By John Mack Freeman
HBO has ordered a new series called Bros. that will follow Kendall, a modern gay black man. The main cast is rounded out by his two straight brothers who try to help him out while figuring out the struggles in their own lives. Via Out.com:
“Bros Before Hos isn’t a black story or a gay story — it’s a family story about three brothers, who happen to be black, and one who happens to be gay,” Jones said in an interview during the filming of the show’s pilot presentation. “There seem to be more stories that deal with the interior lives of black women, but it’s hard to find stories that deal with the interior lives of black men. We’re either thugs or athletes, but there’s so much more to who we are that falls in between that spectrum. It’s ironic that in 2014, and even with a black president, one of the hardest things to be in this country right now is a young black man.