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Sam Waxman. Celebrating the Black LGBTQ+ actors and actors who are dominating Hollywood right now. Young Black gay and queer actors are pushing the boundaries of storytelling on-screen by living authenticity and visibility off-screen, making space for diverse narratives in film and television.

Together, Rustin and The Color Purple black Domingo worthy of a rare double nomination for leading and supporting roles during this single awards season. Photographer: Sam Waxman wamsaxman. Then I had to figure out why. The difference between an actor who stars in movies and a movie star is significant though somewhat subjective.

I need you to see me without limitation. He is the only out queer person in the main cast. History will catch up in some way, hopefully. In the George C. Wolfe-directed Rustinhe plays Bayard Rustin, the pioneering organizer behind the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at which Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. And while the role was made famous by Danny Glover in the Steven Spielberg-directed The Color Purple Whoopi Goldberg played Celie in that versionDomingo puts his own notable spin on the complex character. Maybe have some friends over.

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Grooming: Laura Costa using Dior Sauvage lauracosta. Movie stars are magnetic in public, sure to enliven a room by their very presence. Tailor: Aynai aynai. Are there many others like you? List of African-American LGBTQ people This is a list of Black/African Americans who are also members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex communities.

Domingo also carries the Black queer legacy of The Color Purplethe source text of which is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about, in part, sapphic desire. Behold, I think, the blossoming of, perhaps, one of our first Black openly gay movie stars. In this Gay and Now video, we celebrate the trailblazing Black gay actors who have graced our screens and stages, from their early roles to their most recent, groundbreaking work.

By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. But as a leading man, he's already changing Hollywood. These already fungible lines are even more precarious for Black folks and queer folks — and more so for those at the intersection of Blackness and queerness, like Domingo, an Afro-Latinx actor of Guatemalan and Belizean descent.

But ultimately, you know a movie star when you see them. Learn inspiring journeys, cultural impact, and contributions to visibility. And I was actually stumped.