Cruising stars Al Pacino as a leather-clad undercover cop… who’s not a member of the Village People
Just as your favorite TV series may be getting ready to take the summer off – or get canceled (goodbye, The New Normal) – entertainment buffs needn’t look too far to find a wealth of memorable gay movies that are well worth watching again and again. (Hello, Netflix!)
These films may not be perfect. In fact, some are downright offensive by today’s standards. But they are all in some way groundbreaking for their time period and considered in sequence they provide a record of mainstream culture’s changing attitudes towards gay men.
Feeling nostalgic? Can’t get enough body hair? Want to experience the celluloid life pre-Stonewall? Here’s our guide to some of the most notable (and gayest) old-school flicks from before the millennium.
Rope (1948)
While most films from the pre-Stonewall...
Just as your favorite TV series may be getting ready to take the summer off – or get canceled (goodbye, The New Normal) – entertainment buffs needn’t look too far to find a wealth of memorable gay movies that are well worth watching again and again. (Hello, Netflix!)
These films may not be perfect. In fact, some are downright offensive by today’s standards. But they are all in some way groundbreaking for their time period and considered in sequence they provide a record of mainstream culture’s changing attitudes towards gay men.
Feeling nostalgic? Can’t get enough body hair? Want to experience the celluloid life pre-Stonewall? Here’s our guide to some of the most notable (and gayest) old-school flicks from before the millennium.
Rope (1948)
While most films from the pre-Stonewall...
- 5/30/2013
- by Natalie Hope McDonald
- The Backlot
This week! Should gay people "care" about anti-gay politicians who turn out to be gay? Why are none of them lesbians? Are U.S. soldiers anti-gay — and much more!
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)
Q: I was thinking about those anti-gay politicians who have been revealed to be gay. Do you think the gay community should help them out or should we leave them alone? I also realized there are no female anti-gay politicians who were revealed to be lesbians. Are there any? – Eli, Melbourne, Australia
A: What do they say are two topics you should never discuss in polite company? Religion and politics. So what are two topics I return to again and again in my column?
Yup, religion and politics! Hey, I yam what I yam.
The scene of Senator Larry...
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)
Q: I was thinking about those anti-gay politicians who have been revealed to be gay. Do you think the gay community should help them out or should we leave them alone? I also realized there are no female anti-gay politicians who were revealed to be lesbians. Are there any? – Eli, Melbourne, Australia
A: What do they say are two topics you should never discuss in polite company? Religion and politics. So what are two topics I return to again and again in my column?
Yup, religion and politics! Hey, I yam what I yam.
The scene of Senator Larry...
- 5/24/2010
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
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