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HAPPY ‘FELLOW TRAVELERS’ DAY! (27 October) 🏳️‍🌈 Rejoice Gays and Girls!! 🎉 It's the day we've all been waiting for! ‘Fellow Travelers’ is now available for streaming on Showtime and Paramount+. 🍿 Massive CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU to the cast and crew of ‘Fellow Travelers’ ♥️ @jbayleaf @mattbomer @aw @jelanialladin @noahjrkts @erinneuferdesu @danminahan @ronnyswaner @robbierogers - P.S. We'd previously promised to dive into episode discussions, but in the spirit of avoiding spoilers and out of deep respect for our fellow fans, those discussions will commence every glorious Monday! (Or, quite possibly, every Sunday!). So be sure to check out our upcoming posts! This fan page is about to turn into “Fifty Shades of GAY”. 🌈🔥 P.P.S. We understand that many of you might be wondering about our recent absence. 🫢 We offer our sincerest apologies for our extended break, which was due to personal reasons. 🙏🏻 Nevertheless, we're back in action, ready to fanboy all over again with you lovely lot! And always remember, our love for our gay icon, Jonathan Bailey, remains not just strong but even stronger than ever! 👑✨ - Come say hi in the comments below 👋🏻, so we can hit you with a ‘new phone, who dis?’ response. 🤪 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Queer Through The Generations 🏳️‍🌈 with the cast and crew of Fellow Travelers 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 | Jonathan Bailey : As a gay man, I felt like I’ve been hunting and sniffing this out for so long. ❤️‍🩹 - This series is authentic queer storytelling at its finest. 🌈🌟 We cannot stop, and will not stop talking about Fellow Travelers. 🤧💓 From the stellar casting to the gripping plot, this series resonates deeply with our LGBTQ+ community. Its portrayal of our shared experiences, struggles, and triumphs makes it not just a show, but a powerful reflection of our lives. We hope it gets the recognition it deserves, shining a light on our stories and amplifying our voices. Representation Matters! - ‘These are the stories of the men who came before us, who have created the pathway for us to be making this TV show.” —Jelani Alladin (Marcus) Huge shoutout to the amazing cast and crew -you’ve given us a show that’s not just a show; it’s a part of our lives now. 🫶🏻 Thank you for making our Gay hearts sing! 🏳️‍🌈 @jbayleaf @mattbomer @jelanialladin @noahjrkts @ronnyswaner @danminahan @robbierogers ‘Live authentically no matter the consequences.’ —Noah J. Ricketts (Frankie) - 📺 Fellow Travelers is now streaming on @paramountplus x @showtime 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Interview with The Telegraph 📰 | Jonathan Bailey and co-star Matt Bomer talk about their new drama ‘Fellow Travelers’, which explores Sen McCarthy's war on homosexuality in the 1950s. - An excerpt from the interview : “I’m still in ­disbelief that we were able to tell this story on the scale that we were able to tell it,” says Bomer, who is also an executive producer on the drama. […] In Fellow Travelers that ­authenticity is portrayed most unswervingly in the bedroom, which the plot requires Hawk and Laughlin to visit often. “I haven’t necessarily really seen gay intimacy in a way that I would want to,” says Bailey. As is on trend for male actors ­nowadays, both leads look ­impeccable with their shirts off in low honeyed lighting. “Hawk is ex-military and he also wants to appeal to people in bathroom stalls,” ­reasons Bomer, who did period-appropriate Royal Canadian Air Force drills and looks no less ­pneumatic than he did in Magic Mike. Bailey concedes that Laughlin, who orders milk the first time we meet him, boasts the body of a Greek god for the simple reason that the shoot overlapped with Bridgerton (yes, he confirms, the newly married Anthony is back for the third season). “There’s no way Tim would have had a Bridgerton body, but what can you do if you’re commuting? I was like, I really want to lose weight to tell Tim’s story, but I lost fat and just got really ripped.” - ✍🏻 : Jasper Rees 📸 : Christopher Pledger/The Telegraph [28 October 2023] - ‘Fellow Travelers’ is available on @paramountplus 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Jonathan Bailey for Vanity Fair France 🇫🇷 • An excerpt from his interview (Translated to English) : With fame, he lost his anonymity and a bit of his peace. "I will never give up public transportation," he says. "However, I tend to 'underdress' to avoid drawing attention." His relationship with clothing has thus changed. He is just beginning to master the subtle art of coordinating his jewelry (as seen here with Mazarin jewelry). "I explore the world of jewelry more as I age and become more confident." On his wrist, he sports the Omega watch of which he is the ambassador. A first for him: "I took part in the launch of the Summer Blue Seamaster range this year," he explains with pride. "I felt the connection of the house with people of the sea. Travelers, adventurers. The surfing and paddle enthusiast that I am was thrilled." - @omega X @vanityfairfrance 📸 : @JacquesBurga ✍🏻 : @valentine.s.u 👗 : @jadziascott_ 📷 : @angelinastoesz_ 💄 : @clairegil_makeup 👩🏻‍✈️ : @studiokikiprod 🏠 : @LaResidence_duVieuxPort 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Fellow Travelers 1.01 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 : Episode Discussion 💭 As people of faith, we understand the struggle to reconcile faith with one’s authentic self, a journey that hits close to our hearts, much like Tim’s in Fellow Travelers. 🌈❤️‍🩹 Jonny’s portrayal of Tim in these scenes profoundly resonates with us. 