The stars of 'The Thg About Harry' (Peter Paige, Jake Borelli, and Niko Terho), Freeform's gay Valente's Day rom-, expla why LGBTQ+ characters serve happily ever afters.
Contents:
- PETER PAIGE PARTNER: IS ‘QUEER AS FOLK’ ACTOR GAY IN REAL LIFE?
- PETER PAIGE GAY, BOYIEND, NET WORTH, FAY
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- GAY ROM-COM 'THE THG ABOUT HARRY' MAK ROOM FOR JOYTHE STARS OF THE FREEFORM FLICK EXPLA WHY LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS SERVE HAPPILY EVER {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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;}MOVIBY CO ROMACKFEBARY 18, 2020/3:52 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2002PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}THE THING ABOUT HARRY - HIGH SCHOOL ENEMI, HARRY AND SAM, ARE FORCED TO SHARE A RI TO THEIR HOMETOWN FOR A PARTY. THGS TAKE A TURN WHEN SAM LEARNS HARRY HAS E OUT. STUCK SPENDG THE NIGHT TOGETHER, HARRY AND SAM WONR IF THEY ULD BE MORE THAN IENDS. "THE THG ABOUT HARRY" PREMIER SATURDAY, FEBARY 15, AT 8:00P.M. ET/PT ON FREEFORM. (PARRISH LEWIS VIA GETTY IMAG)NIKO TERHO, JAKE BORELLIBY CO ROMACKFEBARY 18, 2020 / 3:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY ROM-COM 'THE THG ABOUT HARRY' MAK ROOM FOR JOY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-02-18T20:52:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-02-18T20:52:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"CO ROMACK","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE UNIVERSE OF ROMANTIC EDI, A HAPPILY EVER AFTER IS ALL BUT ENSURED. THAT’S WHY WE LOVE THEM: THEY’RE PREDICTABLE AND FORTABLE, MARKED BY TIME-HONORED TROP THAT PREDATE THE RENAISSANCE OF WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… AND PRETTY WOMAN. AND WHILE, RECENT YEARS, THE GENRE HAS EXPAND TO CLU DIVERSE CHARACTERS AND MORE RELATABLE STORYL WH FILMS LIKE PL ONE AND CRAZY RICH ASIANS, THE ROM- REMAS A STRONGHOLD OF HETERONORMATIVY. LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS ARE RELEGATED AS THE TOKEN BT IEND, WHILE THE QUEER EXPERIENCE WH THE MASTREAM NON HAS LARGELY BEEN FED BY TRMA, AS BROKEBACK MOUNTA AND BOYS DON’T CRY, OR G OUT. EVEN GREG BERLANTI’S WILDLY SUCCSFUL TEEN EDY LOVE, SIMON DON’T STRAY FAR OM THIS TRADNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT’S WHAT SETS APART THE HOLIDAY FLICK THE THG ABOUT HARRY: THERE IS NO SHAME PRENT THE FILM, NO TRIUMPHANT G OUT NARRATIVE. RATHER, S CHARACTERS ARE PERFECTLY FORTABLE THEIR INTI OM THE OUTSET, AND QUEERNS, RATHER THAN BEG OTHERED OR MARRED BY STIGMA, IS ALIGNED WH THE UNIVERSAL SIRE FOR LOVE. ACRDG TO -WRER, DIRECTOR, AND STAR PETER PAIGE, BT KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE ON QUEER AS FOLK, BOILS DOWN TO THREE PERFECTLY ORDARY NEEDS: “SEE ME. VALIDATE ME. LOVE ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MOVIE KICKS OFF WH SAM (GREY’S ANATOMY’S JAKE BORELLI), A TYPE-A GAY GUY WHO’S DITED TO HIS POLIL REER AFTER GRADUATG OM LLEGE, AND WHOSE MA RELATNSHIP IS WH HIS BT IEND STASIA (GLOW’S BRT BARON). PRSURED TO A ROAD TRIP TO HIS SMALL HOMETOWN WH HIS HIGH SCHOOL ENEMY, HARRY (NIKO TERHO), TO ATTEND THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY OF TWO MUTUAL IENDS, SAM DISVERS ALONG THE RI THAT HARRY IS NO LONGER THE JOCK BULLY HE REMEMBERS. HARRY, WHO REVEALS HE ADMIRED SAM FOR HIS OPENNS ABOUT HIS OWN INTY, HAS SCE E TO HIS OWN AS A PANSEXUAL MAN. (IN TERMS OF PAN REPRENTATN ON-SCREEN, THERE IS LTLE BEYOND DAVID, PLAYED BY DAN LEVY, ON SCHT’S CREEK.) A MONTHSLONG GAME OF T-AND-MOE ENSU, SPANNG MULTIPLE HEART-TO-HEARTS WH SAM’S OLR ROOMMATE CASEY (PAIGE) AND A MEO OM QUEER EYE’S KARAMO BROWN AS THE BOSSY ART WORLD PRO PL, UNTIL HARRY AND SAM FATEFULLY RNE AN ELABORATE VALENTE’S DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH THE BACKG OF FREEFORM, AND S PARENT PANY DISNEY, THIS VISIBILY IS