay, larger-than-life wrer Tman Capote as he stggl to wre his masterpiece, “In Cold Blood.
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
Although this Osr-wng drama do not centrally foc on LGBT issu, do take a close look at the effects of homophobia. Chris Cooper plays a former Mare lonel whose rampant homophobia is actually a mask for his own reprsed sir, which leads him to a tragic teractn wh the film’s protagonist (played by Kev Spacey). Bill Condon’s drama follows the last days of director Jam Whale (Ian McKellan), the openly gay director of the classic horror films “Frankenste” and “Bri of Frankenste.
Tom Hanks stars as Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer livg wh AIDS who su his former lawfirm after he is fired. Denzel Washgton -stars as a homophobic lawyer who reprents Andrew urt.
In this prison drama, a gay wdow drser (William Hurt) shar a Brazilian prison cell wh a revolutnary (Rl Julia), and the two beg a awkward iendship that velops to a sexual relatnship. Hurt beme the first actor to w an Osr for playg a gay role. This documentary tails the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office California, who was later murred along wh San Francis mayor Gee Mosne.