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Talk about the “Erecto” charm! Harry Potter alums Tom Felton and Rupert Grint say that Harry Potter and Ron Weasley both felt certain stirrings for Draco Malfoy. The confirmation came while Felton and Grint — who respectively portrayed Draco and Ron in the blockbuster film series — played a game of “Fact or Fan Fiction” in an In the Know video. The first assertion? “Even while he was with Ginny, Harry was always in love with Draco.” Harry Potter costars Evanna Lynch,...

Star Trek has always promoted a vision of the future where diversity is embraced. And now, Star Trek: Discovery makes history by promoting inclusivity in ways the franchise has never done before. As you may already know, Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz play an out gay couple on the show, and are the first openly gay characters (and couple!) on a Star Trek television series. And on the series mid-season finale, Lt. Paul Stamets (Rapp) and Dr Hugh Culber (Cruz) shared the...

'In the real world, gay men come in all sizes, shapes and types, just like anybody else.' Bollywood actor, Meiyang Chang, has called for a more dignified portrayal of gay characters in the industry. Chang is an Indian actor of Chinese descent, a television host and singer, and plays a gay character in a new web series called "Untag." https://twitter.com/justvoot/status/816940348303884288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw On playing a gay character, Chang said: ‘My primary concern was not to be the stereotypical, caricaturist character that our Bollywood films of the...

J.J. Abrams, the director behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, confirmed that there would be openly gay characters in future franchise installments, according to The Daily Beast. During a pre-Oscars event at his Bad Robot HQ in Los Angeles, Abrams said said that he wants Star Wars to be a more inclusive universe, then referenced LGBTQ community. "To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility," Abrams said. "So it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say there...