Entertainment
Is Ianto Coming Back for Season Five of Torchwood?
Torchwood is returning for a fifth season, but this one comes in a new format, And the producers are already teasing the return of the gay romance between omnisexual Captain Jack Harkness and his office boy Ianto Jones, who died at the end of season three. The duo famously hit it off after Jones’ girlfriend-turned-mad-cyborg was discovered hidden away in Torchwood’s basement. The men’s romance quickly became a fan favorite, especially as season two showed them to be more than just friends with benefits. Season five will be called Torchwood: Aliens Among Us, the Big Finish-produced series will be made up … Read more
FAN ART: Is it Pinn, or Foe?
A lot of fans are hoping for a romance between Finn and Poe in the next Star Wars films. Played by John Boyega and Oscar Isaac, many believe the relationship will evolve between the two male leads. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has also hinted it is a ‘definite possibility’. Boyega has previously said ‘you never know’ about upcoming storylines, including a possible gay romance. ‘As far as I’m concerned, when JJ [Abrams] sat us down to go through the script, it was a bromance,’ he said. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News
HISTORY: Comic Book Authority Kept Gays Out Of Comics
A nonprofit organization ominously operating under the monicker the Comics Code Authority was responsible for preventing openly LGBT characters from appearing in comic books until the late 1980s, according to a report on History.com by comic book historian Alan Kistler. From 1954 to 1989, the Code, as Kistler calls it, enforced rules against portraying LGBT characters in comic books, Kistler wrote. Likened to the MPAA, the Code Authority had no governmental authority, but retailers were very hesitant to carry comics that lacked the Code’s seal of approval. The Code came about after psychiatrist Dr. Frederic Wertham published his book “Seduction … Read more
STAR WARS: Would They Be Pinn? Or Foe?
The head of Lucasfilm has hinted of a gay love story between Finn and Poe in future Star Wars films. President Kathleen Kennedy will not confirm anything, but has said a romance between the pilot and stormtrooper is definitely a possibility. This would be the first ever gay subplot in the franchise that is now in its 40th year. Speaking to Ecartelera, Kennedy said the door is open on protagonists Finn (John Boyega) and Poe (Oscar Isaac) falling in love in future films – but not the next one. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News
VIDEO: The Addams Family Goes Gay
They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious, and spooky and finally gay! Yes, Proud Unicorn brings you their final LGBTI recreation of the famous film The Addams Family. Get ready to see highly devoted Gomez Addams like you’ve never seen him before. There is no love like the love between two men or two women. But in this case and point two men. By David Calderon – Full Story at Gay Star News
FILM: Gays in the Guardians?
Director James Gunn hinted there may be a gay character or subplot in Guardians Of The Galaxy sequel. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has yet to introduce a LGBTI character. So it was only natural to ask the director, returning to direct and write the space ensemble superhero film, whether he considered featuring a gay protagonist in the franchise. Speaking at the movie’s world premiere in Hollywood, he said: ‘Absolutely. I would love to be able to. ‘We might have already done that. I say watch the movie. Check it out. See what you think.’ By Joe Morgan – Full Story … Read more
COMICS: Black Panther Film Erases Lesbian Relationship
Marvel has moved to quash speculation that two warriors in the upcoming film Black Panther will be in a lesbian relationship. The film, due to be released in February 2018, is about T’Challa, the superhero king and protector of African nation Wakanda, who featured in Captain America: Civil War. Fans had been excited by the prospect of Okoye and Ayo, two of the titular character’s bodyguards, getting together as Ayo and fellow female warrior Aneka do in the comics. And these hopes were encouraged by reports that an early screening of the film featured Walking Dead star Danai Gurira’s Okoye … Read more