Colman Domingo on portraying and then making gay history
Colman Domingo on his historic Academy Award nomination, why Rustin should be shown in schools and his upcoming ‘penis monologue’ in Drive-Away Dolls. (Second Oscar nom incoming!) WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAUL ROMO “Right now, my garden is in full bloom and it’s a beautiful time,” says Colman Domingo.
The Euphoria alum is rightfully content because, earlier this week, he became a first-time Oscar nominee for his lauded performance as Bayard Rustin, the unsung gay civil rights activist who organised the 1963 March on Washington.
With his nomination, Domingo made history as only the second gay man, and first Black gay man, to be nominated for playing a gay character.
Just two days after his nomination – he found out he’s up for Best Actor from the bathroom, then ‘jumped with joy’ with his husband Raúl Aktanov – Domingo tells GAY TIMES: “Even in one [awards] season, people see me playing Bayard Rustin and they can also see me as Mister in The Color Purple.