BROUGHT TO A WHOLE NEW DIENCE. BUT THE FILM ALSO SERV AS UNIQUE TON FOR EACH OF S STARS. THE THG ABOUT HARRY MARKS NEWER NIKO TERHO’S FIRST ON-MERA ROLE. AND WHEN FILMG BEGAN, WAS ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR TO THE DAY THAT JAKE BORELLI ME OUT PUBLICLY, WHEN HIS CHARACTER ON GREY’S ANATOMY WOULD GRAPPLE WH THE SAME STGGLE ON PRIMETIME. FOR DTRY VETERAN PAIGE, WHO BEGAN WORKG ON QUEER AS FOLK TWO S AGO — A TIME WHEN BEG OPENLY GAY WAS NSIRED REER SUICI — IS A RECLAMATN OF A TREASURED GENRE. MTV NEWS SPEAKS WH THE STARS, WHO EXPLA THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ROM- AS A SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ {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;} .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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: THE THG ABOUT HARRY RELEASED THE DAY AFTER VALENTE’S DAY. WHAT ARE YOUR MOST SPECIAL, OR PERHAPS MOST EMBARRASSG, VALENTE’S DAY MEMORI?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PETER PAIGE: I LIVE A ROMANTIC FANTASY, BUT MY REAL VALENTE'S DAYS HAVE BEEN NOTHG BUT DISASTERS. BUT THERE WAS ONE WHERE I WAS DATG A STRAIGHT GUY, AND VOLVED A LOT OF WHIPPED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAKE BORELLI: I REMEMBER, WHEN I WAS SIXTH GRA, I HAD A CSH ON THIS GIRL. I FELT LIKE I HAD TO WOO HER, SO I SNUCK OUT OF MY HOE, GOT ON MY BIKE, RO TO THE HALLMARK STORE, AND BOUGHT HER THIS WHE PLH STUFFED BEAR. I WAS GOG TO GIVE TO HER THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL, BUT THEN I TOTALLY CHICKENED OUT. I HID MY BASEMENT. VALENTE'S DAY ME A WEEK LATER, AND MY MOM HAD FOUND THE BEAR THE BASEMENT AND PUT HER BEDROOM ON HER NIGHTSTAND. I THK SHE THOUGHT WAS JT FOR RATN. IT WAS SUPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIKO TERHO: EVERY VALENTE'S DAY, I'VE JT STARTED SEEG SOMEBODY. SO 'S ALWAYS WEIRD. IT FEELS VERY OFFICIAL, LIKE WE’RE GETTG TO A CERTA STAGE TOO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: SO WHAT YOU'RE TELLG IS YOU NEVER MAKE PAST A YEAR WH ANYBODY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: I GUS I KD OF DID SAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORE ROM-S? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: 27 DRS. THE “BENNY AND THE JETS” SCENE WAS MY FAVORE AS A KID, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHY. IN HDSIGHT, WAS BEE I WAS LOVE WH JAM MARSN. WHERE'S MY JAM MARSN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: 10 THGS I HATE ABOUT YOU WAS MY ALL-TIME FAVORE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. BUT I RECENTLY WATCHED NOTTG HILL. JULIA ROBERTS, SHE'S THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I AM A ROM- JUNKIE, SO I HAVE SEEN THEM ALL A BILLN TIM. IT WAS SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME TO HONOR THE TROP OF THE ROM- AND TO PAY HOMAGE TO ALL OF THOSE ROM-S THAT I GREW UP LOVG BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, MAKE QUEER-SPECIFIC. THAT ALLOWED FOR SOME GREAT TWISTS, AND SOME THGS THAT I THK MA FEEL REALLY H. BUT PROBABLY MY FAVORE ROM- OF ALL TIME IS WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPG, WHICH IS ANOTHER CHIGO ROM-, WH SANDRA BULLOCK NNG AROUND WH HER HANDS HER SLEEV. IF THAT TOKEN-TAKER ON THE L TRA WH NO HANDS N FD LOVE, THEN SO N {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THEM YOU EXPLORE THIS MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: WE THK WE KNOW PEOPLE, BUT WE REALLY DON'T. WE'RE ALL EDORIALIZG ALL THE TIME, AND 'S WORTH TAKG A STEP BACK AND REEXAMG WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE TE. EVERYONE IS BETIFUL IF YOU GET CLOSE ENOUGH, AND THAT’S WHAT THIS MOVIE SOLIDIFI FOR ME, THE FUNDAMENTAL IA THAT WE ALL SERVE LOVE. AND WE ALL SERVE TO HAVE OUR LOVE CELEBRATED THE BIG, CEMATIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: ONE OF THE MOTIFS I NOTICED THROUGHOUT WAS THIS IA OF THE IEND ZONE. