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TV: “The Society’s” Deaf Gay Character Gets a Love Interest

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The Society

A deaf and gay teenager in the new Netflix teen drama The Society has been given a love story by the show’s creators. Sam, played by deaf actor Sean Berdy, has been using American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate throughout the first season of the show.  In the storyline between Sam and Grizz (Jack Mulher), tension has been slowly building as they’ve grown closer and Sam has been teaching Grizz sign language. In one episode, Grizz asks Sam to teach him “one more phrase” in sign language. “How do you say kiss me?” Grizz whispers to Sam. Full Story: … Read more

Arrow Star to Marvel: Cast a Gay Actor

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Arrow actor Ben Lewis thinks it’d be a “missed opportunity” if Marvel Studios didn’t cast an openly gay actor as its first LGBTQ+ superhero. In an exclusive interview with Attitude in its July issue, the 33-year-old explained that the franchise – which has put out ground-breaking movies such as Black Panther and Captain Marvel in the last year or so – still has a long way to go when it comes to diversifying on-and-off the big screen.  “How many f**king Avengers are there at this point? And not one gay actor in the bunch…” Lewis stated. “It would be … Read more

Game of Thrones Was More Modern Than We Knew!

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Water Bottle in Westeros

Following last week’s Starbucks coffee cup fail, viewers have discovered two plastic water bottles in the Game of Thrones finale. Wrote Highsnobiety: “At approximately 46:19 in the episode, you can spot a clearly non-Westerosi water bottle at the foot of Samwell Tarly, played by John Bradley. It comes into shot as Tyrion Lannister, played by Peter Dinklage, walks toward seated representatives of the Seven Kingdoms.” Full Story: Andy Towle, Towleroad

TV: Black Mirror Season Five Trailer

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Black Mirror

The trailer for Season 5 of Black Mirror has dropped and features Miley Cyrus, Anthony Mackie, Topher Grace, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,  Damson Idris, Nicole Beharie, Pom Klementieff, Angourie Rice, Madison Davenport and Ludi Lin.  The season, which arrives on June 5, consists of just three episodes. Enjoy a look at the dystopian goodness below. Full Story: Towleroad

Autostraddle Celebrates the Women of Discovery

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Discovery

When Star Trek: Discovery launched on CBS All Access in 2017, response was decidedly mixed: it led to a record subscription day for the brand-new streaming network, but many die-hard Trekkies were anti-Discovery from the jump, one taking the time to produce a 47-video series on the inconsistencies presented within Discovery, which takes place earlier on the Prime Timeline than Enterprise, The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. The Klingons look different! Spock never said he had a sister! The technology is WAY beyond what makes sense for the time! Spores? What? But while there was … Read more

Marvel Again Promises Openly Gay Film Character

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“Avengers” directors Joe and Anthony Russo revealed that an existing Marvel character will be unveiled as gay in an upcoming film. In an interview with “EW Morning Live, the Russo brothers discussed the “first openly gay character” in a Marvel film. The character, played by Joe Russo, was an unnamed man who attended a support group for people who lost their loved ones to Thanos’ destruction. The man describes going on a first date with another man and they both became emotional over their loved ones during the date. “It was an integral scene to show how the world was … Read more

Batwoman Trailer Released

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The CW, or as it’s come to be known lately, the “superhero channel,” has dropped a teaser video for their upcoming series, Batwoman. Out actress Ruby Rose will star in the titular role. The show will be the first to have an LGBTQ lead and the impact of Rose playing the iconic lesbian character has resonated in the community. Before this, Rose was perhaps best known for playing a lesbian inmate in the Netflix women’s prison drama Orange is the New Black. The CW describes the show as, “Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her … Read more

TV: Westeros Has a Starbucks Franchise?

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Someone overlooked a Starbucks cup in a shot in Game of Thrones and of course Twitter has a few things to say about it. Guys it’s not Starbucks, it’s Winterfell’s own coffee chain “Dire cup” #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/icM6bhXkbx— ♉️ (@_alexalexalex) May 6, 2019 That Winterfell starbucks cashier ain’t ready to write Dany’s name on her coffee cup #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/N4ktWH1NlJ— Joseph (@TheGeneralSYD) May 6, 2019 See more tweets at Towleroad

FOR WRITERS & READERS: Making the Dish

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: Have you ever written or read a spec fic story where food descriptions are a significant part of the story and then tried to make the dish or an approximation? Hobbit Recipes! Writers: This is a writer and reader chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat

SPOILER ALERT: Endgame Features a Gay Character

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Avengers: Endgame, which opens Friday, introduces the first-ever gay character in a Marvel movie. The character, not a superhero, is played by the movie’s co-director Joe Russo. Writes Vanity Fair: “In Endgame, Russo’s cameo is a little more substantial. This time, he plays a man who shares his story during a support group, led by Captain America, for people who survived the vanishing—a.k.a. Thanos’s deadly Infinity War finger snap. He talks about going on a date for the first time since losing his male partner—which, according to the Russos, makes this character the first openly gay character in the Marvel … Read more