‘My Policeman’ Review: Harry Styles Swings Both Ways as a Bisexual Bobby

Welcome to Curtain Call, our mostly queer take on the latest openings on Broadway and beyond. It’s spring 1776, and the Second Continental Congress is gathered in Philadelphia while the American colonies fight through the Revolutionary War’s bloody first year. It may seem an unlikely story for a Broadway musical, yet the subject matter feels more timely than ever in politically contentious 2022 America.The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of 1776 dares to recast the original 1969 production with women, transgender and nonbinary performers who represent a range of ages, races, and ethnicities.

FX and Ryan Murphy have dropped a new teaser trailer and character images for American Horror Story season 11.

Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Eichner noted, “Even with glowing reviews, great Rotten Tomatoes scores, an A CinemaScore etc, straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up for Bros. And that’s disappointing but it is what it is,” adding, “Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo should go see BROS tonight! You will have a blast!”Contemporary reading comprehension and short online tempers being what they are, these tweets immediately got translated into: “Billy Eichner called everyone who didn’t see ‘Bros’ a homophobe!”So what, then, should we take away from the disappointing opening weekend of “Bros”? Well, for starters, some of those online theories actually do hold water.

Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker who took a religious refusals case involving a gay couple to the U.S. Supreme Court, is appealing a discrimination ruling on his refusal to make a cake celebrating a transgender woman’s transition.Autumn Scardina had sued Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, after he declined to provide the transition cake in 2017.

JoJo Siwa, Dance Moms alum and queer kids personal Princess Diana, just dropped the story of her journey to sapphic realization in fun, musical fashion.The story is told in this recent TikTok meme format where folks try talking along to the backing track of Nicki’s latest single “Super Freaky Girl” (though most of them don’t let things like “tempo” or “timing” or “music” get in their way).Get into this gay story-rapping:Siwa name-drops a couple of famous folks for pulling her out of the internal closet, as well as one date with a man that made her feelings VERY clear.Related: JoJo Siwa gives homophobe Candace Cameron Bure the shady superlative she deserves“One thing about me is when I was 12, Demi Lovato came out with a song, ‘Cool for the Summer,’” she raps. “I really, really liked it, and I listened to it all the time.

Diane Guerrero is undoubtedly a proud Latina, but there are more layers to her identity, including how her sexuality is still yet to be explored. In a recent interview with Insider, the New Jersey-born Colombian, best known for her role as Maritza Ramos in Orange is the New Black, revealed that she is pondering retouching her wrist tattoo, reading “IPOC,” for Indigenous people of color.According to the 36-year-old star, she wants it to read QTPOC instead.

‘The Cake’ at Theatre Arlington (Courtesy photos by Jacob Oderberg)

Actor Jonathan Bennett has taken to his Instagram account to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month by having a breast exam at Shin Imaging Center in Los Angeles.In the caption, Bennett stated, “After my husband had a scare a few years ago and with cancer running in both of our families screenings are important to us.”Additionally, the Mean Girls star added that he’d partnered with Wicked Good Cupcakes to raise money for the Ellie Fund that “provides essential services for breast cancer patients.” The partnership offers $1 to the fund for each limited-edition Vanilla Sprinkle cupcake jar sold in October.A post shared by Jonathan Bennett (@jonathandbennett) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that a mammogram is currently the best method to detect breast cancer early on. They recommend that women between the ages of 50 to 74 years old get a mammogram every two years and women between 40 to 49 should speak to their health care providers about when to start.Mammograms aren’t routine options for men, as they only make up about 1 out of every 100 breast cancer diagnoses in the U.S., but Bennett encourages people to talk to their doctors to find out what’s right for them.Comments from fellow actors and fans alike widely thanked Bennett for the post.

A favorite at film festivals this summer and fall, the new horror movie, “Sissy,” is now playing on Shudder. Directed and written by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes, it’s one of the most original motion pictures you’ll see this year.

Of course, there is an element of empowerment, or rather a positive assertion that “I exist,” with our annual Gay Pride commemoration. Celebrating our collective LGBTQ history with a weekend of partying and marching is all well and good, but I’m reminded of an observation made recently during an online chat. “Someone” (ahem) commented that they must be proud of the size of their … um … “eggplant,” to which “someone” responded that they have their parents to thank for that. The implication being that they were just born this way, blessed with good genetics, and that it was not necessarily anything to be proud of since they had no hand in making it (okay, maybe in fact there was a hand involved, but I digress).

