LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz will honor the LGBTQ+ community this weekend at the Human Rights Campaign’s National Dinner in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “Tim Walz To Honor LGBTQ Community At HRC Gala + More News”
L-R Noah Galvin, Ben Platt (photo: Henry Jacob Platt)
My longtime friend Fred Tallaksen is nominated for a World Choreography Award for his work on ABC’s The Real O’Neals last season.
The awards are on Monday, thinking good thoughts Fred’s way!
Fred was also nominated for an Emmy Award for his terpsichorean contributions.
Very proud of him. Watch one of his uber-cute numbers featuring Noah Galvin, who will soon take over the lead in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway.
Clip description:
When Kenny (Noah Galvin) finally gets a boyfriend, he’s worried that his family won’t react well. What better way to cope with all of these emotions than to break out into song and dance?
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| Noah Galvin of The Real O’Neals |
Some news stories you may have missed:
• The Real O’Neals star, out actor Noah Galvin, says he was “dumb and unkind” to troll Colton Haynes’ coming out.
• Hollywood icon Warren Beatty says his transgender son, Stephen, is “his hero.”
• Rentboy.com CEO pleads guilty to promoting prostitution – faces 21 months in prison and $10 million fine.
• A major Latino polling company says Hillary Clinton could win the largest share of Hispanic voters in recorded history.
• For the first time ever, a major presidential candidate – Democrat Hillary Clinton – has penned an op-ed for an LGBT newspaper addressing LGBT equality.
• Awesomeness! British researchers think they may be on track to cure HIV.
• Sen. Ted Cruz is mad that NBC didn’t share Donald Trump’s “Grab’em by the p***y” tape earlier so he could have been the Republican nominee.
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| Noah Galvin |
Yesterday, I posted about an interview The Real O’Neals star Noah Galvin gave to Vulture wherein he was surprisingly negative about other gay men in the entertainment industry in LA, including Colton Haynes, who’s recent coming out in an EW interview he called “pussy bullshit.”
“That’s not coming out,” Galvin said. “That’s fucking pussy bullshit. That’s like, ’Enough people assume that I sleep with men, so I’m just going to slightly confirm the fact that I’ve sucked a dick or two.’ That’s not doing anything for the little gays but giving them more masturbation material.”
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| Colton Haynes |
Last night, Colton responded to Galvin asking “since when did he become the judge of what’s appropriate?”
Galvin has since issued this apology to Haynes:
“To Colton Haynes and to the LGBTQ youth, especially those who have embraced our show, I have no right to dictate how or when anybody comes out of the closet; I know how difficult and scary the process of coming out can be, and the last thing I would ever want to do is make it scarier.”
The Real O’Neals openly gay star Noah Galvin raised lots of eyebrows with some brash statements in an interview with Vulture.
About Arrow star Colton Haynes:
“That’s not coming out. That’s fucking pussy bullshit. That’s like, enough people assume that I sleep with men, so I’m just going to slightly confirm the fact that I’ve sucked a dick or two. That’s not doing anything for the little gays but giving them more masturbation material.”
About X-Men director Bryan Singer:
“Bryan Singer likes to invite little boys over to his pool and diddle them in the f—ing dark of night,” he said, laughing. “I want nothing to do with that. I think there are enough boys in L.A. that are questionably homosexual who are willing to do things with the right person who can get them in the door. In New York there is a healthy gay community, and that doesn’t exist in L.A.”
About Eric Stonestreet of Modern Family on the same network as his own show:
“I think as wonderful of an actor as Eric Stonestreet is — I’ve never met him, I assume he’s a wonderful guy — he’s playing a caricature of a caricature of a stereotype of stereotype on Modern Family. And he’s a straight man in real life. And as hilarious as that character is, there’s a lack of authenticity. I think people — especially young gay kids — they can laugh at it, and they can see it as a source of comedy, but like, nothing more than that. And I want Kenny to be more than the funny gay kid.”
UPDATE: Someone got a phone call or two from ABC execs and more.
Galvin just released this statement retracting his attacks on Bryan Singer, Colton Haynes and Eric Stonestreet:
“I sincerely apologize to Bryan Singer for the horrible statement I made about him in the interview I gave to New York Magazine,” read the statement. “My comments were false and unwarranted. It was irresponsible and stupid of me to make those allegations against Bryan, and I deeply regret doing so. I have never been to Bryan’s house, and I admit there is no basis for any of the things I said or implied about Bryan in that interview. I understand now that my statements were not at all funny and have serious implications. I am very sorry and I hope that Bryan and everyone else who read that interview can forgive me for my serious lapse in judgment. I have contacted New York Magazine and the other publications that republished my statements and asked them all to print this retraction and apology.”
“The entire interview I gave to Vulture has hurt the LGBTQ community and the industry I feel truly fortunate to be a part of,” the statement goes on. “My only intention was to try and empower and promote honesty, but I fully understand that comments I made were brazen and hurtful. To Colton Haynes and to the LGBTQ youth, especially those who have embraced our show, I have no right to dictate how or when anybody comes out of the closet; I know how difficult and scary the process of coming out can be, and the last thing I would ever want to do is make it scarier. For anyone. Lastly, as I said in the interview, I think Eric Stonestreet is a wonderful actor. I apologize to everyone that I’ve hurt with my comments and understand the damage that has been done. I am new to this and will certainly commit to being more thoughtful and wiser as I navigate all of this moving forward.”