Michael K. Williams Phed for More Gay Intimacy on 'The Wire' - Variety

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In his memoir, Michael K. Williams reveals that he phed 'The Wire' to go further terms of portrayg Omar's gay timacy.

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

Black queer fans reflect on Michael K. Williams' groundbreakg portrayals of gay Black men. * williams gay *

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.

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

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.

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

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.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* WILLIAMS GAY

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

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