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: “THE FRIEND ZONE” WAS OF THE WORKG TL OF THE MOVIE, FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: DO YOU BELIEVE THE IEND ZONE? CAN IENDS FALL LOVE, OR IS THAT ALWAYS A BAD IA? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: IT'S FELY POSSIBLE, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE IEND ZONE DON'T OCCUR AS EQUENTLY AS WE BELIEVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: I THK YOU N GO THROUGH TIM OF BEG THE IEND ZONE AND THEN TIM OF BEG MORE OR LS THAN THAT. EVERYTHG N {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I'M A HARDRE BELIEVER THAT 'S A BAD IA. FOR GAY MEN, PECIALLY, ONCE YOU SETTLE TO THE IEND ZONE, 'S REALLY UNLIKELY YOU’LL CLAW YOUR WAY BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHEN DID YOU FIRST FEEL REPRENTED ON-SCREEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: I ED TO WATCH DEGRASSI A LOT, AND I WOULD STAY UP LATE TO TCH BEE HAD TEENAGERS SUATNS I DIDN'T SEE WHEN WATCHG PRIMETIME TV. THAT SAID, WAS ON AROUND 3 A.M., AND MY PARENTS WERE ASLEEP, SO FELT LIKE I WAS DOG SOMETHG WRONG. EVEN THOUGH I FELT REPRENTED A WAY, AND I WAS SEEG QUEER TEENAGERS ON-SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS ALSO REMD THAT MAYBE THIS ISN'T OK STILL. IT WAS A LONG TIME UNTIL I FELT REPRENTED A HEALTHY WAY. READG THE THG ABOUT HARRY WAS BIG FOR ME FEELG LIKE I WAS TLY REFLECTED BACK, AND MY ROLE ON GREY'S ANATOMY WAS A HUGE TURNG POT FOR ME AS AN ARTIST. BEFORE THAT, WAS A LOT OF TRANSLATG, TAKG STRAIGHT RELATNSHIPS AND TRANSLATG THEM TO MY OWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I'M SO GLAD YOU REFERRED TO YOURSELF, JAKE, BEE MY ANSWER IS QUEER AS FOLK, THE SHOW I WAS ON. BEE WHEN I GREW UP, WAS UNCLE ARTHUR ON BEWCHED, JT BEE PL LYN WAS SUCH A FLAMER. THEN THERE WERE LIKE THE LTLE GLIMMERS OF RUPL, WHEN “SUPERMOL” ME OUT, THE EARLY '90S. I REMEMBER I ED TO LL MY IENDS WHEN RICKI LAKE HAD GAY PEOPLE ON HER TALK SHOW, AND THEY WERE THE HOPPED-UP CLUB KIDS. THAT WAS . THAT WAS THE REPRENTATN WE GOT. SO I FEEL LIKE MY REER STARTED WH THIS WATERSHED MOMENT WHEN QUEER PEOPLE CLAIMED SOME SPACE NARRATIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: THAT'S THE THG. JT BEE THERE'S A QUEER CHARACTER, THAT DON'T MEAN I'M GOG TO RELATE TO THEM, JT BEE I'M {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: 100 PERCENT. AND BY THE WAY, I GET THAT QUEER AS FOLK WAS NOT THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. IF YOU WERE NOT A WHE CIS MALE, THEN THAT WASN'T YOUR JAM. I UNRSTAND WHY PEOPLE WERE TRATED BY THAT. I ABSOLUTELY DO. BUT FOR ME, WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I REGNIZED MYSELF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: THAT'S WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THERE ARE MORE QUEER PEOPLE OUT MEDIA NOW, BEE JT GIV YOU SO MANY DIFFERENT IAS OF WHO YOU N BE AS A QUEER PERSON. IN THIS MOVIE, SPECIFILLY, WE HAVE SO MANY QUEER CHARACTERS THAT, IF YOU DON'T RELATE TO SAM, YOU MIGHT RELATE TO HARRY, OR YOU MIGHT RELATE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: YOU MIGHT BE A BCH LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: THE IA THAT EVERYONE SERV LOVE IS SOMETHG THAT ALL PEOPLE, LGBTQ+ OR OTHERWISE, N INTIFY WH. BUT HOW DO YOU BALANCE THAT UNIVERSAL TTH WH CREATG SOMETHG THAT FEELS DISTCTLY QUEER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: BEG QUEER HAS MEANT TRANSLATG FOREVER. WE'VE BEEN PUTTG OURSELV TO JULIA ROBERTS'S HEELS, SO I ALWAYS KNEW THAT THAT PEOPLE N TRANSLATE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE GREAT TAKEAWAYS OM QUEER AS FOLK. THE DIENCE WAS AROUND 80 PERCENT STRAIGHT WOMEN, WHO ULD PROJECT ROMANTIC FANTASI TO ALL THE BOYS. YOU TELL HUMAN STORI ABOUT HUMAN BEGS AND HUMAN BEGS WILL RELATE, FULL STOP. IT DON'T