Morning Brew – Jada Pinkett Smith says “Gotham” will explore various sexual orientations for women
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Jemima Rooper is in a new play called Breeders, but her character is straight while her castmates play lesbians who are going to adopt a baby. The actress told a reporter:
“I’m jealous of Angela [Griffin] and Tamzin [Outhwaite]. I’ve played a lot of lesbians on TV, but actually that has gone very quiet recently which I am rather upset about.”
Gotham‘s Renee Montoya, Victoria Cartagena, spoke with The Advocate about her role:
“Growing up, I rarely saw people of color or gay people depicted in a positive light, and I know when you don’t see yourself reflected in the world around you, it does things to your self-esteem. I know if I had seen a character like Renee on TV when I was younger – a Latina who is smart, powerful, and strong – it would’ve encouraged me to dream bigger. So I know what she means to people, and if watching me means that I can help someone else feel included, than that makes me very happy.”
Her co-star, Jada Pinkett Smith, added some rad commentary, too:
“It’s a new day when we can have a show on television that is not afraid to explore various sexual orientations of women. Let us hope that this is a path toward even more change in regard to the perceptions of female sexuality, as well as our bodies in relation to sex.”
Victoria was also a guest on the Gotham TV podcast this week.
Annie Leibovitz shot a new campaign for Moncler with the Elizabeth Streb dance company. Speaking of, there’s a new film about Streb (an out lesbian) that we’ll have more about for you soon. Check out the trailer for Born to Fly in the meantime.
Portlandia fans, the show has a cookbook coming soon.
WestWord has a great piece on Ten Terrible Legal Moments for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual People in Colorado. We should know all the things that have happened to our community in our own regions so that history doesn’t repeat itself.
Linda Perry is doing her best sexy face on the cover of Curve.
Olympian Amy Purdy who will be honored with the Humanitarian Award for Media from Peace Over Violence.
Queer duo Tomboy
