Chris Colfer Was 'Absolutely Terrified' Playg Openly Gay Glee Role

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'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET

After playg the openly gay Glee character Kurt Hummel, Chris Colfer admted he was "absolutely terrified" as he wasn't yet out himself" emprop="scriptn * gay athlete glee *

Standout Quote: "Odds are by the end of the school year, I'll have Blae and a Natnals trophy, and you'll have khakis and a Lima Bean apron, and that gay face. Not only did he fy tradnal gay stereotyp by beg a football team ultra-jock, but Spencer was pletely shamels about his inty. "Glee" star Chris Colfer opened up about playg the openly gay character, Kurt, on a podst Thursday.

"Glee" actor Chris Colfer, 32, opened up about his fear of playg an openly gay character on the h Fox seri durg Thursday's episo of the "And That's What You Really Missed", who portrayed a character named Kurt on the show om 2009 to 2015, shared that he was "absolutely terrified" bee he hadn't e out yet. And back then, people told their clients, 'Don't play gay characters bee will your reer, '" Colfer said.

"Colfer's character had many storyl that centered around his experience as a gay high school stunt. LGBT stands for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr people rpectively.. "I'm actually kd of grateful for , " Chris Colfer admted of playg his openly gay Glee character Kurt Hummel before he ultimately me out himself 2009.

CHRIS COLFER WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' PLAYG OPENLY GAY 'GLEE' ROLE KURT AS HE WASN'T YET OUT

After playg the openly gay Glee character Kurt Hummel, Chris Colfer admted he was "absolutely terrified" as he wasn't yet out himself" emprop="scriptn * gay athlete glee *

The Goln Globe wner, 32, reflected on how "sry" was playg the openly gay character of Kurt Hummel when he wasn't yet out himself, as he ught up wh fellow Glee alums Kev McHale and Jenna Ushkowz on Thursday's episo of their And That's What You Really Missed podst.

CHRIS COLFER WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' PLAYG OPENLY GAY 'GLEE' ROLE KURT AS HE WASN'T YET OUT

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And then when I fally got the script was when I realized was the gay character, and I was terrified, " Colfer add. Colfer revealed on the podst that he even had a fay member (not his parents) tell him that playg a gay character "would your life, sentially.

McHale, 34, who also me out as gay 2018, asked Colfer if bothers him that they wrote a gay character specifilly for him. Kurt is the first gay character to e out season one of Glee, and is badly bullied for . However, Dave later reveals he is gay after tryg to kiss Kurt season two.

