Tag: janet mock
Should ‘Pose’ rewrite ACT UP’s diversity issues to include more people of color?
To say that Pose is an unlikely hit is an understatement. It’s a goddamn miracle, and while we’re at it, Pose is also a gift to LGBTQ history, to the visibility of marginalized people, and to HIV awareness in the here and now.
It challenged me, then, when the most recent episode, “Blow” (7/30/2019), left me feeling unsure about the show’s creative choices and how it playfully reimagines an iconic, real-life moment in AIDS activism – and not for the...
Melissa Etheridge, Anderson Cooper, Janet Mock, Ruby Rose talk coming out in EW Pride...
Entertainment Weekly issued six covers featuring out celebrities for its annual Pride issue.Melissa Etheridge, Anderson Cooper, Janet Mock, Ruby Rose, Neil Patrick Harris, and Wilson Cruz each grace their own magazine cover.Each celebrity discussed their coming out journeys."I personally came out when I was leaving home when I was 18. I'm like, 'I'm gay!' And they were like, 'We know!'" Melissa Etheridge said. "My mother didn't talk to me for a while, but that all came back. Then I entered Hollywood, and...
