{"id":2902,"date":"2017-04-03T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2017-03-30T15:22:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T19:22:41","slug":"lgbtqia-entertainment-roundup-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/archives\/2902","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Thomas Maxheimer<\/em><\/p>\n

?Power Rangers? makes history with first gay superhero on the big screen<\/a><\/p>\n

The Power Rangers <\/em>is making history as the first big budget movie to feature a gay superhero<\/a>. ?This comes six years after David Yost, who played the original Blue Power Ranger on the TV show,?left after suffering anti-gay harassment while on set<\/a>.<\/p>\n

?Beauty & the Beast? breaks box office records despite protests of gay character<\/a><\/p>\n

Disney?s Beauty and the Beast<\/em> was truly a box office beast, opening with an estimated $170 million in North American ticket sales and setting a new high mark for family movies. ?As previously reported here<\/a> and here,<\/a>?the film faced opposition in some areas of the world including Alabama, Malaysia, and Russia.<\/p>\n

RuPaul Is Said To Plan Show Based On His Life In 1980s New York<\/a><\/p>\n

RuPaul, outspoken activist and host of the ground-breaking reality television show ?RuPaul?s Drag Race<\/a>,? has a new show coming soon. ?The show will be based on RuPaul?s life in 1980s New York City, and will be a half-hour comedy. ?RuPaul is truly one of a kind; a host, supermodel, singer and drag personality, he was also a driving force in New York?s club and drag scene in the ?80s. ?In the ?90s, he achieved mainstream success at a level rare for an openly gay performer, with hit songs, a prominent modeling career and a VH1 talk show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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