In this very special 100th episo, we are takg you behd the scen of the ia that started all, The Gay Men's Brotherhood.
Contents:
- ‘THERE’S NO WRONG WAY TO BE GAY’: BEHD THE SCEN OF LOVE, VICTOR
- BEHD THE SCEN OF THE GAY MEN’S BROTHERHOOD
‘THERE’S NO WRONG WAY TO BE GAY’: BEHD THE SCEN OF LOVE, VICTOR
The show – a sp-off of Love, Simon, a quietly groundbreakg film about a closeted gay teenager, based on a btsellg young adult novel by Becky Albertalli – was origally meant to be a part of the Disney+ slate of origal programmg. ‘It’s really important for young gay dienc to see themselv as the centre of the story’... “Most of my characters, when I get to play the mom of a gay son, have been their champns – that’s a much more faiar road for me, ” she says.
It’s always gog to be the disappotg father who don’t thk that homosexualy is OK. “In realy, there is no right way to be mascule, there is no right or wrong way to be gay and there is no right or wrong way to be a human beg.
”Then there is Benji, Victor’s oh-so-adorable and, most importantly, out gay csh, played by the Brish actor Gee Sear. Neher Cimo nor Sear is gay – and they are aware of the disurse around straight actors playg gay rol.
BEHD THE SCEN OF THE GAY MEN’S BROTHERHOOD
”The fact that the show had a predomantly straight st was one of the cricisms levied at Love, Simon, as was the versn of gay life – sexls and fairly heteronormative – that the film portrayed. Yet, spe stg straight actors s lead gay rol, Love, Victor do attempt to right some wrongs, pecially later the seri.