![]() ![]() ![]() The way they acted - and the way I did, to be honest - was a source of inspiration later.”Įxhibit B: Hellraiser, if you slice just below the surface, is queer as fuck. “I met a lot of people you’ll know and some you won’t: publishers, captains of industry. “I worked as a hustler in the 1970s,” Barker told The Guardian in 2017. He was honoured by GLAAD in 2004, so all of his creative output, it could be argued, should be considered “gay culture.” Barker’s sexuality underpins all his work. He came out when he was 18 and lives in Beverly Hills with his partner. This a blood-splattered hill I will gladly die on.Įxhibit A: Clive Barker, author of The Hellbound Heart, then director and writer of the film it inspired, Hellraiser (1987), is gay. Unbelievably, some people at Attitude HQ have questioned Hellraiser’s credentials as gay culture. MJ Rodriguez joins American Horror Story season 12.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis praises UK Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch over ‘anti-woke’ stance.This article first appeared in Attitude issue 304, January 2019 Read next ![]()
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