James Franco to Bring Gay Pride to General Hospital
At Gay Pride in Los Angeles this weekend, there were all the expected sights (like waxed chests and poor sartorial choices involving jean shorts and fanny packs), but among them, there was also one rather unexpected cameo from James Franco. What was the actor doing there? Let him explain.
World of Wonder cornered Franco and found that he was making a short film with queer performer Kalup Linzy as part of his upcoming return to General Hospital. It's kind of a genius decision for Franco to involve Linzy in his already meta foray into soaps, as the video artist often uses drag and soap opera iconography in his own work. "I thought it'd be interesting if I took a real artist that was inspired by soaps," Franco explains in the video below, "and then [he's] in a real soap opera doing their own version of contemporary art." Got that?
So, to recap: if you see James Franco out at Pride this weekend, he's simply making a short with the help of a queer artist who frequently performs in drag. Is this the gayest short film the Milk actor has ever made? Not hardly.
SIGHTED AT LA GAY PRIDE: JAMES FRANCO & KALUP LINZY [World of Wonder]
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I heart Mr. James Franco.
Like the Giants cap!
I do not understand why people such as James Franco continue to push an extremely unhealthy lifestyle. Even those who claim they want special rights for homosexuals know in their hearts that this is a very unhealthy lifestyle. Attempting to change people's opinions about a behavior do NOT change the consequences of the behavior.
I was under the impression that people wanted EQUAL rights for homosexuals, not special rights.
It's not unhealthy. It's not a lifestyle. It's not behavior. It's not special rights. If you actually have a heart yourself, you should know in it that you really should educate yourself on a topic before you spout off about it.
I'll tell you what an unhealthy lifestyle is: sitting on one's ass watching FOX News and believing every word they say instead of getting out and seeing the world for what it is. An unhealthy lifestyle is one where you choose ignorance and hate instead of love and compassion for those around you. An unhealthy lifestyle is one in which you decide to take it upon yourself and speak for people you don't know by saying they "know in their hearts" that they don't support and condone homosexuality when in reality, they actually do because they realize that homosexuality is NOT an unhealthy lifestyle, but a completely normal way to live life. So here's what I suggest to you sweetie: go out, learn about the world, get out from under your rock and start showing a little more compassion and tolerance and a little less ignorance and hate.