The Oscars haven't been kind to gay actors - Bruce Cohen hopes Rustin will change that

There are few people as familiar with the Oscars as Bruce Cohen. Not only has he won an Oscar (for producing best picture winner American Beauty), but he also produced the show itself in 2011. He's in the mix yet again, this time as part of the team behind Rustin, which has earned its star Colman Domingo Golden Globes and SAG Awards nominations for playing pioneering gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin.
Cohen stopped by the set of Here & Queer back in September, when Rustin was having its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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