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Contents:
- ‘FREAKY’ STAR MISHA OSHEROVICH ON GAY REPRENTATN HORROR FILMS: ‘IT’S AN INCREDIBLY QUEER SPACE’
- 17 GAY AND LGBTQ DISNEY CHARACTERS – OM D TO NON TO TASTROPHE
- TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
- YOUNG THUG AND FRIENDS CGHT WATCHG GAY FREAKY MOVI IN STUD
- ‘HALLOWEEN KILLS’: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FRANCHISE’S FIRST GAY CHARACTERS
- PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATUR THE STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER
‘FREAKY’ STAR MISHA OSHEROVICH ON GAY REPRENTATN HORROR FILMS: ‘IT’S AN INCREDIBLY QUEER SPACE’
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17 GAY AND LGBTQ DISNEY CHARACTERS – OM D TO NON TO TASTROPHE
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TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
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Disney faced more flak 2018 when Jack Whehall, a straight man, was revealed as playg the “hugely effete, very mp” gay man McGregor Jungle Cise.
Disney faced new gay-bag accatns over the genrfluid-fashn-lovg Artie this year’s Cella. But when the gay actor playg Artie (John McCrea) took ownership of the character (tellg Attu an terview “to me ’s official: he’s queer“) the cricism didn’t really stick.
YOUNG THUG AND FRIENDS CGHT WATCHG GAY FREAKY MOVI IN STUD
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There was bate around Disney+ relegatg the gay-centric TV versn of h film Love, Simon to s adult-foced ‘Star’ sectn.
‘HALLOWEEN KILLS’: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FRANCHISE’S FIRST GAY CHARACTERS
There was more bate still when a straight actor (Michael Cimo) took on the tular gay role. We know, we know, has never been nfirmed that Jafar is gay.
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PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATUR THE STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER
Still, the film brgs reprentatn other ways, om out gay actor Le Evans’ stg as Gaston to Sir Ian McKellen as a Vic-que Cogsworth.