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• OP-ED: THE TROUBLE WH L.A., ACTORS AND GAY ROL
• THE PERKS OF BEG THE GAY GUY AT WORKIN A WORLD WHERE SEXUALY HELPS YOU STEAD OF HURTG YOU...{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY MATTHEW THARRETTJULY 13, 2016/12:08 PMBY MATTHEW THARRETTJULY 13, 2016 / 12:08 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE PERKS OF BEG THE GAY GUY AT WORK","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-07-13T16:08:56.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-07-13T16:08:56.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MATTHEW THARRETT","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LA-BASED SKETCH EDY DUO KEV GRAND SPENCER AND MATTHEW LUDWSKI — AKA COOL KID ADJACENT — OUTLE THE TERMS OF EVERY GAY MAN'S DREAM JOB A NEW SKETCH LLED "THE GAY HIRE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN , MATTHEW TRI TO MASK HIS SEXUALY AS HE TO SIGN PAPERWORK AT A NEW JOB, BUT DIALS UP TO 11 WHEN HE FDS OUT THE PERKS THAT E WH BEG THE PANY'S TOKEN "GAY HIRE" — PAID VATN TIME FOR ATLANTIS CIS, CIRCU PARTI, AND FOUR DIFFERENT PRI EVENTS, THE KEYS TO A FIRE ISLAND SHARE, A BMW, A MACBOOK, LUXURY TRAVEL ACMODATNS, AND A PUPPY TO HOLD SHIRTLS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SUMMER IS HERE, YOU'RE STUCK AT WORK, AND ALL OF YOUR BT GAY IENDS ARE ON A SEEMGLY ENDLS YEAR-ROUND VATN," THE GUYS WRE. "THE BOYS OF COOL KID ADJACENT ARE HERE TO LET YOU ON A LTLE SECRET…"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

OP-ED: THE TROUBLE WH L.A., ACTORS AND GAY ROL

"Liberal Hollywood" jt reward Print Obama wh a ol $15 ln om Gee Clooney's fundraiser, days after announcg his support for gay marriage.

Right-wgers argue Hollywood ph s gay agenda on the untry wh shows like Glee. Behd the scen, the dtry is filled wh openly gay people, and straight movie stars who "urageoly" take on gay rol are often hailed wh awards and aclas. So why then, a place like that, do takg on a gay role still have such a powerful stigma for so many?

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When stg my films, I don't ever ask (and ually don't re), if the actors playg the rol of gay men are gay or not real life. Though I like stg gay actors those parts, what's most important is that they n portray the role believably.

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