💔 The church scene, in particular, feels like a powerful punch to the heart. Jonny’s portrayal strikes a chord because it’s incredibly authentic! 😭 He brilliantly conveys the weight of societal and religious expectations, the inner struggle that many of us have wrestled with throughout our lives. The emotion is palpable —the feeling of shame for merely being true to ourselves. But let’s be clear, we are proud gay men 🏳️‍🌈, and we embrace our sexuality with open hearts. Our attraction to members of the same sex isn’t a choice; it’s an intrinsic part of our very essence, woven into our biology. 👬🏻 Whilst we won’t delve too deeply into the intricacies of religion, we firmly believe that, regardless of our individual faiths, God’s mercy and boundless love should encompass us all. 🙏🏻 - 💬 We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. ⬇️ - 🎥 : Edited by us | scenes with Jonny as Tim Laughlin and @mattbomer as Hawkins Fuller from ‘Fellow Travelers’ Episode 1.01 “You’re Wonderful” - 📺 Fellow Travelers is now streaming on @paramountplus 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Jonathan Bailey’s new interview with The Telegraph 📰 | Another excerpt from the interview regarding “Lavender Scare” 🏳️‍🌈💔 : We all know what is meant by McCarthyism. It ­popularly refers to the first half of the 1950s, when Senator Joseph R McCarthy led a ruthless ­campaign to hound suspected communists out of the US government. What’s less well-remembered than the Red Menace is the Lavender Scare: by an executive order from President Eisenhower, McCarthyism also targeted gays and lesbians. “If you want to be against McCarthy, boys,” the senator once told the press, “you’ve got to be either a Communist or a c--ksucker.” Thus gay men and women, living closeted lives as they worked for the state, were targeted by sinister-sounding bodies: the FBI’s Sex ­Deviance Investigations Unit, ­Washington DC police’s Sex ­Perversion Elimination Program and the Department of State’s M Unit. All sought to identify ­government employees deemed to be security risks vulnerable to blackmail. Popular culture lost sight of the Lavender Scare until it was brought into the light in the US by Thomas Mallon’s 2007 novel Fellow ­Travelers. Set mostly in the early 1950s, it told of a tangled romance between two men; Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller, a handsome war veteran and political fixer who steers clear of emotional attachment until he meets Tim Laughlin, a sweet young Catholic newcomer to DC whom he nicknames Skippy and sets up in the office of a Republican senator. Laughlin is played by British actor Jonathan Bailey […] His co-star is the American Matt Bomer, who, like Bailey, professes ignorance of what the New York Times, in its review of the novel, referred to as “the Lavender Hill mob”. “It’s a chapter of LGBTQIA history that I was completely ­unaware of,” he says. — by Jasper Rees for @telegraph - Fellow Travelers is now streaming on @paramountplus 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Fellow Traveler’s Executive Producer, Daniel Minahan, who also directed the first two episodes, explains the making of one of the unique sex scenes. 👣 - An excerpt from Variety : Two days before filming, Bomer stubbed his toe and thought it was broken. “He had a big bandage on his toe. I said, ‘Well why don’t we put the other toe in Johnny’s mouth,’” says Minahan. “And then of course, in between takes, we would wash his feet. You have to think those kinds of things, especially poor Johnny, he had to do that scene a number of times.” — @danminahan […] In an interview with Variety, executive producer Robbie Rogers described how Nyswaner and the production handled intimate scenes on the whole. “Gay sex has been depicted on television and film, and exists in some of my favorite films, but in this, I feel like it’s a little different. It’s the power dynamic that shifts throughout all the episodes, and the characters change and adapt. Our characters change over the course of their sexual experience.” — @robbierogers - Congratulations to the cast and crew of “Fellow Travelers” 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 The first episode was a masterpiece from start to finish. The direction, acting, costumes, and every detail came together brilliantly. Exceptional work! 🌟👏🏻 - (Episode 1.01 Discussion in our previous post) 🎥 : @variety @showtime 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Fellow Travelers : Episode 1.01 | Episode discussion 💭 As you all know we’re gay and we already knew from the start that this series would deeply resonate with us on a personal level. It is after all, a part of our LGBTQ+ history. 🏳️‍🌈 There is so much that we’d like to unpack so we will be hosting discussions for Episode One throughout the week, covering different themes. In a single episode, Fellow Travelers has masterfully tugged at our heartstrings, delving into a wide array of themes. It explores the struggles of keeping our sexuality a secret, the joy and uncertainty of finding our first love, the beautiful journey into the queer world, the intricate balance between faith and identity, the dread of the AIDS crisis, the heartbreak of hearing news of our loved ones contracting the disease, and the harsh reality of governments vilifying gay people. —unfortunately, these poignant topics are not relics of the past; they remain significant in our world today. 💔 Now let’s dive into the scorching chemistry that’s set our screens on fire in Fellow Travelers! 