MATTER HOW THEY'RE DRSED, HOW THEY INTIFY. IT'S LOVE AND LONGG. THAT'S THE RE OF EVERYTHG FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: LOVE IS NOT GENRED, AND I TOTALLY BELIEVE THAT. SOMETHG THAT NIKO AND I WERE ABLE TO TAP TO WAS JT LOVE. THE FACT THAT WE'RE BOTH GUYS IS GREAT, BUT WHAT WE WERE ACTG WAS JT THIS PURE LOVE, WHICH I THK IS UNIVERSAL AND PEOPLE N RELATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: TOTALLY. I TRIED TO E TO THE CHARACTER LIKE, THIS IS HARRY, AND HE'S UNIQUE. YOU N'T GENERALIZE ANYTHG. YEAH, HE IS PANSEXUAL, BUT THAT JT HAPPENS TO BE WHO HE IS AND THAT DON'T REALLY CHANGE HOW HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTERS DO YOU INTIFY WH? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: THERE'S A LOT OF ME SAM. I'M VERY TYPE A, BUT I'D LIKE TO THK HE'S A LTLE B MORE TYPE A THAN I AM. MAYBE I HAVE A LTLE B MORE FUN. I'M A LTLE B MORE OF A PSIMIST-REALIST THAN SAM IS. I THK SAM HAS A LTLE B MORE HOPE FOR WHAT HE N DO, WHEREAS I THK I'M STILL LEARNG THAT ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: I FEEL LIKE WE ARE ALL BASILLY OUR CHARACTERS. THERE'S A SCENE WHERE HARRY’S THE MIRROR [PRIMPG] AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I DIDN'T DIRECT THAT. WE PUT A MERA ON , AND NIKO JT GOT HIMSELF READY THAT BATHROOM SCENE. THAT WK THE MIRROR WAS 100 PERCENT NIKO TERHO, AND I WILL LOVE MY WHOLE LIFE. AND, BY THE WAY, THIS WAS NIKO'S FIRST JOB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHAT ARE YOUR HOP FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ROM- GENRE? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I N'T WA TO SEE A GREAT TRANS ROM-. WE'RE LONG OVERDUE FOR A GREAT LBIAN ROM-. A ROM- IS JT SUCH A GREAT WAY TO SPEND AN HOUR AND A HALF. ESPECIALLY THIS WORLD WE'RE LIVG RIGHT NOW, WHERE 'S REALLY DARK, AND EVERY TIME YOU GO ON SOCIAL MEDIA THERE'S CHALLENGG NEWS. SO TO BE ABLE TO RETREAT FOR JT 90 MUT AND FEEL SAFE AND KNOW THAT A HAPPY ENDG IS PROBABLY G, I JT THK 'S A REALLY WORTHWHILE ENAVOR OF CEMA. SO I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE VOIC REPRENTED THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: LOVE IS SUCH A UNIVERSAL THG, AND EVERYBODY NEEDS TO FEEL THEMSELV REPRENTED ON-SCREEN. SO MOVG FORWARD, THE GENRE BEG A MORE ACCURATE MIRROR OF LIFE WOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: THE FACT THAT WE N MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT QUEER PEOPLE THAT ISN'T ABOUT G OUT, AND THERE IS NOT A LOT OF SHAME THIS MOVIE, I THK IS GREAT. WE N JT BE THIS GENRE THAT IS LIGHT AND ABOUT LOVE AND MAK YOU FEEL GOOD. IF WE N GIVE THAT TO MANY OTHER GROUPS OF PEOPLE, THAT WOULD BE {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
PETER PAIGE PARTNER: IS ‘QUEER AS FOLK’ ACTOR GAY IN REAL LIFE?
As the most flamboyant character on Showtime's Queer as Folk, out actor Peter Paige has given a lot of thought to the show's impact on gay liv--and on his own reer and long-term relatnship * is peter paige gay *
") The groundbreakg Showtime seri centered on a group of gay iends livg Ptsburgh, and Paige was a breakout as the vivac Emmett Honeycutt when the drama premiered 2000.
At a time when most gay characters were one-dimensnal, if existent at all, Paige was provid a sandbox that allowed him to explore not only Emmett's datg life but his many, many reer paths — om porn star to lol news rrponnt. "I heard as some sort of passive-aggrsive way of sayg I wasn't handsome enough, or 'You're too gay, ' as opposed to an objective statement which was fact te, " he rells now. "It was a tradnal fay drama about a non-tradnal fay, and that was s geni, " Paige says of the drama, which portrayed a young gay kid g out and alt wh issu cludg immigratn and the harsh reali faced by children the foster re system.
Read More:-Nick Me Gay: Relatnships, Who Is He Currently Datg? Is Peter Paige Gay Real Life?
