JUNE 24 - 30, 2018 staradvertiser.com STRIKE A POSE After Candy (Angelica Ross) is criticized at a ball, she becomes even more insecure about her appearance in a new episode of Pose. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s house ball scene, the musical series pulls back the curtain on the LGBTQ subculture featuring over-the-top dancing and vogueing. The show is the latest offering from TV dream team Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Airing Sunday, June 24, on FX. – ROlelo has helped HART increase our transparency in the community. AUKAI REYNOLDS, Multimedia Administrator, HART Through a partnership with R2 olelo.org ON THE COVER | POSE Beauty’s where you find it Ball culture goes mainstream for them, caring for them, and helping them in 2016, thousands of TV viewers watched any way that you can,” Murphy said. Jackson in Oxygen’s six-episode reality TV in ‘Pose’ He also revealed he plans to hit up his bosses series “Strut,” which chronicled the lives of at 20th Century Fox and FX for donations, transgender models. By Kyla Brewer hopes to hold fundraisers and is even consid- Always at Elektra’s side is Lulu Abundance TV Media ering setting up scholarships for LGBTQ youth. (Hailie Sahar, “Transparent”), second-in- “Pose” isn’t only groundbreaking for raising command at House Abundance. A dancer and lot of television series offer viewers typ- awareness about the LGBTQ community, but singer, Sahar has also been crowned Miss ical slice-of-life stories, but TV also has also because the show boasts the largest cast L.A. Pride, and Queen U.S.A. Fashion fans may Athe power to uplift, inspire and educate. of transgender actors in series regular roles. recognize trans cast member Indya Moore One new drama is doing all three by exploring The show also features the largest recurring (“Saturday Church,” 2017), a model who’s the history of the LGBTQ house ball subculture. cast of LGBTQ actors ever for a scripted series. worked for Gucci and Dior. Moore portrays In 1986 New York, LGBTQ performers face All in all, the production has employed more Angel, a streetwalker who begins to develop off in house ball competitions where they’re than 100 trans performers and crew members. feelings for a client. Actress, businesswoman judged on their outfits, attitude and dance Rather than relying on big-name actors with no and transgender rights advocate Angelica skills in various categories in the new musical personal connection to the subject matter to Ross (“Her Story”) stars as Candy, a member of drama “Pose,” airing Sunday, June 24, on FX. draw viewers, “Pose” allows transgender per- House Abundance, who can be sensitive about Set against a backdrop of the luxury Trump formers to share a part of their community’s her appearance. era, the show also explores the personal lives history. Blanca’s House of Evangelista serves as a of the performers as they celebrate finding a The core cast includes several transgender surrogate family for LGBTQ youth who’ve been space where they are accepted for who they women of color. Mj Rodriguez of “Nurse rejected by their birth families. One of those really are, while also coping with rejection, dis- Jackie” and “Luke Cage” fame stars as family members is dancer Damon Richards, crimination, rivalries and more. Blanca Rodriguez, who leaves the House played by newcomer Ryan Jamaal Swain. “Pose” hails from modern-day TV dream of Abundance to form her own house, Obie Award-winning actress and play- team Ryan Murphy (“Glee”) and Brad Falchuk House of Evangelista. Dominique wright Charlayne Woodard (“Scream Queens”), along with up-and-com- Jackson (“Visible: The (“Law & Order: Special ing writer Steven Canals (“Afeura,” 2016). LGBTQ Caribbean Victims Unit”) Murphy’s commitment to supporting the com- Diaspora,” takes on the role munity featured in the show is more than just 2018) plays of prominent lip service. In May, he announced via Twitter Blanca’s former dance instructor that he would be donating all profits from the house mother, Helena St. Rogers, series to trans and LGBTQ charitable organi- Elektra who takes a keen zations, and went on to explain his actions to Abundance. interest in Damon Variety. In and becomes his trusted “We’ve entered this era of television as confidante. advocacy, and I’ve seen the difference you Indya Moore as seen in “Pose” can make in people’s lives by showing up 2 STAR CHANNELs June 24 - 30, 2018 SAoAP UPD tes By Andrew Sawyer JJ. Will experiences turns to Nelle for support. Anna refuses to TV Media a flash of memory. point the finger. Nina seeks answers. Sam and The Hortons arrive to Curtis hit a roadblock. Valentin’s romantic ges- For the week of June 18 - 22 Dominic support Eli and Lani ture doesn’t go according to plan. Zamprogna as she undergoes an The Young and the Restless stars in “General emergency c-section. Hospital” On Father’s Day, Nick is forced to confront The Bold and the Beautiful Lani fantasizes about the truth about his relationship with Victor. After Sally vents about Bill, she bonds with a perfect life with Nick and Sharon try to explain the situation to Wyatt over their similar situations. Emma her baby and JJ. Abe and Eli share a warm mo- Faith, but her distress prompts them to inter- shows Hope her dance moves, but Maya is de- ment. Eric, Jennifer, Lucas and Chloe enjoy a rupt the Newman’s Father’s Day brunch. Abby pressed about her last name. After Maya fires celebratory dinner. Hope lashes out at Tripp also decides to disrupt the event, bringing Emma, Hope puts Maya in her place and Justin when she is upset about Ciara. Ben tells Ciara Arturo with her so that he and Victor can come soon arrives to intervene. Wyatt urges Sally about a disturbing moment from his child- to an understanding. Later, Nick disagrees not to give up on her dreams and to stay around hood. Will decides to keep a secret from Paul. with Brittany when she suggests that break- longer. Liam and Steffy plan their next step Chad makes an unexpected suggestion to ing up with Sharon is the only way to win in in their journey as a family. Brooke tells Ridge Sonny. Chad tries to convince Victor that he court. While at Newman, Victoria gets some how hard it is for her to be happy, given the is the best person to run Titan. Kayla snoops anonymous threats from a hacker who wants drama between Hope, Liam and Steffy. Julius around Kate’s room, but she is caught. Steve to bring their company down. Things between and Maya have questions about Xander’s deci- lets Stefan have it for what he did to Abigail. Arturo and Abby get more serious when Abby sion to deceive the Forresters and his budding Hope is relieved when her daughter calls her, decides it’s time for him to meet Ashley. Nikki relationship with Emma. Bill makes yet another but she is upset by Ciara’s news. 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