A smutty TV adaptation lacked realistic sexual health details such as lube, STI clinic visits, and douching. Margaret Cho later revealed she turned down a pilot role for Heated Rivalry because the production shot in Canada and she feared being detained at the border under Trump-era policies. She said she is vocal about hating ICE and the administration and worried she would be put into ICE detention if she traveled. The role of Shane Hollander’s mother went to Christina Chang. Cho continues hosting rewatch parties and expressed frustration about Season 2, attributing it to Trump. She also valued a storyline moment where Shane came out to his mom.
"Last year, I got a pilot script for a show that I really loved,” she said. “But it shot in Canada, and I was so scared because I'm so vocal about hating ICE and hating this administration. I was like, I will get detained at the border and I will be put in ICE detention if I go.”"
"The role was Shane Hollander's mother. The closeted golden-boy half of the show's snoozier couple, played by Hudson Williams, would have had Margaret Cho for a mom. “That's my child,” she said of watching him on screen. “Hudson is my child.” The part eventually went to Christina Chang, who was lovely."
"Cho still hosts rewatch parties. She's already asked about Season 2. “It kills me,” she said, then said the quiet part loud: “It's all because of Trump.”"
"If you read my original rant, you know the only part of the Shane and Ilya storyline I actually loved was Shane coming out to his mom. The “you have nothing to apologize for, look at me” scene. I wept. I said it was the moment I would have wanted, the conversation most queer people never get."
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