PETER PAIGE GAY, BOYIEND, NET WORTH, FAY
More signifint to Peter than any of the aclas he has received for his work as an actor is a fact that he is proud to be a homosexual guy livg openly Hollywood. But there are some bad thgs about beg the lead on a gay-themed TV show like Queer as Folk for 15 years.
In an terview wh Queerty that took place 2008, he discsed how he has been rejected for jobs that were not related to beg a homosexual guy. All the honors that Peter has won as an actor pale parison to the pri he gas om his intifitn as an openly gay man extraordaire Peter Paige gets bt regnized for portrayg the character Emmett Honeycutt on the beloved Showtime seri, Queer as beg a regular fixture among TV dience, he was an acplished director, actor, and playwright the natnal theater scene. All the honors that Peter has won as an actor fa parison to the pri he gas om his intifitn as an openly gay man Hollywood.
Another LGBTQ In:- David Hockney Gay, Partner, Net WorthBeg the lead on a gay-centric TV show like Queer as Folk for a and a half, however, has s drawbacks.
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
In 2008 Queerty terview, he opened up about facg rejectns for other parts than that of a gay, durg the same talk, Peter bemoaned about an ex-boyiend (a renowned actor), who was still the closet out of the fear of gettg than ocsnal referenc on terviews, he rarely mentns his boyiends/partners by name. And, appropriately, ’s wh a man who’s no doubt helped shape the ntemporary gay landspe, Peter Paige.
Raymond: Queer as Folk was such a revolutnary program for the gay muny. Were you ever worried about the msag sent to the gay muny or unfortable wh any of your story l?
Peter: We knew that the show was gog to be somethg very new and important for the gay muny, and we knew that we rried a sort of rponsibily for beg one of the first multifaceted reprentatns of the gay muny on televisn. Raymond: Hollywood is full of closeted gay actors.
GAY ROM-COM 'THE THG ABOUT HARRY' MAK ROOM FOR JOYTHE STARS OF THE FREEFORM FLICK EXPLA WHY LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS SERVE HAPPILY EVER {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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;}MOVIBY CO ROMACKFEBARY 18, 2020/3:52 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2002PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}THE THING ABOUT HARRY - HIGH SCHOOL ENEMI, HARRY AND SAM, ARE FORCED TO SHARE A RI TO THEIR HOMETOWN FOR A PARTY. THGS TAKE A TURN WHEN SAM LEARNS HARRY HAS E OUT. STUCK SPENDG THE NIGHT TOGETHER, HARRY AND SAM WONR IF THEY ULD BE MORE THAN IENDS. "THE THG ABOUT HARRY" PREMIER SATURDAY, FEBARY 15, AT 8:00P.M. ET/PT ON FREEFORM. (PARRISH LEWIS VIA GETTY IMAG)NIKO TERHO, JAKE BORELLIBY CO ROMACKFEBARY 18, 2020 / 3:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY ROM-COM 'THE THG ABOUT HARRY' MAK ROOM FOR JOY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-02-18T20:52:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-02-18T20:52:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"CO ROMACK","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE UNIVERSE OF ROMANTIC EDI, A HAPPILY EVER AFTER IS ALL BUT ENSURED. THAT’S WHY WE LOVE THEM: THEY’RE PREDICTABLE AND FORTABLE, MARKED BY TIME-HONORED TROP THAT PREDATE THE RENAISSANCE OF WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… AND PRETTY WOMAN. AND WHILE, RECENT YEARS, THE GENRE HAS EXPAND TO CLU DIVERSE CHARACTERS AND MORE RELATABLE STORYL WH FILMS LIKE PL ONE AND CRAZY RICH ASIANS, THE ROM- REMAS A STRONGHOLD OF HETERONORMATIVY. LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS ARE RELEGATED AS THE TOKEN BT IEND, WHILE THE QUEER EXPERIENCE WH THE MASTREAM NON HAS LARGELY BEEN FED BY TRMA, AS BROKEBACK MOUNTA AND BOYS DON’T CRY, OR G OUT. EVEN GREG BERLANTI’S WILDLY SUCCSFUL TEEN EDY LOVE, SIMON DON’T STRAY FAR OM THIS TRADNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT’S WHAT SETS APART THE HOLIDAY FLICK THE THG ABOUT HARRY: THERE IS NO SHAME