Turns out, Barbieland isn't as gay as s queer fans had hoped

Contents:

• TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
• 'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST
• CHA PLANS OUTREACH TO GAY COMMUNI A BID TO CURB MPOX
• 'SEX EDUTN' IS EXPLORG GAY SEX WAYS RARELY SEEN ON SCREEN
• ERIC CHOOSG ADAM OVER RAHIM 'SEX EDUTN' UNRTIMAT THE TRMA OF GAY BULLYG

TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED

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“First of all, I’m gay, ” he said, “and this movie is gog to be gay non. "Alex AvilaAnd Gay Tim, a Brish LGBTQ news se, celebrated Friday, the day of the film’s official release, as “Barbie day“ and lled the world-renowned doll a “queer cultural phenomenon. PicturIn an terview wh Fandango, actor Kate McKnon, who is openly gay and plays “Weird Barbie” the film, said Barbie is about “imagatn.

Many also flagged the teased scene which Barbie, now the real world, exchang a longg look wh Ameri Ferrera’s Gloria character; though, the relatnship between the two turns out to be a tribute to motherhood and the tradnal, nuclear before the film’s release, Robbie all but squashed the mors that some or any of the Barbi and Kens would be gay, tellg the Brish LGBTQ magaze Attu: The dolls don’t “actually have sexual orientatns.

'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST

There are brief appearanc by Earrg Magic Ken and Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken, both of which Mattel has always nied were tentnally gay-d.

”As far as the queer-d trailers and promotnal clips for the new “Barbie” film, Rand poted to a phenomenon known as “gay wdow advertisg, ” or the practice of advertisers gturg to queer dienc a way that will go over the heads of those who would disapprove. The character Eric Effng (portrayed by actor Ncuti Gatwa) is an openly gay Brish teen the Netflix seri Sex Edutn. Eric is a gay teenager this seri about a high school the Uned Kgdom where sex is very much on everyone's md.

His parents know he is gay and have e to accept his sexualy.

CHA PLANS OUTREACH TO GAY COMMUNI A BID TO CURB MPOX

Bisi Alimi, an actor-turned-activist, ma headl when he me out as gay on Nigerian televisn.

'SEX EDUTN' IS EXPLORG GAY SEX WAYS RARELY SEEN ON SCREEN

Did the show offer a realistic pictn of s gay--Nigeria storyle? I thk that scenar of the mother who is acceptg of her child and unrstandg the homophobia Nigeria, the expectatn of homophobia, is very, very accurate. She is aaid that this lovg son who is gay is gog to a untry that is homophobic.

In the new season, Eric's mom warns her son to be discreet when they vis Nigeria, but he ends up gog to an unrground LGBTQ party wh a new gay iend.

Is dangero to be openly gay Nigeria? On the TV show, Eric go to the weddg, then sneaks away wh a Nigerian photographer he meets who is gay.

ERIC CHOOSG ADAM OVER RAHIM 'SEX EDUTN' UNRTIMAT THE TRMA OF GAY BULLYG

A typil Nigerian driver will have somethg to say, good or bad, will possibly preach at them, exprs his opn why beg gay is bad and God is agast — or exprs some form of support. What did you thk of the rt of the scenar the show's Nigeria episo — Eric's new gay iend tak him to an unrground LGBTQ party.

This was a big opportuny to show how sometim will be very, very dangero to be a gay man Lagos. So I want to expla to you — a lot of gay men Nigeria get ught up a sm. I want to make sure I unrstand — you're sayg that some of the perpetrators are om the gay muny?

This issue is very plited, but to jt answer the qutn, most of the perpetrators are eher openly gay men or closeted gay men — and there is also volvement of homophobic straight people. That for me didn't speak to the narrative of the mother who is sred for her son a untry that is extremely homophobic.