🔥✨ Jonathan Bailey as Tim Laughlin and Matt Bomer as Hawkins Fuller, have delivered performances that are nothing short of breathtaking. 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 From the very first encounter in the election night scene, their chemistry was nothing short of palpable. It’s as if sparks flew, and the atmosphere felt genuinely electrifying! ⚡️ Their performances go beyond acting; they bring to life a love story that’s as intense as it is heartwarming. 💓 We had a watch party for episode one, and let’s just say we were emotionally swept away. The episode had us gasping and, yes, bawling our eyes out, A LOT! 😭 Oh god, the closing sequence was nothing short of a masterpiece, beautifully executed and incredibly moving. 💦 Thank You to Jonny and @mattbomer for their phenomenal performances, and our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the entire cast and crew for crafting this beautiful piece of television magic! 🌟 - 💬 Anyway, we would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. ⬇️ - 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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New sneak peek of what’s to come on ‘Fellow Travelers’ 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 | We are in for a proper treat! 🍿 The first episode exceeded all our expectations! From the raw emotions to the spot-on acting by our stellar cast, it’s a true masterpiece. The costumes and production are simply top-notch, making every scene unforgettable. And yes, let’s not forget the scorching chemistry that sizzles in certain steamy scenes with Jonny and @mattbomer —moments that’ll have you on the edge of your seat! 🔥 (Spoiler alert : Every scene is steamy!) 💦 Our gay hearts are still recovering from the rollercoaster ride they took us on! 🤧😭 Episode discussion coming tomorrow! 💭 We’re bursting with excitement to hear your thoughts and insights! 🌈💓 Don’t miss our upcoming posts! - 🎥 : ‘Fellow Travelers’ Sneak Peek Fellow Travelers is streaming on @paramountplus starting 27 October and on @showtime on 29 October. 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Fellow Travelers is available on Paramount 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 This is your reminder to watch episode one! As promised, our episode discussions will kick off tomorrow on Monday (30 October). In the spirit of avoiding spoilers and out of respect for our fellow fans, we encourage you to catch up on episode one today if you haven’t done so. We’re bursting with excitement to hear your thoughts and insights. 🌈💓 Don’t miss our upcoming posts! - 🎥 : ‘Fellow Travelers’ Official Trailer Fellow Travelers is streaming on @paramountplus starting 27 October and will premiere on @showtime on 29 October 🍿 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Jonathan Bailey’s new interview with The Telegraph 📰 “Bailey fizzes with puppyish energy” | Another excerpt from the interview : - Bomer, though just off the plane and heavily jet-lagged, exudes a chiselled, blue-eyed intensity. Bailey fizzes with puppyish energy. Both are themselves gay and Bailey in particular sees their casting as a sign of ­progress. “We would not be playing these parts five or 10 years ago,” he says. Earlier on the day we met, ­Stanley Tucci had said on Desert Island Discs that he doesn’t see why straight actors shouldn’t play gay characters. “I think it’s incredibly complicated and nuanced,” says Bailey with a sigh. “You just want to make sure that everyone feels there’s enough space at the table. Everyone who is panicking that they’re never going to be able to play outside their own experience is wasting their energy.” @mattbomer counters that it ought to cut both ways, that gay actors should be allowed to play straight. He speaks darkly of movie ­producers who “wouldn’t hire me because of who I was”, of gay actors who “weren’t even given a shot. A lot of it boils down to opportunity. Was ­everyone given the opportunity for the role? There is something about seeing the most authentic version of who you are represented on screen. It gives you hope.” - ✍🏻 : Jasper Rees 📸 : Christopher Pledger/The Telegraph [28 October 2023] - ‘Fellow Travelers’ is available on Paramount+ from today! 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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Interview with The Telegraph 📰 | Jonathan Bailey and co-star Matt Bomer talk about their new drama ‘Fellow Travelers’, which explores Sen McCarthy's war on homosexuality in the 1950s. - An excerpt from the interview : “I’m still in ­disbelief that we were able to tell this story on the scale that we were able to tell it,” says Bomer, who is also an executive producer on the drama. […] In Fellow Travelers that ­authenticity is portrayed most unswervingly in the bedroom, which the plot requires Hawk and Laughlin to visit often. “I haven’t necessarily really seen gay intimacy in a way that I would want to,” says Bailey. […] “There is an entire generation of men and women who suffered and struggled and loved under a ­government that felt that its morals were more important than their personal freedoms,” says Bomer. “And that’s exactly what we see happening today. Whether it’s McCarthy or the current Supreme Court justices, are morals more important than freedoms?” - ✍🏻 : Jasper Rees 📸 : Christopher Pledger/The Telegraph [28 October 2023] - ‘Fellow Travelers’ is available on Paramount+ from today! 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻 👬🏻❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👬🏻 —💌 @jbayleafan page for @jbayleaf [ Proud longtime gay fans of Jonathan Bailey ]
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