PRENT THE FILM, NO TRIUMPHANT G OUT NARRATIVE. RATHER, S CHARACTERS ARE PERFECTLY FORTABLE THEIR INTI OM THE OUTSET, AND QUEERNS, RATHER THAN BEG OTHERED OR MARRED BY STIGMA, IS ALIGNED WH THE UNIVERSAL SIRE FOR LOVE. ACRDG TO -WRER, DIRECTOR, AND STAR PETER PAIGE, BT KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE ON QUEER AS FOLK, BOILS DOWN TO THREE PERFECTLY ORDARY NEEDS: “SEE ME. VALIDATE ME. LOVE ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MOVIE KICKS OFF WH SAM (GREY’S ANATOMY’S JAKE BORELLI), A TYPE-A GAY GUY WHO’S DITED TO HIS POLIL REER AFTER GRADUATG OM LLEGE, AND WHOSE MA RELATNSHIP IS WH HIS BT IEND STASIA (GLOW’S BRT BARON). PRSURED TO A ROAD TRIP TO HIS SMALL HOMETOWN WH HIS HIGH SCHOOL ENEMY, HARRY (NIKO TERHO), TO ATTEND THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY OF TWO MUTUAL IENDS, SAM DISVERS ALONG THE RI THAT HARRY IS NO LONGER THE JOCK BULLY HE REMEMBERS. HARRY, WHO REVEALS HE ADMIRED SAM FOR HIS OPENNS ABOUT HIS OWN INTY, HAS SCE E TO HIS OWN AS A PANSEXUAL MAN. (IN TERMS OF PAN REPRENTATN ON-SCREEN, THERE IS LTLE BEYOND DAVID, PLAYED BY DAN LEVY, ON SCHT’S CREEK.) A MONTHSLONG GAME OF T-AND-MOE ENSU, SPANNG MULTIPLE HEART-TO-HEARTS WH SAM’S OLR ROOMMATE CASEY (PAIGE) AND A MEO OM QUEER EYE’S KARAMO BROWN AS THE BOSSY ART WORLD PRO PL, UNTIL HARRY AND SAM FATEFULLY RNE AN ELABORATE VALENTE’S DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH THE BACKG OF FREEFORM, AND S PARENT PANY DISNEY, THIS VISIBILY IS BROUGHT TO A WHOLE NEW DIENCE. BUT THE FILM ALSO SERV AS UNIQUE TON FOR EACH OF S STARS. THE THG ABOUT HARRY MARKS NEWER NIKO TERHO’S FIRST ON-MERA ROLE. AND WHEN FILMG BEGAN, WAS ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR TO THE DAY THAT JAKE BORELLI ME OUT PUBLICLY, WHEN HIS CHARACTER ON GREY’S ANATOMY WOULD GRAPPLE WH THE SAME STGGLE ON PRIMETIME. FOR DTRY VETERAN PAIGE, WHO BEGAN WORKG ON QUEER AS FOLK TWO S AGO — A TIME WHEN BEG OPENLY GAY WAS NSIRED REER SUICI — IS A RECLAMATN OF A TREASURED GENRE. MTV NEWS SPEAKS WH THE STARS, WHO EXPLA THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ROM- AS A SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ {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;} .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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: THE THG ABOUT HARRY RELEASED THE DAY AFTER VALENTE’S DAY. WHAT ARE YOUR MOST SPECIAL, OR PERHAPS MOST EMBARRASSG, VALENTE’S DAY MEMORI?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PETER PAIGE: I LIVE A ROMANTIC FANTASY, BUT MY REAL VALENTE'S DAYS HAVE BEEN NOTHG BUT DISASTERS. BUT THERE WAS ONE WHERE I WAS DATG A STRAIGHT GUY, AND VOLVED A LOT OF WHIPPED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAKE BORELLI: I REMEMBER, WHEN I WAS SIXTH GRA, I HAD A CSH ON THIS GIRL. I FELT LIKE I HAD TO WOO HER, SO I SNUCK OUT OF MY HOE, GOT ON MY BIKE, RO TO THE HALLMARK STORE, AND BOUGHT HER THIS WHE PLH STUFFED BEAR. I WAS GOG TO GIVE TO HER THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL, BUT THEN I TOTALLY CHICKENED OUT. I HID MY BASEMENT. VALENTE'S DAY ME A WEEK LATER, AND MY MOM HAD FOUND THE BEAR THE BASEMENT AND PUT HER BEDROOM ON HER NIGHTSTAND. I THK SHE THOUGHT WAS JT FOR RATN. IT WAS SUPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIKO TERHO: EVERY VALENTE'S DAY, I'VE JT STARTED SEEG SOMEBODY. SO 'S ALWAYS WEIRD. IT FEELS VERY OFFICIAL, LIKE WE’RE GETTG TO A CERTA STAGE TOO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: SO WHAT YOU'RE TELLG IS YOU NEVER MAKE PAST A YEAR WH ANYBODY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: I GUS I KD OF DID SAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORE ROM-S? