Contents:
- ANDRA FULLER ON PLAYG A GAY BLACK MAN ON NETWORK TELEVISN
- ‘THE SONG OF ACHILL,’ ‘THE NEW NORMAL,’ AND THE FUTURE OF GAY POP CULTURE
ANDRA FULLER ON PLAYG A GAY BLACK MAN ON NETWORK TELEVISN
There has been a lot of k spilled about the unrreprentatn of black gay characters film and televisn.
The Natnal Black Jtice Coaln – a civil rights anizatn dited to empowerg Black LGBT people – has even teamed wh GLADD to help improve the visibily of gay characters of lor the media. The Hoton native plays Kaldrick Kg, a menacg, volatile gangsta rapper om Oakland who also happens to be gay, closeted and volved a hh-hh relatnship wh Tariq, an eager mic producer plucked to work on Kaldrick’s new album.
‘THE SONG OF ACHILL,’ ‘THE NEW NORMAL,’ AND THE FUTURE OF GAY POP CULTURE
“When I accepted this role and what entailed, my fay and iends were like, ‘Why do you want to play a gay du?
’ They also wanted to know why every time a Black man is shown on TV as gay; he has to be on the down low. Viewers have bee enmhed the pellg narrative, which explor boundary-crossg topics such as the romance and urtship between two black men, and the social nstcts of homosexualy the oft-labeled homophobic world of hip-hop.
“The gay and lbian muny has been super-supportive, very grac and appreciative of what I’ve been puttg to Kaldrick, †says Fuller. After jt ne short months, the Canadian show that featured the most tertg and addictive-to-watch mascule black gay characters has been laid to rt both Canada and The Uned Stat. Most Gay people ught up on Kaldrick Kg’s storyle by watchg bootlegged YouTube vios eded down to only the 8-12 mut that featured his character.