Bohemian Rhapsody's homophobia: how the film fears gay Freddie Mercury - Vox

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• HOLLYWOOD FLASHBACK: BEFORE PLAYG FREDDIE MERCURY, RAMI MALEK WAS A GAY TEEN ON FOX TV
• RAMI MALEK'S RPONSE TO QUTN ABOUT FREDDIE MERCURY BEG A GAY IN DON'T GO SO WELL
• RAMI MALEK IS A HERO EGYPT AFTER PLAYG A GAY IN - BUT LGBT PEOPLE THERE ARE UNR ATTACK
• RAMI MALEK B, WIKI, AGE, FAY, HEIGHT, GIRLIEND, GAY, TW, TWILIGHT, QUEEN, OSRS, MOVI, TV SHOWS, NET WORTH
• IS RAMI MALEK GAY ???
• RAMI MALEK RPONDS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE THKS FREDDIE MERCURY WAS ‘A GAY IN’
• ‘BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY’: RAMI MALEK ON BRYAN SGER SET DRAMA, PLAYG ‘A GAY IN,’ AND HOW ‘MR. ROBOT’ CHANGED HIS LIFE

HOLLYWOOD FLASHBACK: BEFORE PLAYG FREDDIE MERCURY, RAMI MALEK WAS A GAY TEEN ON FOX TV

"Listen, we ma a film about a gay man, an immigrant, who lived his life jt unapologetilly himself, " Malek said (via CNN).

RAMI MALEK'S RPONSE TO QUTN ABOUT FREDDIE MERCURY BEG A GAY IN DON'T GO SO WELL

Wilson/Getty Imag for Twentieth Century Fox)The movie’s star was asked by INTO if he saw Mercury as a gay in, amid cricism that the rock star’s sexualy is played down the film, which opens Nov. While the edor--chief of INTO, who posted the clip, clearly didn’t like the answer — or “non-answer, ” as some lled — others ’t have been easier and ls words to jt say “y”— Bwk (@TheRealBwk) October 24, 2018One issue was that Malek’s answer, he didn’t even say the word gay (or bisexual or pansexual) asked if he was a gay in, not even what his sexualy was, and still was jt to much, he had to go down the path of no labels aka don't mentn the g word ?— Dany Savovic?️‍? (@d818581dany) October 25, 2018But people fend him, notg Mercury didn’t like to label himself.

Rami is rpectg his wish, the end— ???????? ? (@thepurtsoul_) October 24, 2018If by "didn't help, " you mean he scribed how Freddie actually acted regardg his sexualy (5 on the Ksey) rather than jt sayg "y, gay gay gay, " then yeah, didn't help. — ☀️ArwenXavier (@PhoenixMagic24) October 24, 2018anywaaaay, of urse you n ll eddie a gay in, bee he did help lots of people accept who they are & thats valid! Rami is a sweetheart was jt tryg to be rpectful, NEXT — chloe • 9 (@holtmypta) October 23, 2018Stop sayg that Rami Malek is homophobic bee he don't want to ll eddie mercury a gay in bee he don't want to put him a box, when Freddie HIMSELF didn't want to be put a box eher.

That we're all gay or straight and jt lyg or beg dishont. Why do he need to be a GAY in?

RAMI MALEK IS A HERO EGYPT AFTER PLAYG A GAY IN - BUT LGBT PEOPLE THERE ARE UNR ATTACK

— L (@HollyHoelightly) October 24, 2018People felt Malek was wrongly beg cricized, given that he helped brg this story to the big about you foc on real issu of te homphobia stead of bashg a man who has spent years of his life brgg the story of a very flamboyant gay/bi man to life?

RAMI MALEK B, WIKI, AGE, FAY, HEIGHT, GIRLIEND, GAY, TW, TWILIGHT, QUEEN, OSRS, MOVI, TV SHOWS, NET WORTH

Obvly someone who do that is not homophobic so lay off and fd a better fight. Chileeee askg a straight actor to answer or validate a gay in is like askg megyn kelly about the black experience. It's perfectly acceptable for people to talk about societal norms rooted homohobia of the time perd, and how they'd relate to Freddie not wantg to disclose his sexualy.

He was mored to be gay. Rami has repeatedly been the subject of mors suggtg that he might be gay. The mors ually flare up whenever he plays the role of a gay person on set.

The most recent mors about him beg gay emerged when he played the role of Freddie Mercury  Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie was bi-sexual, and Rami appreciated what he did for the gay muny.

IS RAMI MALEK GAY ???

”Freddie Mercury is a gay in, and he is an in for all of . Earlier mors claimg that Rami was gay emerged after he played the role of a gay teen on Fox’s The War at Home. Rami don’t shy away om playg gay rol, but that don’t mean that he is gay real life.

RAMI MALEK RPONDS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE THKS FREDDIE MERCURY WAS ‘A GAY IN’

On Osrs night 2019, Laila, 28, and Omar, 32, two young gay Egyptians, stayed up all night to watch the 91st Amy Awards ceremony and root for Rami Malek. The Amerin-Egyptian actor was nomated the bt actor award tegory for his role as flamboyant gay rock in Freddie Mercury Bohemian Rhapsody. But, Makram, who is one of Egypt's top prosecutors of LGBT dividuals, nveniently ignored the part of Malek's acceptance where he said: “We ma a film about a gay man, an immigrant, who lived his life jt unapologetilly himself”.

Laila and Omar had hoped Malek would e his w to show solidary wh Egypt's beleaguered gay muny, who have faced tensified persecutn recent years. Beg gay Egypt means that you face daily ath threats, moltatn, harassment, and possibly jail time. Some people believed the new Sisi-led ernment would act to protect mori, cludg the gay muny - but realy turned out very differently.

Persecutn of homosexualy has creased unr Sisi, particularly sce a 2017 crackdown, say human rights groups. Homosexualy is not explicly illegal unr the Egyptian judicial system.

‘BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY’: RAMI MALEK ON BRYAN SGER SET DRAMA, PLAYG ‘A GAY IN,’ AND HOW ‘MR. ROBOT’ CHANGED HIS LIFE

The law nsirs nsensual homosexual nduct as prostutn, and most s are first hand to the vice police at the Mistry of Interr. “People have to know that beg gay Egypt don’t jt mean that you n be kicked out of a job or your flat, means that you face daily ath threats, moltatn, harassment, and possibly jail time, ” Nagy, a 41-year-old lawyer, told Middle East Eye. “If he [Malek] had been ‘fully Egyptian’ wh no Amerin passport, he would be now wanted or even arrted for playg a gay character, ” add Nagy.

In Egypt, the untry’s top media body issued a cree  September 2017 “banng the appearance of homosexuals or promotn of their slogans”, which jtified by sayg, "Homosexualy is a disease and a shame which should be hidn till is treated, not promoted. Hundreds of gay and transgenr dividuals have been arrted Egypt recent years, wh many of them cg ill treatment, harassment, rape and huiatn as a mon feature for tae.

The arrts took place on Valente’s Day, 10 days before the 91st Amy Awards ceremony, when police forc raid a private rincy the cy of Damietta arrtg five gay men. He said that his four iends unrwent forced anal medil examatns so the thori uld ci whether they are "habable homosexuals" or not.