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: 27 DRS. THE “BENNY AND THE JETS” SCENE WAS MY FAVORE AS A KID, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHY. IN HDSIGHT, WAS BEE I WAS LOVE WH JAM MARSN. WHERE'S MY JAM MARSN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: 10 THGS I HATE ABOUT YOU WAS MY ALL-TIME FAVORE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. BUT I RECENTLY WATCHED NOTTG HILL. JULIA ROBERTS, SHE'S THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I AM A ROM- JUNKIE, SO I HAVE SEEN THEM ALL A BILLN TIM. IT WAS SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME TO HONOR THE TROP OF THE ROM- AND TO PAY HOMAGE TO ALL OF THOSE ROM-S THAT I GREW UP LOVG BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, MAKE QUEER-SPECIFIC. THAT ALLOWED FOR SOME GREAT TWISTS, AND SOME THGS THAT I THK MA FEEL REALLY H. BUT PROBABLY MY FAVORE ROM- OF ALL TIME IS WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPG, WHICH IS ANOTHER CHIGO ROM-, WH SANDRA BULLOCK NNG AROUND WH HER HANDS HER SLEEV. IF THAT TOKEN-TAKER ON THE L TRA WH NO HANDS N FD LOVE, THEN SO N {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THEM YOU EXPLORE THIS MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: WE THK WE KNOW PEOPLE, BUT WE REALLY DON'T. WE'RE ALL EDORIALIZG ALL THE TIME, AND 'S WORTH TAKG A STEP BACK AND REEXAMG WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE TE. EVERYONE IS BETIFUL IF YOU GET CLOSE ENOUGH, AND THAT’S WHAT THIS MOVIE SOLIDIFI FOR ME, THE FUNDAMENTAL IA THAT WE ALL SERVE LOVE. AND WE ALL SERVE TO HAVE OUR LOVE CELEBRATED THE BIG, CEMATIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: ONE OF THE MOTIFS I NOTICED THROUGHOUT WAS THIS IA OF THE IEND ZONE. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: “THE FRIEND ZONE” WAS OF THE WORKG TL OF THE MOVIE, FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: DO YOU BELIEVE THE IEND ZONE? CAN IENDS FALL LOVE, OR IS THAT ALWAYS A BAD IA? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: IT'S FELY POSSIBLE, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE IEND ZONE DON'T OCCUR AS EQUENTLY AS WE BELIEVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: I THK YOU N GO THROUGH TIM OF BEG THE IEND ZONE AND THEN TIM OF BEG MORE OR LS THAN THAT. EVERYTHG N {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I'M A HARDRE BELIEVER THAT 'S A BAD IA. FOR GAY MEN, PECIALLY, ONCE YOU SETTLE TO THE IEND ZONE, 'S REALLY UNLIKELY YOU’LL CLAW YOUR WAY BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHEN DID YOU FIRST FEEL REPRENTED ON-SCREEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: I ED TO WATCH DEGRASSI A LOT, AND I WOULD STAY UP LATE TO TCH BEE HAD TEENAGERS SUATNS I DIDN'T SEE WHEN WATCHG PRIMETIME TV. THAT SAID, WAS ON AROUND 3 A.M., AND MY PARENTS WERE ASLEEP, SO FELT LIKE I WAS DOG SOMETHG WRONG. EVEN THOUGH I FELT REPRENTED A WAY, AND I WAS SEEG QUEER TEENAGERS ON-SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS ALSO REMD THAT MAYBE THIS ISN'T OK STILL. IT WAS A LONG TIME UNTIL I FELT REPRENTED A HEALTHY WAY. READG THE THG ABOUT HARRY WAS BIG FOR ME FEELG LIKE I WAS TLY REFLECTED BACK, AND MY ROLE ON GREY'S ANATOMY WAS A HUGE TURNG POT FOR ME AS AN ARTIST. BEFORE THAT, WAS A LOT OF TRANSLATG, TAKG STRAIGHT RELATNSHIPS AND TRANSLATG THEM TO MY OWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I'M SO GLAD YOU REFERRED TO YOURSELF, JAKE, BEE MY ANSWER IS QUEER AS FOLK, THE SHOW I WAS ON. BEE WHEN I GREW UP, WAS UNCLE ARTHUR ON BEWCHED, JT BEE PL LYN WAS SUCH A FLAMER. THEN THERE WERE LIKE THE LTLE GLIMMERS OF RUPL, WHEN “SUPERMOL” ME OUT, THE EARLY '90S. I REMEMBER I ED TO LL MY IENDS WHEN RICKI LAKE HAD GAY PEOPLE ON HER TALK SHOW, AND THEY WERE THE HOPPED-UP CLUB KIDS. THAT WAS . THAT WAS THE REPRENTATN WE GOT. SO I FEEL LIKE MY REER STARTED WH THIS WATERSHED MOMENT WHEN QUEER PEOPLE CLAIMED SOME SPACE NARRATIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: THAT'S THE THG. JT BEE THERE'S A QUEER CHARACTER, THAT DON'T MEAN I'M GOG TO RELATE TO THEM, JT BEE I'M {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: 100 PERCENT. AND BY THE WAY, I GET THAT QUEER AS FOLK WAS NOT THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. IF YOU WERE NOT A WHE CIS MALE, THEN THAT WASN'T YOUR JAM. I UNRSTAND WHY PEOPLE WERE TRATED BY THAT. I ABSOLUTELY DO. BUT