They/Them’s Cast On How Kevin Bacon Has Stepped Up As An LGBTQ+ Ally (2024)

Minor spoilers ahead for They/Them.

The horror genre has been on a roll for years now, with many of the biggest modern classics coming from Blumhouse Productions. That includes the new streaming slasher They/Them, which was released on Peaco*ck last weekend. The movie stars the great Kevin Bacon, and the movie’s cast recently spoke to CinemaBlend about how they stepped up as an LGBTQ+ ally.

Kevin Bacon has had a long history with the horror genre, dating back to the original Friday the 13th movie and reaching new releases like You Should Have Left. But They/Them is a new type of horror movie, set at a gay conversation camp. As you can see in the video above, I had the chance to speak with the movie’s cast, where actress Monique Kim revealed how Bacon is using his platform for the queer community. As she put it,

Now he’s doing work with Born Perfect, which is an organization that’s trying to get rid of conversion camps. And he could have very easily just done the press, promoted this movie, and be over with it. But he’s taking that extra step to use his name to make a difference. So we really appreciate that.

Talk about a class act. On top of helping They/Them get made thanks to his dual role as an actor and executive producer, it looks like Kevin Bacon is further helping the LGBTQ+ community. Namely by helping Born Perfect, which aims to close conversion therapy camps like the one seen in the horror flick. And that allyship clearly means a great deal to his young They/Them co-stars.

Peaco*ck subscribers who tuned in for They/Them will know that Kevin Bacon was far from an ally as his character Owen Whistler. He’s the man running the conversion camp, and has some truly unsettling sequences throughout the movie’s 104-minute runtime. So it’s nice to hear how kind Bacon actually was, and how he stepped up for LGBTQ+ folks in the movie’s cast and beyond.

They/Them director/writer John Logan brought a refreshingly inclusive cast together to bring the movie to life, containing some truly powerful performances. The movie also shows how violent words can be, even when paired with typical slasher violence. And Kevin Bacon seemingly wants to help queer youth out there who are vulnerable in these conversion camp environments.

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Of course, Monique Kim wasn’t the only person to sing Kevin Bacon’s praises regarding his contributions to They/Them. Actress Anna Lore also spoke to what it was like working with the Footloose icon on the new horror movie, saying:

He’s just super generous with his time and his energy. There is no difference in levels. We understand him to be a fantastic, legendary actor, but he doesn't act like it. He was so down. And I think it also speaks to his incredible allyship as well. He was really excited to be part of this film and to be an executive producer on this film. It was wonderful.

It sounds like working with Kevin Bacon was a real dream for the cast of They/Them. This includes both his work on the horror movie’s set, as well as work out there in the real world. No wonder the actor is such a living legend.

On top of the horror renaissance, this year has seen number of movies telling authentic LGBTQ+ stories released to the public. Hulu recently put out the raunchy comedy Fire Island, while Billy Eichner’s Bros will feature a cast of exclusively queer actors.

They/ Them is streaming now on Peaco*ck. Be sure to check out the 2022 movie release dates to plan your next movie experience.

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Corey was born and raised in New Jersey. Graduated with degrees theater and literature from Ramapo College of New Jersey. After working in administrative theater for a year in New York, he started as the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. He's since been able to work himself up to reviews, phoners, and press junkets-- and is now able to appear on camera with some of his favorite actors... just not as he would have predicted as a kid. He's particularly proud of covering horror franchises like Scream and Halloween, as well as movie musicals like West Side Story. Favorite interviews include Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more.

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Bacon and Sedgwick, recent subjects of a People magazine cover story about their enduring marriage, loving family and work as film, TV and theater artists, are well-known advocates for the LGBTQ+ community, People magazine said.

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Kevin Bacon does not have a disease per se. He has revealed that he has been suffering from anxiety, which includes panic attacks and tremors, since he was around age 30 in 1988. Part of the root of these attacks comes from his worry that his career has already peaked, which has plagued him for the past few decades.

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Ben Affleck supports gay rights charities including GLAAD.

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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have been married for 35 years. The actors have starred in numerous movies together. Most recently, Sedgwick directed Bacon in the 2022 movie "Space Oddity."

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'This Is Spinal Tap' (1984)

"It's my favorite movie by far. And one of the great things about Spinal Tap is that, you see it and think it's over-the-top ridiculous. Then you put your own band together [The Bacon Brothers] and all of a sudden, you're completely living it!

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Sedgwick, 58, shared two photos of her and Bacon, 65, to Instagram on April 15. One snapshot shows the pair posing together almost exactly 34 years before in April 1990. The second picture shows Bacon wrapping his arm around Sedgwick at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival in October 2023.

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Early life. Sedgwick was born in New York City on August 19, 1965, the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. Her mother was Jewish and her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage.

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