A staff member at my son’s school emailed me shortly after classes returned in August. She listened to me on the radio back in the day, and we’ve gotten to know each other in recent years, so the email was more personal than professional. “I thought you’d appreciate this,” she began.

A post shared by Charlie Puth (@charlieputh)On the eve of his third studio album’s release, Charlie Puth is finally getting honest about all of those thirst traps he posts.And the reasoning? It won’t surprise you at all…“I am very horny,” he shares. “All the time”Well, hello, we appreciate the frankness! This comes from a new GQ Hype profile on the musician that’s as goofy as it is earnest and sentimental."I am very horny.

President Biden traveling in New York state on Thursday announced that he was granting a pardon of all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.

You star Shay Mitchell seemingly confirmed her bisexuality, and fans are freaking out.

Zack Sharf Michaela Coel is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and she confirmed to Vogue magazine that her character will be the latest queer character in the MCU. Marvel brought its first openly gay hero to the big screen in “Eternals” with Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos, and now Coel will also be playing a queer character with Aneka, a captain and combat instructor in the Dora Milaje who is in love with fellow warrior Ayo (Florence Kasumba). Aneka’s sexuality is the main reason Coel decided to sign on to star in the “Black Panther” sequel. “That sold me on the role, the fact that my character’s queer,” Coel says. “I thought: I like that, I want to show that to Ghana.”

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GEMMA Collins has earned £100,000 from selling her unwanted clothes on Depop. The telly star turned multi-millionaire businesswoman has been flogging her old clothes which no longer fit thanks to her three stone weight loss. Gemma, 41, isn’t the only star to use Depop to get rid of her unwanted clothes but she appears to be leading the pack when it comes to turning a profit.

For fans of the ever-wild “Queen of Pop”, today is tantamount to a national holiday. And honestly, if we took a holiday, took some time to celebrate just one day out of life, it would be so nice.As of October 6th, Madonna‘s hit debut single “Everybody” has turned the big 4-0.

A Utah teen attacked in August for being gay got justice in court Wednesday as a judge sentenced his assailant.Seventeen-year-old Christian Peacock and his parents were joined outside the courthouse in the town of Sandy by an overwhelming show of support in a sea of Pride flags, local Fox affiliate KSTU reports.“It has always been a very safe neighborhood,” Kyle Peacock, Christian’s dad, told the station. “Then to have something like this happen at your home, where you’re supposed to feel safe, it just, it really riled a lot of different emotions that you didn’t know you had inside of you.”During Wednesday’s hearing, the judge reviewed recommendations from the state and probation office to determine what to do next.

politics and denying biology’ by the Home Secretary after calling out a Twitter user’s ‘hateful comments’ against a jailed trans woman.Sally Ann Dixon was sent to prison for 20 years after being convicted of historic sex offences against five girls and two boys before she had transitioned.Sussex Police had insisted it would not ‘tolerate any hateful comments’ about gender identity ‘regardless of crimes committed’ in response to a tweet expressing gender critical views.The force told the female Twitter user to familiarise herself with what it regarded as hate on its website.But then Home Secretary Suella Braverman waded into the row, telling the force to ‘focus on catching criminals not policing pronouns’.And within hours Sussex Police said yesterday that its initial comment had been ‘inconsistent with our usual style of engagement’, and deleted the tweet.Dixon, from Havant, Hampshire, was convicted of 30 indecent assaults between 1989 and 1996, when she was known as John Stephen Dixon.The 58-year-old, sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on September 8, transitioned to female in 2004, according to the force.When police referred to her as a ‘Woman convicted of historic offences against children in Sussex’ in a headline, there was a backlash on Twitter from users unhappy that it had not been made clear that the crimes were committed when Dixon was a man.Responding to one female Twitter user, Sussex Police asked her to ‘familiarise’ herself with hate speech.

Marco Rubio is clearly terrified of Val Demings.How do we know?Because he just released a vile attack ad against her, leaning into the “angry Black woman” narrative by setting Demings against an ominous dark backdrop with thunder and lightning crackling while painting her out to seem like a “radical” leftist constantly screaming about things like trans athletes and gender identity.Related: Tammy Baldwin cornered Marco Rubio in an elevator about his antigay remarks and it didn’t go well for him“Demings even voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent,” the narrator warns.(Fact check: Demings, who is challenging Rubio for his U.S. Senate seat, did vote for legislation that supported trans athletes, but it didn’t address school curriculum.)“I’m Marco Rubio and I approved of this message,” Little Marco can be heard saying at the end of the 30-second spot.The ad comes two weeks after a new Civiqs poll found Demings only 2 points behind Rubio.

