“ Heated Rivalry ” creator Jacob Tierney said during a recent interview with Xtra that the real-life sexualities of his stars are irrelevant compared to the “enthusiasm and willingness” they bring to HBO’s new queer, sports drama series.

“I don’t think there’s any reason to get into that stuff,” Tierney said when asked if the sexualities of stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie are relevant to the show. “I’ll tell you something about the casting of both of these roles. You can’t ask questions like that when you’re casting, right? It’s actually against the law. So what you have to gauge is somebody’s enthusiasm and willingness to do the work.”

He added, “And that’s what’s so impressive about both of these guys is they came into this being like, ‘Yeah, we’re here to do this, and we

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