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Prime Target’s gay romance between Leo Woodall and Fra Fee has fans “hooked”

Apple TV+’s conspiracy thriller series Prime Target has premiered, featuring One Day star Leo Woodall as a gay lead character. The eight-episode series follows Woodall’s Edward Brooks, a math postgraduate who is “on the verge of a major breakthrough”: “If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world.” “Soon, he begins to realize an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born,” the synopsis continues, “which throws him into the orbit of Taylah Sanders,…

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“It’s my happy place”: Loot star Maya Rudolph loves putting LGBTQ+ stories on screen

Maya Rudolph, LGBTQIA+ icon, says starring in projects with a limp-wrist nature is her “happy place”. The Emmy Award-winning comedian currently stars in Apple TV’s acclaimed comedy series Loot – which recently premiered its sophomore season – as Molly Wells, who becomes the world’s third-wealthiest woman after divorcing her tech billionaire ex-husband (Adam Scott). Loot has been lauded for Rudolph’s performance and camp storylines, as well as the inclusive casting of queer icons such as Fire Island star and writer Joel Kim Booster and Pose lead Michaela Jaé Rodriguez. In…

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Ricky Martin tells fans: “Fantasize about me however you want to”

Ricky Martin has reflected on his status as a sex symbol and why he embraces being an object of desire for fans. For the latest issue of Interview Magazine, the Latin icon spoke with Zoe Saldana about his early career, LGBTQIA+ rights and starring alongside Kristen Wiig in Apple TV’s dramedy miniseries Palm Royale.  After the Guardians of the Galaxy star asked Martin what he thinks the next “big battle” will be in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement, he highlighted how there’s been “solid steps, but there’s still so much hate out there”. “The world…

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Here’s why Bros star Luke Macfarlane turned down a role in Barbie

Luke Macfarlane has revealed that he turned down a role in Barbie. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor shared that he auditioned for a small role in the upcoming Greta Gerwig-directed comedy – “and got it” – but had to bow out due to obligations with his Apple TV series Platonic. Platonic is directed by Nick Stoller, who previously collaborated with Macfarlane on Bros – which memorably made history as one of the first major gay rom-coms by a major studio and the first to feature an…

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“So proud of this show”: Ted Lasso fans react to progress of gay storyline

Ted Lasso fans are praising the latest episode of the Apple TV comedy for its sensitive treatment of Colin’s storyline. This season, queerness was finally introduced into the series when they confirmed that Billy Harris’ fan-favourite Richmond FC player is gay and in the closet; reflecting the harsh reality of homosexuality in professional football and its lack of openly out athletes in the process. Episode eight saw Colin’s close friend and fellow Richmond player Isaac (Kola Bokinni) accidentally discover his sexuality. On this week’s episode, Isaac – who is hurt…

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Schmigadoon star Jane Krakowski ‘takes pride in entertaining LGBTQ+ people’

Schmigadoon is created with “so much love” for the LGBTQ+ community, according to star Jane Krakowski. The Apple TV musical comedy follows married couple Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa (Cecily Strong) as they stumble across a magical town, titled Schmigadoon, that’s trapped in a Golden Age-style musical. The newly-released sophomore season sees the town transform into Schmicago as the series pays homage to darker and sexier musicals of the 60s and 70s such as Chicago, Cabaret and Sweeney Todd. Krakowski tells GAY TIMES that the camp stylings of Schmigadoon and…

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Schmigadoon star Dove Cameron calls for more ‘overt queerness’ in musicals

Dove Cameron is demanding more queer visibility in the musical theatre space.  The actress and singer returns for the second season of Schmigadoon, Apple TV’s lauded comedy series that follows a bickering married couple (played by Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong) as they stumble across a magical town that’s trapped in a Golden Age-style musical.  The sophomore season sees Schmigadoon transform into Schmicago as the series pays homage to darker, grittier and raunchier musical productions of the 60s and 70s including Chicago, Cabaret and Sweeney Todd. Following her role in…

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Apple TV+ Articles Culture LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation LGBTQ+ TV News Ted Lasso Television

Ted Lasso confirms footballer is LGBTQ+ in latest episode

Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso has confirmed that footballer Colin Hughes (Billy Harris) is gay, marking the show’s first openly LGBTQ+ character. In the third season’s third episode, titled ‘4-5-1’, the character is shown waking up in bed before picking his clothes up off the floor. He then goes downstairs, where we are introduced to his male lover who has very kindly made him a cup of coffee. “I don’t do caffeine,” Colin tells his love interest, who we now know is called Michael. “Right, your body is a temple,”…

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Anti-Drag laws Apple TV+ Articles Culture Drag Drag Shows Jon Stewart LGBTQ+ News Life News Republican lawmaker

Jon Stewart calls out a Republican lawmaker’s hypocrisy in gun control and drag show debate

Comedian Jon Stewart has effortlessly shut down a Republican lawmaker’s anti-drag argument. On a recent episode of The Problem with Jon Stewart, the political commentator sat down with Oklahoma State Sen Nathan Dahm to discuss the latter’s pro-gun stance.  At the start of their discussion, the Republican lawmaker expressed his belief that the solution to combat gun violence in the United States was to bring in more guns. Throughout his political career, Dahm has introduced bills easing gun restrictions – including the US’s first “anti-red flag” legislation. Under the bill,…

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