President Joe Biden announced on twitter a pardon for people convicted of federal charges of using or possessing marijuana:

Jon Stewart returns Friday, October 7 for the second season of his Apple TV+ show The Problem With Jon Stewart. For the season premiere, Stewart looks at the “problem of gender.”“Ah, yes, the gender wars!” Stewart exclaims at the start of the trailer.

(CNN) – President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug.Biden on Thursday will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, a move that senior administration officials said would affect thousands of Americans charged with that crime.The announcement comes a month ahead of critical November elections that will determine control of Congress. Some candidates – in particular Pennsylvania Democratic Lt.

Sarah Ferguson has given an update on the late Queen's beloved dogs and said it was a "big honour" to have taken on the pets.

I May Destroy You star Michaela Coel has opened up about playing a queer character in Black Panther 2. 

“The Swimmer” opens in NYC Oct. 7 and LA Oct. 14 via Strand Releasing.

(CNN) -- President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug.Biden on Thursday will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, a move that senior administration officials said would affect thousands of Americans charged with that crime.The announcement comes a month ahead of critical November elections that will determine control of Congress. Some candidates -- in particular Pennsylvania Democratic Lt.

The Biden administration needs to overhaul its response to monkeypox. Now.

A Des Moines television reporter announced this week on a newscast that she will now publicly identify as a transgender woman. Nora J.S. Reichardt of WOI-TV said that for a long time she didn’t think she would be able to reveal her identity on air.

I love the GOPers who are made this will win his party votes.

Gemma Collins has shown off her impressive tan as she lives it up with her family on holiday. Posing for a snap with her brother Russell, Gemma, 41, was all smiles in a barely-there white kaftan which she paired with a brightly coloured green swimsuit.The pair beamed while standing on top of a boat, presumably about to set sail. Gemma captioned the snap: “BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HOLIDAY,” followed by a string of emojis.

(CNN) – Just when you thought the summer of tourists behaving badly was over, another person on vacation wrecks another priceless artifact.This time it’s the turn of an American tourist who smashed no fewer than two ancient Roman sculptures into pieces at the Vatican on Wednesday.The episode took place in the Museo Chiaramonte, part of the Vatican Museums, around lunchtime on Oct. 4.

A news anchor who appears on national television daily says he can't tell the difference between the meanings of letters in the alphabet. At least that's the message Eric Bolling delivered in a bigoted segment on his Newsmax show, The Balance.During a Wednesday segment, Bolling complained about the development that the Velma in the fictional television series Scooby-Doo has come out as a lesbian in the upcoming film remake of the decades-old series.Media Matters for America senior researcher Jason Campbell posted a clip from the show to Twitter.He wrote, "While throwing a tantrum about a cartoon character, Newsmax's Eric Bolling: "It always confuses me, by the way folks, when a man decides he's a woman - becomes a woman - then sleeps with women. I mean, why didn't you stay a man?" "Our beloved Scooby Doo has gone woke.

Oklahoma has blocked the provision of gender-affirming care for young people at a major university hospital, and Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling for a ban on all such care in the state.Stitt, a Republican who is up for reelection next month, signed Senate Bill 3 into law Tuesday.

The hospitality industry in D.C. has given me so many opportunities throughout my five-year career as a bartender. I’ve had a flexible schedule, been able to support my family and live in D.C. (not the cheapest!), advance in my positions, and make lifelong friends whom I consider family. Being a bartender is my career, and that’s why I’m speaking out against Initiative 82 to share my perspective as someone who will be directly impacted by its passage.  

Amid all the news this week about whether or not the movie “Bros” was a blockbuster, we still hear about fluctuating mortgage rates. This is obviously detrimental for my business. I have a dog to feed and I like to eat. So let’s look at some alternative methods of combating the higher mortgage rates. If you have read my previous columns (I hope you have) then you will know I am a huge fan of sass and more importantly, controlling your controllables! Let’s outsmart these interest rates, hunny.

#duet with @keepitspooky #Stitch "I may play a character that has the interest in the same sex for the rest of my life," Mitchell said. "I don't know. But that's never a deterrent for me."

JoJo Siwa is sharing her gay awakening story.

