By Thomas Maxheimer
NBC’s New Drama Is Rewriting Its Gay Main Character as a Straight Man
Rise, based on the book Drama High, written by Michael Sokolove, was actually based on the true story of Lou Volpe. Volpe was married to a woman until he came out. Rise will rewrite the main character as straight.
Gay film classic My Beautiful Laundrette to be adapted into US TV show
The show will reportedly star straight Big Sick actor Kumail Nanjiani. The 1980s gay cult classic is a love story about a British-Pakistani man and his a romantic relationship with a street punk.
Jussie Smollett releases music video filled with queer love
The Empire actor, photographer, and HIV activist, who came out on the Ellen DeGeneres show, has released the single Freedom. Watch the video here.