It's not just that gay bars are supposed to be a safe space.

In our latest Roundtable,Emma Corrin talked about the need for intimacy coordinators. "I liken it to choreographing a fight scene — you’d never do that without a stunt coordinator. Why would you ever do a sex scene without an intimacy coordinator?" #Oscars latimes.com/entertainment-…

Cities should have to bid to host the next season of The White Lotus like the Olympics

I’d like to give a huge shoutout to Lindsay Somers who was the intimacy coordinator on TLOU. Episode 3 was…everything.

Much like a stunt coordinator or fight director, an intimacy coordinator’s job is to make sure that the actors are safe throughout the process of filming a sex scene, and that the scene looks believable. nyti.ms/3Z9Qlcy

WHY HAVE A TV WRITER ON SET? Since they already wrote the script (and rewrote it 8 times, and tweaked it after the table read)? Glad you asked, here's a thread.

Producers are not the AMPTP. Good producers are creatives who care about the scripts. They develop. Give notes. Problem solve in support of the film. This idea of greedy money-grabbing suits is archaic. In fact, they're often the 1st to cut their own salary to get greenlit. /rant

How a real showrunner credits his team. Way to go, MPK and Team AJLT.

"They stand on the wrong side of history at this very moment. We stand in solidarity, in unprecedented unity." Today, SAG-AFTRA's President Fran Drescher and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland announced the #SAGAFTRAstrike. 💪🪧 #SAGAFTRAstrong

Incredible! Way to GO!

Just want to remind Theatre. If you have an intimate scene in your play that includes for example simulated sex or nudity - you need an Intimacy Director! It’s not the job of a movement director. I can’t believe I’m having to say this in 2023. 🎭 #Intimacydirector Equity

With unending gratitude to the negotiating committee…

I found this thread incredible useful in regards to the AI protections in the 2023 agreement.

The role of intimacy coordinator is relatively new—and crucial to a healthy set environment. 🙌 Listen to our full podcast episode with @lizzyhtalbot, Alicia Rodis, and more here ➡️ bit.ly/47Jy8X1 #Backstage #Podcast #Actor #Acting

Kate Winslet says “I would've benefited from an intimacy coordinator every single time I had to do a love scene or be partially naked or even a kissing scene." "It would have been nice to have had someone in my corner, because I always had to stand up for myself. [I wanted to

Jon Hamm, Matt Bomer, and David Oyelowo having a “what took so long” response to intimacy coordinators is very refreshing.

SAG-AFTRA to Organize Intimacy Coordinators sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-orga…

SAG-AFTRA Launches Bid to Organize Intimacy Coordinators hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

Intimacy coordinators have voted to join SAG-AFTRA in a National Labor Relations Board vote which was tallied earlier today. The final vote was 100% in favor of unionizing with SAG-AFTRA. Read more 👇