Tal of the Cy: Margaly, Communy, and the Problem of (Gay) Inty Wallace Thurman's "Harlem" Fictn on JSTOR

Contents:

• TAL OF THE CY THOR: 'GAY ACTORS FOR GAY ROL'
• THE ORIGAL ‘TAL OF THE CY’ WAS A GAY RIGHTS TRAILBLAZER

TAL OF THE CY THOR: 'GAY ACTORS FOR GAY ROL'

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THE ORIGAL ‘TAL OF THE CY’ WAS A GAY RIGHTS TRAILBLAZER

Pictured 2001, Tal of the Cy thor Armistead Mp (centre) and his star Lra Lney (right) have rned for the anchise’s latt reboot (Cred: Alamy)What the seri has meant to gay rears, particular, over the years is lculable: livg wh s pag has provid them wh a muny, even when real life may have not. The Ain-Amerin Ben is the sole person of lour amid a table of rich, whe, olr gay men, and when they start jokg about ‘Mexin tranni’, he tak exceptn and lls them out on their offensivens – only to enrage the assembled pany.