Gay Black men rarely saw themselv on screen. Michael K. Williams changed that.

Contents:

• SAM WILLIAMS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS GAY INTY FOR THE FIRST TIME: 'IT IS SRY, BUT IT FEELS GOOD'
• GAY BLACK MEN RARELY SAW THEMSELV ON SCREEN. MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS CHANGED THAT.
• MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS WISHED ‘THE WIRE’ WENT ‘ALL IN’ ON OMAR’S INTIMACY: ‘YOU KNOW GAY PEOPLE F—, RIGHT?’

SAM WILLIAMS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS GAY INTY FOR THE FIRST TIME: 'IT IS SRY, BUT IT FEELS GOOD'

What you may not know is that the playwright was homosexual durg a time Ameri’s history that was practilly crimal to be such. It was durg the late 1930s when Williams me to terms wh his homosexualy. The Uned Stat was fairly nservative durg this time, and life was harsh for homosexuals.

Many laws were passed outlawg gay relatnships.

When director duo Alexa and Stephen Kigopoulos were nceptualizg the "Tilted Crown" mic vio, they felt was important to clu a gay kiss to tell the story of his life.

GAY BLACK MEN RARELY SAW THEMSELV ON SCREEN. MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS CHANGED THAT.

Asked about the tails of his inty by host Hunter Kelly, Williams explaed that he "he/him" pronouns and said, "I intify as gay, and I've never said that to anybody else. Durg his Proud Rad terview, the mician spoke about rmg Katie of his gay inty before her ath. The gay subculture of early Hollywood has gaed more attentn recently thanks to the Netflix seri Hollywood.

Knowg as much as we do about some LGBT stars is a feat nsirg how much rewrg and verg up the Hollywood stud heads did to everyone they managed, whether gay or straight. In his own words, he felt “pafully isolated, strand between the sual homophobia of most ‘normal’ people and the flagrantly gay Hollywood subculture – where [he] was even ls fortable and ls accepted.

MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS WISHED ‘THE WIRE’ WENT ‘ALL IN’ ON OMAR’S INTIMACY: ‘YOU KNOW GAY PEOPLE F—, RIGHT?’

Five years before Hunter beme a star, he was arrted along wh several other men for “lewdns, ” a mon charge for men showg any signs of homosexualy public.