Cardi B had the perfect response to a tweet about her bisexuality, which fans have hailed as the "bisexual awareness week tweet we needed."The "WAP" rapper went viral after she retweeted a Twitter user who seemingly called out artists who identified as bisexual.Along with a photo of Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Cardi B, Twitter user @Thelightiscumin caught the hip hop star's attention with their controversial caption."Celebrities that came out as bisexual but never dated someone of the same gender," they captioned their post.Cardi quickly clapped back saying she does not have to prove her sexuality to anyone."I a*e b****es out before you was born .....Sorry I don't have razr phone pics to prove it to you," Cardi wrote.She also later retweeted a fan who asked, "didn't you have a girlfriend in high school?" Cardi replied to that fan saying, "Lmaaooo yes when I was freshman."Fans were quick to defend Cardi and celebrated her response."Bisexuals don't owe you a rundown of their sexual and romantic histories," wrote one fan.Author Lane Moore added: "the bisexual awareness week tweet we needed.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic In the DC Extended Universe, it’s not the villains who have identity issues, but the heroes. Bruce Wayne watched his parents get murdered, adopted a teenage sidekick and now spends his nights cosplaying as the creature everyone associates with vampires. Kal-El also saw his parents die and goes through life trying to pass as the earthling Clark Kent, wearing spandex under his work clothes, just in case. These are not the traits of well-adjusted normies, and as such, there’s enormous subversive appeal in seeing trans artist Vera Drew turn such iconic characters inside-out in the illicitly made marvel that is “The People’s Joker.” Coming from a place of deep fan love and equally profound institutional mistrust, Drew’s anarchic feature-length parody impishly treads the line of fair use, so much so that the helmer pulled the film from the Toronto Film Festival after its raucous Midnight Madness premiere, citing “rights issues.” But what did she expect? The irreverent underground project reimagines the Joker’s origin story as a queer coming-of-age/coming-to-terms narrative, using a mishmash of styles: mostly crude live-action of the kind you expect from public-access programming (shot against greenscreens, then composited with rudimentary CG sets), embellished with various forms of homemade animation.

David Dawson has opened up about his sex scenes with Harry Styles in the upcoming film My Policeman. 

My Policeman made its Toronto International Film Festival debut on 11 September and received lots of buzz due to its star-studded cast.

Out actor David Dawson says he and fellow Brit pop singer Harry Styles promised to support each other during the sex scenes featured in the upcoming film My Policeman.Speaking with People and Entertainment Weekly at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival Monday, Dawson said he and Styles worked to reach a certain level of comfort before filming the scenes."Very quickly you have to get rid of any kind of notion of what you knew of the musician before and just deal with him as a fellow actor. And he makes that incredibly easy to do," Dawson, 40, said of Styles, 28.

The much awaited queer period drama My Policeman debuted at TIFF this weekend, and it’s certainly got folks talking. Among them is lead actor David Dawson, Harry Styles‘ scene partner for those most intimate moments.Dawson sat down with Entertainment Weekly at the festival to talk all things intimacy on-set.“[Director] Michael Grandage was wonderful in that respect,” he says.

Harry Styles described the central theme of his new film My Policeman as “wasted time”.The Michael Grandage-directed film (based on the novel by Bethan Roberts) sees Tom (Styles), a 1950s English policeman, enter into a love triangle with his lover, museum curator Patrick (David Dawson) and wife, schoolteacher Marion (Emma Corrin). Flashing forward to the 1990s, the trio (played by Linus Roache, Rupert Everett and Gina McKee, respectively) attempt to repair their interpersonal damage from 40 years prior.Styles attended the My Policeman premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last night (September 11).

Harry Styles attended the Toronto International Film Festival Sunday for the world premiere of his film, . Before the screening, Styles talked at a press conference where he detailed how he took on the role of Tom, a closeted gay policeman. Set in the 1950s, Styles plays opposite Emma Corrin (Marion), his wife who is a teacher and David Dawson (Patrick), a museum curator who Tom is dating behind closed doors. “I think he’s very curious,” Styles said of his character Tom.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic It’s 2022, and a Hollywood studio has just made a movie in which two men fall in love and can’t figure out what to do about it. No one dies of AIDS. No one gets tire-ironed on the side of the road. Judd Apatow produced the thing, so you know it’s funny. And yet, somehow, “Bros” doesn’t feel like that big a deal. Sure, it’s a well-budgeted, wide-release, R-rated gay romcom, and that’s historic (if you put enough qualifying adjectives in front of it). But one of those had to come along sooner or later. Oddly, it feels like there already have been others, and there’s no question more are coming, considering how hard Hollywood has been working to include gay characters.