“I’m Gay, and I am so angry after seeing this! I hope the offended party presses charges! “This breaks my heart,” opined a third user. “As a gay man he should know how hard we have fought and continue to fight for our rights and he should be on the right side of history by lifting up black people instead of using racial slurs. I am ashamed of him and I’m ashamed he is part of my community.” UPDATE: “Dustin Gold” has been fired by Helix Studios. In response to a flood of tweets calling for his firing, Helix Studios issued the following statement via Tweet on Tuesday: “Dustin Gold has been fired.
He hasn’t worked for us since 2014 and we will not use him in the future.”ĭustin Gold has been fired. He hasn’t worked for us since 2014 and we will not use him in the future.While mainstream Hollywood continues to catch up when it comes to LGBTQ representation in blockbuster movies, there are plenty of directors out there highlighting issues within the gay community through slick visuals.įor now, some of the most compelling and hard-hitting LGBTQ cinema exists in short films.