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 SONG OF ACHILL,’ ‘THE NEW NORMAL,’ AND THE FUTURE OF GAY POP CULTURE
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.
“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.