Rsian Doll star Rebec Henrson on how Netflix pav the way for LGBT rol and g a long way om ‘gay hostile’ jok Friends.
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RSIAN DOLL STAR REBEC HENRSON ON HOW NETFLIX PAV THE WAY FOR LGBT ROL AND G A LONG WAY OM ‘GAY HOSTILE’ JOK FRIENDS
"It was fely microaggrsn homophobia, but also I tly thk 's jt bee [queerns] was not mastream the way that has bee the last five years, " Headland says. "Headland, who recently directed several episos of Showtime's SMILF and the Heathers reboot, is now workg on a semi-tobgraphil play, Cult of Love, about her Christian upbrgg and homophobia, which Henrson has a role . Knight plays gay character Davey Bown, Cassie’s olr brother who “gently” disagre wh her life choic and is nstantly trated that his sister remembers their childhood very differently.
It’s not a ‘gay’ seri. It’s a world where gay men and women simply walk among you, which, hontly, is all that’s ever been asked. ‘I was watchg Friends recently and wow, they make a lot of hostile gay jok.
Gay mentg on everythg. Rebec lled out Friends for s ‘hostile and dark’ gay mentary (Picture: Warner Bros)‘A character like Lizzy is ahead. And Netflix, while their ightfully large number of homophobic and transphobic stand ups is abomable, their origal ntent is light years ahead of anythg on the BBC, ITV or, sadly, the days Channel 4 – even if Friends is still their most popular show.