FOR ME, WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I REGNIZED MYSELF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: THAT'S WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THERE ARE MORE QUEER PEOPLE OUT MEDIA NOW, BEE JT GIV YOU SO MANY DIFFERENT IAS OF WHO YOU N BE AS A QUEER PERSON. IN THIS MOVIE, SPECIFILLY, WE HAVE SO MANY QUEER CHARACTERS THAT, IF YOU DON'T RELATE TO SAM, YOU MIGHT RELATE TO HARRY, OR YOU MIGHT RELATE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: YOU MIGHT BE A BCH LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: THE IA THAT EVERYONE SERV LOVE IS SOMETHG THAT ALL PEOPLE, LGBTQ+ OR OTHERWISE, N INTIFY WH. BUT HOW DO YOU BALANCE THAT UNIVERSAL TTH WH CREATG SOMETHG THAT FEELS DISTCTLY QUEER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: BEG QUEER HAS MEANT TRANSLATG FOREVER. WE'VE BEEN PUTTG OURSELV TO JULIA ROBERTS'S HEELS, SO I ALWAYS KNEW THAT THAT PEOPLE N TRANSLATE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE GREAT TAKEAWAYS OM QUEER AS FOLK. THE DIENCE WAS AROUND 80 PERCENT STRAIGHT WOMEN, WHO ULD PROJECT ROMANTIC FANTASI TO ALL THE BOYS. YOU TELL HUMAN STORI ABOUT HUMAN BEGS AND HUMAN BEGS WILL RELATE, FULL STOP. IT DON'T MATTER HOW THEY'RE DRSED, HOW THEY INTIFY. IT'S LOVE AND LONGG. THAT'S THE RE OF EVERYTHG FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: LOVE IS NOT GENRED, AND I TOTALLY BELIEVE THAT. SOMETHG THAT NIKO AND I WERE ABLE TO TAP TO WAS JT LOVE. THE FACT THAT WE'RE BOTH GUYS IS GREAT, BUT WHAT WE WERE ACTG WAS JT THIS PURE LOVE, WHICH I THK IS UNIVERSAL AND PEOPLE N RELATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: TOTALLY. I TRIED TO E TO THE CHARACTER LIKE, THIS IS HARRY, AND HE'S UNIQUE. YOU N'T GENERALIZE ANYTHG. YEAH, HE IS PANSEXUAL, BUT THAT JT HAPPENS TO BE WHO HE IS AND THAT DON'T REALLY CHANGE HOW HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTERS DO YOU INTIFY WH? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: THERE'S A LOT OF ME SAM. I'M VERY TYPE A, BUT I'D LIKE TO THK HE'S A LTLE B MORE TYPE A THAN I AM. MAYBE I HAVE A LTLE B MORE FUN. I'M A LTLE B MORE OF A PSIMIST-REALIST THAN SAM IS. I THK SAM HAS A LTLE B MORE HOPE FOR WHAT HE N DO, WHEREAS I THK I'M STILL LEARNG THAT ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: I FEEL LIKE WE ARE ALL BASILLY OUR CHARACTERS. THERE'S A SCENE WHERE HARRY’S THE MIRROR [PRIMPG] AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I DIDN'T DIRECT THAT. WE PUT A MERA ON , AND NIKO JT GOT HIMSELF READY THAT BATHROOM SCENE. THAT WK THE MIRROR WAS 100 PERCENT NIKO TERHO, AND I WILL LOVE MY WHOLE LIFE. AND, BY THE WAY, THIS WAS NIKO'S FIRST JOB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV NEWS: WHAT ARE YOUR HOP FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ROM- GENRE? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAIGE: I N'T WA TO SEE A GREAT TRANS ROM-. WE'RE LONG OVERDUE FOR A GREAT LBIAN ROM-. A ROM- IS JT SUCH A GREAT WAY TO SPEND AN HOUR AND A HALF. ESPECIALLY THIS WORLD WE'RE LIVG RIGHT NOW, WHERE 'S REALLY DARK, AND EVERY TIME YOU GO ON SOCIAL MEDIA THERE'S CHALLENGG NEWS. SO TO BE ABLE TO RETREAT FOR JT 90 MUT AND FEEL SAFE AND KNOW THAT A HAPPY ENDG IS PROBABLY G, I JT THK 'S A REALLY WORTHWHILE ENAVOR OF CEMA. SO I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE VOIC REPRENTED THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERHO: LOVE IS SUCH A UNIVERSAL THG, AND EVERYBODY NEEDS TO FEEL THEMSELV REPRENTED ON-SCREEN. SO MOVG FORWARD, THE GENRE BEG A MORE ACCURATE MIRROR OF LIFE WOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORELLI: THE FACT THAT WE N MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT QUEER PEOPLE THAT ISN'T ABOUT G OUT, AND THERE IS NOT A LOT OF SHAME THIS MOVIE, I THK IS GREAT. WE N JT BE THIS GENRE THAT IS LIGHT AND ABOUT LOVE AND MAK YOU FEEL GOOD. IF WE N GIVE THAT TO MANY OTHER GROUPS OF PEOPLE, THAT WOULD BE {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
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