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You could not escape the commercials for CATS the musical in the 90’s!

Had the pleasure of serving as a guest judge for CATS: The Jellicle Ball opening preview on Broadway.

Sam Smith put some anointing on Latch with Disclosure in 2012.

Now THIS is the documentary I need!

Yall remember when AIDS was GRID?

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The men from the illustrious “House of Tyler Perry” face off over profiting from gay gaze while reinforcing harmful rhetoric.

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Over the next year FKA twigs would collaborate with Jamel Prodigy & Benjamin Milan on her Congregata tour (2015).

At the same time, casting within Perry’s projects has sparked its own conversation. Since his stage plays, audiences have noted a distinct “gay gaze” in the presentation of male actors, an aesthetic awareness that drove viewership.

@horrormuseum This literally says Ai generated and shes wearing the same outfit from the Buffy cancellation at Hulu video.

Within Tyler Perry Studios, queer representation has long been limited, often filtered through religious respectability politics, or comedic caricature. From tambourine player punchlines to sensitive character stereotypes, the portrayal has rarely existed without commentary.

This is what Matt Damon was talking about with Netflix simplifying plots for distracted viewers. The character had a botched BBL. That’s the point.

Actor Brandon Black, who portrayed Tim in A Madea Homecoming, widely recognized as the first openly gay character within the Tyler Perry film universe, recently called out actors willing to play queer roles on screen, yet critical of queer people in real life.