In Instinct,the actor plays a spy-author-professor-detective whose sexuality is both irrelevant and groundbreakingIt is tough to believe, given the wellspring of queer-centric entertainment we’ve been graced with over the final few years, and that Alan Cumming’s character in the new police procedural Instinct is the first openly homosexual lead of an American broadcast drama,ever. Even with Oscar plaudits for Moonlight and Call Me By Your Name, with shows like Transparent, and Looking and reboots of Will & Grace and Queer Eye,progress has remained late in the mainstream. Related: Alan Cumming: ‘A lot of young homosexual guys are like, who cares about the Aids crisis?’ Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk