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This campy & sexy gothic horror reminds us that the myth of the vampire has always been queer

Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, we continue our Halloween season exploration of how various horror sub-genres reflect the queer experience with 1970’s The Vampire Lovers.This week, we sink our teeth—or rather, our fangs—into the history of vampires, particularly as the embodiment of queer desire, eroticism, and one of the earliest and most consistent symbols and icons of lesbianism.Although Dracula is undoubtedly the most famous vampire in popular culture (with hundreds of appearances, he is the second most portrayed figure in film history, second only to Sherlock Holmes), and most of the preconceptions of what we think a vampire is and acts like derives from him, Drac’s not the first vampiric figure to exist in fiction. Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Before Bram Stoker’s tale in 1897, there were portrayals of vampiric-like characters in poems, weekly penny dreadfuls, and short stories.
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film Netflix queer information community Trans Transgender Reason Will Ferrell 'Error' Included In Netflix Film Explained By Director
Will & Harper, which was released on Netflix on Friday, Saturday Night Live (SNL) alum Ferrell is seen going on a road trip with his friend and longtime collaborator Harper Steele, who two years ago came out as a transgender woman at the age of 61.When former SNL head writer Steele informed Ferrell, 57, the Los Angeles-based Elf star proposed that his friend leave her New York base to join him on a cross-country road trip, where they could talk about life and film it.The resulting production saw the pair make their way to a Texas steakhouse, where Ferrell took a shot at raising laughs by donning his Sherlock Holmes costume from the 2018 comedy movie Holmes & Watson.However, as Steele and Ferrell sat opposite one another to partake in a testing steak-eating challenge, the mood in the room shifted as patrons directed their attentions to Steele. As photos of the pair at the eatery were shared on social media, a deluge of disparaging comments followed.The stunt had backfired, leaving Steele at the hands of detractors, who expressed anti-transgender sentiment.The following morning, Ferrell shared that he had let his friend down by inadvertently making her a target for negative attention.
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