Queer Clicks: April 21 | How Disney Missed The Mark By Erasing Mulan’s Bisexual Storyline, 81 Photos by Mack Sturgis Will Take You to the Edge, & Other News

How Disney Missed The Mark By Erasing Mulan’s Bisexual Storyline

“Fans are already talking up Disney’s latest live-action adaptation, Mulan, but not all of it is good: Many are angered the studio has erased a rare depiction of bisexuality in a Disney classic.

In the original version, Mulan is the only daughter of a peasant family who disguises herself as a man to take her father’s place in the army. As “Ping,” Mulan catches the attention of her captain, Li Shang, and a romance blossoms.” New Now Next

Gayest Episode Ever: How John Waters Helped ‘The Simpsons’ Get LGBT Representation Right

“The newest installment of my podcast, Gayest Episode Ever, has me and my co-host, screenwriter Glen Lakin, talking abut “Homer’s Phobia” with Dr. Bryan Wuest, professor of film and queer studies at UCLA, who explains some academic perspectives on camp and kitsch. There’s a lot to unpack in this episode, from Homer’s homophobic (and arguably out-of-character) rants about John’s sexuality to the way Waters plays his character as a regular person — neither mincing nor macho and very comfortable being out.” Hornet App

81 Photos by Mack Sturgis Will Take You to the Edge

“Mack’s work, more than anyone else’s, takes me back to my youth in New York: the Mine Shaft, the trucks, the piers. And his work evokes the radically sexy images produced for Drummer magazine by the likes of Jim Wigler when being in the leather scene had the air of criminality about it.” Advocate

Charlie Auterac Strips Down For Desnudo Magazine Anniversary Issue

“Desnudo Magazine is a publication focused on celebrating fashion and the human form. To celebrate its second anniversary, the glossy released four covers. Being smitten with Charlie Auterac, naturally the one featuring the British model au naturale is my favorite. ” Homorazzi