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Issue 1003, March 11, 2008
So long,
partner
In his short
life, Heath Ledger barely had time to tap his potential. But
for us, he had already achieved the performance of a
lifetime—and losing him so soon after
Brokeback Mountain is like suffering a
death in the family.
By Kyle Buchanan
-
My Fake Boyfriend
"'Zeke Harris'
(not his real name, but definitely the one he fed to
me) was a pathologically lying closet case who managed to
concoct a clever backstory, hide his mail, cup his
hands when showing ID at a gay bar, always use cash,
and somehow keep me fooled for over a year."
-
A Different Kind
Of Pride
"When did the
rainbow flag and triangle became a passing fad?"
-
Heath Ledger
Quoted
"If I never get
another part in another movie after doing Brokeback
Mountain because I chose to play a gay character in it,
then fuck Hollywood."
-
LGBT Immigrants
"Immigration
Equality has spent the past two years sounding the alarm
about the potential harm that misguided immigration
restrictions pose for LGBT and HIV-positive people,
especially the dangers 'no match' letters create for
transgender immigrants."
-
Heath's Legend
"Ledger created
Ennis Del Mar from nothing but words on a page. We are
compelled to feel compassion for Ennis when we might
normally have found only contempt."
-
Jasmyne Cannick
"When people see
me they know I'm black, they know I'm young. I don't
broadcast that all day, every day, and make it priority
number one. I wonder what else this woman has turned
down in the name of skin color only?"
-
The Politics of
Race
"When is The
Advocate going to stop giving a platform to openly
racist Jasmyne Cannick?"
-
Heath Ledger and
Brokeback Mountain
"Heath Ledger's
performance in that movie is what moved me to make
changes in my own life. I doubt that any other actor would
have affected me the way he did."
-
So Long, Heath
"I have been
absolutely devastated and haunted by this beautiful,
talented young man's death in a way that I haven't been able
to explain, and I thank you for articulating my
feelings for me."
-
Heath Ledger
"Heath was not a
saint or a real advocate for gay rights. He was simply
playing a role."
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