Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Some want to can the New Hairspray

Some gay fans of the original “Hairspray” movie want to leave the remake in the can. John Travolta is starring in an update of the 1988 camp classic which is due to come out next month, and some gay leaders are calling for a boycott of the film because Travolta’s religion has a tough stand on homosexuality. “Travolta, a prominent Scientologist, has no business reprising an iconic gay role, given his [religion’s] stance on gay issues,” notes Kevin Naff, managing editor of the gay-oriented Washington Blade. “It’s well known that Scientology rejects gays and lesbians as members and even operates reparative therapy clinics to ‘cure’ homosexuality.” Travolta plays mom Edna Turnblad in the flick — a role originally played by drag queen Divine. Laments Naff: “Divine is spinning in her grave.” Source
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whatever. John Travolta looks amazingly hilarious in that picture!

Anonymous said...

In the gay community where we hate being judged, I think its sad that we are judging John Travolta for being part of this religion, instead of what his personal views may be. There are plenty of Catholics who aren't personally against homosexuality even though the religion is. Stop taking this thing so seriously and enjoy the movie for what it is... entertainment.

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