I'll say it up front. I cannot wait to see "Hairspray" and I plan to see it. But I wanted to report on the editor of a gay publication who is calling for a boycott of the summer musical because John Travolta is one o the leads.
"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 has been dogged by gay rumors for many years which he has never commented on. The most recent batch came last year when photos of him giving a male friend a kiss goodbye on the lips made the tabloids and blogosphere.