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Issa Rae is developing a comedy about a bisexual black man for HBO
the show will be based on the experiences of show creator Travon Free

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Issa Rae is working on a comedy for HBO about a bisexual black man’s dating life, according to Deadline.
The series, titled “Him or Her,” will explore “the distinctly different worlds and relationships he finds himself in.” Rae will serve as executive producer. Former “Daily Show” writer Travon Free created the series which is based on his own experiences dating as a bisexual black man.
“I was immediately drawn in to the concept from his initial pitch and am SO grateful that he’s trusting us with his vision,” Rae told the Huffington Post.
She is also developing a second series, “Sweet Life,” which will follow the lives of rich black teens in the “black Beverly Hills” neighborhood of Windsor Hills, Los Angeles. Back in August, Rae pitched the idea on social media calling the show a “90210 for black kids.”
Rae has also said she is considering including a LGBT storyline in the next season of her Golden Globe-nominated series “Insecure.”
“It’s just figuring out the right way to do that. I think so many other shows are doing a great job without feeling like it’s shoehorned and it fits in naturally. For us, it’s just about finding the most natural way. There’s so many topics we wanted to explore but, at the end of the day, we are just trying to tell a good story without anything feeling forced. It’s something I’d love to tackle. We almost did it this season but it didn’t fit within the story we were trying to tell. Hopefully, we’ll see what season three will hold,” Rae told BET.
Baltimore
This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
Pope of Trash dishes on Trump, plane etiquette, last meal, and more
By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
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The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
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