Some want to can new ‘Hairspray’
Some gay fans of the original “Hairspray” movie want to leave the remake in the can.
John Travolta is starring in an update of the 1988 camp classic which is due to come out next month, and some gay leaders are calling for a boycott of the film because Travolta’s religion has a tough stand on homosexuality.
“Travolta, a prominent Scientologist, has no business reprising an iconic gay role, given his [religion’s] stance on gay issues,” notes Kevin Naff, managing editor of the gay-oriented Washington Blade. “It’s well known that Scientology rejects gays and lesbians as members and even operates reparative therapy clinics to ‘cure’ homosexuality.”
Travolta plays mom Edna Turnblad in the flick - a role originally played by drag queen Divine. Laments Naff: “Divine is spinning in her grave.”
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