Contents:
- CELEBRATE HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST OPENLY GAY LEADG MAN
- WERE CASS CHAPL AND EDWARD G ROBSON GAY OR BISEXUAL?
CELEBRATE HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST OPENLY GAY LEADG MAN
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WERE CASS CHAPL AND EDWARD G ROBSON GAY OR BISEXUAL?
Were Chapl and Robson gay or bisexual? AKA Manny were gay real life. But there is more fictn than fact ‘Blon, ’ and we believe the actors were neher gay nor bisexual real life.
While gay characters were equently ed for lghs or not explicly stated to be queer most early mastream Hollywood films, a brief relaxatn Germany’s film productn the early 20th century allowed for LGBTQ+ classics like “Anrs als die Anren” and “Mädchen Uniform. The film, which featur an all-Black st, was one big step toward makg gay cema that isn’t whewashed, featur a range of inti, and don't make s queer characters one-note or vehicl of sufferg. The history starts 1894, wh the very first gay film, and ends 2021 wh a mastream children's movie featurg a ma character who is queer.
(Fox 2000 Pictur) 1894: 'The Dickson Experimental Sound Film' as first gay film 1894: 'The Dickson Experimental Sound Film' as first gay film | Also known as “The Gay Brothers, ” this short film showed two men dancg together. (The Essanay Film Manufacturg Company) 1916: ‘Behd the Curta’ employs the first gay gag 1916: ‘Behd the Curta’ employs the first gay gag | In the Charlie Chapl edy, a stagehand mocks the actor’s character for supposedly kissg another man. (Lone Star Corporatn) 1919: 'Anrs als die Anren' advot for LGBTQ acceptance 1919: 'Anrs als die Anren' advot for LGBTQ acceptance | “Anrs als die Anren” (a German film whose tle translat to “Different om the Others”) is one of the olst survivg movi wh a gay protagonist and was ma durg a rare perd where German film censorship was relaxed after World War I.