Tyler Posey’s gay confession, our next queer rom-com star & all the new LGBTQ+ releases this week
Need a boost to get over Hump Day? The Hot Sheet is Queerty’s midweek pop culture catch-up, highlighting the entertainment stories everyone’s talking about, the ones you might’ve missed, and the notable LGBTQ+ film & TV releases in the days ahead. Here’s everything you need to stay in-the-know:THE DATING GAME: Netflix‘s The Boyfriend—Japan’s first same-sex reality dating series—begins streaming next week, and along with an official new trailer, we finally have our first look at the nine cast members who are all… well, total boyfriend material! [Queerty]POWERING UP: Ahead of their villainous turn in the superhero blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine, Emma Corrin‘s got a must-read GQ profile in which they get real about how the industry used their identity as a “weapon” when they came out as nonbinary in 2021. [GQ]GET (SUR)REAL: The Surreal Life (and we say this lovingly) might be the peak of “trash TV,” and it’s coming back this summer with a new cast that includes out Olympian Johnny Weir, Real Housewife Kim Zolciak, Tom Hanks’ rapping son Chet, and queer Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey, who admits in the trailer that his first guy he hooked up with was a male sex worker.
Oh, it’s about to get juicy!GIMME MOORE: Netflix has added some major names to the second season of its dark fantasy hit The Sandman, including Pose star Indya Moore as Wanda, a fan favorite character from Neil Gaiman’s original comic book series, who has been recognized as one of the first-ever trans characters in mainstream comics. [Tudum]MULTI-PLAYER: In its newest expansion pack, popular reality simulator game The Sims 4 is getting “Lovestruck” with romantic new gameplay options like dating apps, Sim turn-ons & turn-offs, and even polyamory! [INTO]DRAG QUEENS SAVE THE WORLD: In this especially concerning election year, drag superstars Alaska, Ben de la Crème, Jinkx Monsoon, Monét X Change, Peppermint, and Willam have joined forces to form the form the Drag PAC in an effort to “mobilize Gen Z voters,.
