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witchgirl: I think it's on its way....let me know if it makes it. Enjoy!

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Okay, I sort of skimmed through the screenplay. I liked the beginning where they are at the AIDS hospice; it's kinda the rest of it that kinda rubs me the wrong way. Honestly, it's a little bit offensive. I'm not very offended since I understand that this screenplay is just a fantasy. What really bothers me is that Thom's sexuality changes. It sort of goes against one of the major messages that I get from Queer Eye. Queer Eye makes me think that being gay is really okay. Because a lot of people, even in Massachusetts, think that being gay is bad. I had to really struggle before I came out. I dated a lot of boys, none of whom I was attracted to. I struggled with having crushes on girls, which I kept putting in the back of my minds. Heck, I even watched some porn. But no matter how much I wanted to like boys, I just didn't. I was struggling to accept the fact that I was never going to like boys when I saw Queer Eye. Here were these men, perfectly accepting of the fact that they were gay, and they didn't get any crap about it! These men knew that they were never going to like girls not matter how much they wanted to and they were perfectly okay with it! In a way, they became role models to me; definitely people I look up to. So you see, it kinda hurts me when you change my role model's sexuality, because I know mine never will. Does that make sense?

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You know what, I have to comment on this....I,too, have read tomasulo's screenplay, and I admit, in the beginning, (and TTB can attest to this), I was kind of..uh..not put off with Thom being with a woman...but I just didn't know how to react. He is gay, you know. But you know what, Thom is the kind of man, eventhough we all know he's gay, that you can see with a woman. I'm writing a fantasy soap on another site called, "The Gay and The Restless" about the guys and different situations that they get into. And I incorporated Thom meeting a woman and having such strong feelings for her, that eventually he slept with her. Now he is struggling with his feelings of being gay. I know it's just a fantasy, but my point is that we all do know that he is gay, but we still can fantasize that he can have feelings for a woman.

I don't know why, but Thom is just that kind of man. So witchgirl, I'm happy you have found your true self, you go girl!!!...and I'm certainly not trying to take away the fact that Thom is gay and is proud of it. I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.


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Oh Goody! We have a part three! Anyway, I just had an idea, tomasulo. Why don't you cast unknowns in your little movie? That's what George Lucas did in the origional Star Wars trilogy. Unknown actors cost a lot less and you can still find some pretty good ones if you're willing to cast around.

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I think that really is the best idea. To be honest, I don't plan on doing the casting....I see myself sitting on the set in a chair that says "Head Screenwriter" on the back (little double entendre there.....hey, get your minds out of the boudoir!), sipping vodka martinis with.....oh, who do you think? Does any name in particular come to mind? But I do enjoy throwing around names for the part of Devon.

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You guys post at opposite hours, but she'll get your message tomorrow. She only posts during the morning and early afternoon. What time is it where you are, Nat? And is still 100 degrees?

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Who has a screen play going??? From the sound of all the posts and replys it sounds like a winner...wish someone would share it with the rest of us....

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As a regular reader of The Gay and The Restless...I love where you are taking Thom...its creative and imaginative...I know some don't like it....Thoms unique personality lets you go either way,thats great for a character. You can't always have him be what people expect..Thom has many facets and you have to use them all..

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Tomasulo, I got the message:

As I stated in my reply to Rjaye's post about straight women liking gay men, I totally get the concept of falling for an amazing person outside of the boundaries of gender and sexuality. Unfortunately, some people don't seem to grasp this. We've already seen how some gay men react to women fawning over the Fab 5 on message boards, so I would imagine that reading your screenplay would give these guys heart attacks. This is totally not your fault. In every civil rights movement there are those that use the struggle to jsutify their personal grudges and chips on their shoulders. I would never want you to change your work to spare the feelings of oversensitive people. There's a fine line between being sensitive and inabling which many people take advantage of.


Current Mood: almost full
Current Music: Girlfriends
Random Thought:...fly like an eagle, to the sea...

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This is the third day in a row that I have come home from work with a headache. The patrons have been unruly all week. I need a drink!

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witchgirl: Maybe you should have actually read the screenplay instead of just skimming it. At no point did I "change" Thom's sexuality...in fact, there is dialogue between Thom and Devon regarding the fact that she can't "change" him, nor would she want to. Sounds like you missed that part. No problem....you can't please everyone and if my work DID please everyone, I would be disappointed. Thank you for your thoughts.

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Thanks for replying back....
whose your fave boi on the show?

I am personally into those reality shows, I only like Law & Order series.

What type of movies do you like?(comedy, suspense-thriller, dramas??

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