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.
“When I accepted this role and what entailed, my fay and iends were like, ‘Why do you want to play a gay du?
‘THE SONG OF ACHILL,’ ‘THE NEW NORMAL,’ AND THE FUTURE OF GAY POP CULTURE
’ 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.