Tyler The Creator’s bi era, Mason Gooding’s sexy new role & all the best 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:FOREPLAY: Queer cinema trailblazer Gregg Araki‘s provocative next film I Want Your Sex—about a kinky age-gap affair—has added the hunky Mason Gooding & comedy legend Margaret Cho to a cast that already includes Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, & Charli XCX.
We are so seated. [Deadline]SELF-MADE HOT GIRL: Wait a minute, did Megan Thee Stallion just come out as asexual in the track “Bigger In Texas” from her latest album?
Well, not exactly, but that hasn’t stopped the ace community from celebrating their new queen! [INTO]HOMECOMING: Max’s upcoming college rom-com Sweeathearts explores that formative time when many freshman make their first trip back home for Thanksgiving break.
Kiernan Shipka & Nico Hiraga are the leads, but comedian Caleb Hearon steals the spotlight as their gay bestie newly navigating his hometown after coming out in a surprisingly sweet story that also co-stars Joel Kim Booster & Trammel Tillman.NOBODY KNOWS: After addressing speculation over his sexuality in new song “The Mountain,” singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes opened up about the challenges of growing up in the spotlight and how he’s still just figuring it out: “I don’t really know sometimes and I know other times.” [Queerty]COVER GIRL: 21-year-old model & social media star Alex Consani just made history for trans representation in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, and now she’s on the cover of Teen Vogue, talking privilege, power, and fighting for space for “dolls of color.” [Teen Vogue]TAKE A WHIFF: Smell that, football fans?