MARSHALL WILLIAMS BRGS THE 'POST-MORN GAY' TO "GLEE"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY JIM HALTERMANJANUARY 23, 2015/10:30 AMBY JIM HALTERMANJANUARY 23, 2015 / 10:30 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARSHALL WILLIAMS BRGS THE 'POST-MORN GAY' TO \"GLEE\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-01-23T15:30:48.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-01-23T15:30:48.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARSHALL WILLIAMS PLAYS GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER SPENCER ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE WE'RE STG THROUGH THE MOON-EYED STAR OF TRANGED UPLE KURT (CHRIS COLFER) AND BLAE (DARREN CRISS) ON THE FAL SEASON OF FOX'S GLEE, YOU MAY FD YOURSELF DISTRACTED BY A NEW GAY FACE AROUND MCKLEY HIGH. MEET SPENCER PORTER AND THE ACTOR WHO PLAYS HIM, MARSHALL WILLIAMS. SPENCER IS A NEW KD OF GAY CHARACTER FOR GLEE  THAT HE'S OUT, AN ATHLETE AND ISN'T ONE TO GO AROUND WAVG THE PRI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, TIM HAVE CHANGED AND MAYBE 2015 A G OUT STORY ON GLEE IS JT TOO FIRST SEASON SCE SPENCER IS A SELF-PROCLAIMED 'POST MORN GAY' WHO WOULD NEVER LET BULLI THROW HIM TO A TRASH DUMPSTER. ALSO, FOR THE GOOD LOOKG, BUZZED CUT TEEN, BEG GAY IS NOT THE FIRST THG THAT WOULD E OUT OF HIS MOUTH WHEN SCRIBG HIMSELF AND AS HE TOLD KURT WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO JO THE GLEE CLUB, HE'S NOT TO GAGA, NEWSI AND ISN'T WRG ARCHIE/JUGHEAD FAN FICTN. IN FACT, SPENCER'S FAL SUMMATN FOR WHY HE DON'T WANT TO JO THE GLEE CLUB? "I THK SUCKS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, IS MARSHALL'S POST-GAY ANTI-SHOW CHOIR ATTU JT WHO THE GUY IS, OR IS MERELY POSTURG? AND WHEN WILL WE SEE THE GUY SG ON THE SHOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEBACKLOT TALKED TO WILLIAMS RECENTLY ABOUT PLAYG SPENCER AND WHILE SOUNDS LIKE WE MAY NOT GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE NEW GUY UNTIL LATER THE SEASON, THE ACTOR/SGER DID HAVE SOME OPNS ABOUT WHO MIGHT BE SPENCER'S TYPE AND HOW MUCH WE'LL SEE HIM FE A IENDSHIP WH THE OTHER GAYS ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BACKLOT: CONGRATULATNS ON JOG GLEE. TELL ME KD OF YOUR TAKE ON THIS GUY WHEN YOU STEPPED TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARSHALL WILLIAMS: I SEE HIM AS A GUY WHO DON’T SEE HIS SEXUALY AS SOMETHG THAT F HIM. HE’S HIS OWN PERSON AND HE DON’T LET OTHERS FE HIM BY HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPENCER IS A FOOTBALL PLAYER SO HE’S GOT THAT KD OF AGGRSIVE SI TO HIM, BUT WHAT OTHER LAYERS WILL WE SEE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I THK SPENCER HAS A REALLY NICE ARC THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. I N’T TELL YOU TOO MUCH ABOUT , BUT HE’S FELY NOT GOG TO BE JT THE JERK FOOTBALL PLAYER THE WHOLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW HAS BEEN BEG A PART OF THIS SHOW? I’M GUSG THAT YOU KNEW OF BEFOREHAND, SO HOW HAS BEEN BEG THE WORLD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: IT’S AWOME. I’M HAVG A GREAT TIME BEG ON SET. IT’S PRETTY SURREAL BEG WH ALL THE SENR ST MEMBERS. I REMEMBER WATCHG GLEE, BEE I’M TO SGG AND WHATNOT SO ’S REALLY OL TO BE PART OF THAT NOW. IT’S ALWAYS A REALLY NICE DYNAMIC ON SET AND PECIALLY WH ALL THE NEW GUYS G AT THE SAME TIME. WE HAVE OUR OWN LTLE UNIQUE IENDSHIP WH ALL BEG THE NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}— MARSHALL WILLIAMS (@SMARSHALLW) JANUARY 18, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REGULAR VIEWERS OF GLEE HAVE GOTTEN VERY ED TO KURT AND BLAE OVER THE YEARS. WILL SPENCER TERACT WH THEM MUCH? WE'VE SEEN A LTLE B WH KURT BUT THAT'S ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: LATER ON THE SEASON KURT’S GOG TO HELP SPENCER WORK OUT SOME ISSU. THEY HAVE A SPECIAL KD OF BOND BEE THEY BOTH ARE UNED THE SENSE THAT THEY BOTH ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’RE AT A TIME WH TELEVISN AND EVEN FILMS WHERE GAY CHARACTERS DON’T REALLY CREATE THE STIR LIKE THEY ED TO. ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT TIME AND HOW THGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: OH, YEAH. GLEE REVOLUTNIZED THAT SENSE AND REALLY PUMPED OUT THERE, THAT WAS OKAY AND BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC SPECTM THAT MA OKAY. IT’S LIKE GLEE MA OKAY FOR PEOPLE TO BE GAY ON TV, IF THAT MAK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO WE GET TO KNOW ANYTHG ABOUT HIS DATG HISTORY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: HE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHG HAPPEN LATER ON THE SEASON, BUT I GUS YOU’LL HAVE TO KEEP WATCHG TO MAKE SURE. HE’S NOT REALLY TOO MUCH OF A KISS AND TELL KD OF GUY SO YOU DON’T REALLY SEE THAT RIGHT AWAY OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU THK SPENCER’S TYPE IS? IS SOMEBODY WHO’S KD OF LIKE HIM OR SOMEBODY WHO’S VERY DIFFERENT? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: SPENCER’S TYPE IS SOMEONE WHO’S KD OF LIKE HIM, WHO DON’T FE THEMSELV WH THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THERE AN UPG EPISO THAT YOU’RE JT EXCED FOR FANS TO SEE? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I’M REALLY EXCED FOR THE TENTH EPISO. THAT’S WHEN YOU REALLY GET TO SEE THE NEWBI E OUT OF THEIR SHELLS AND GET A LOT MORE ACTN ONT OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT IS YOUR OWN PERSONAL MIL TASTE? {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: MY FAVORE KD OF MIC IS UNTRY, THAT’S LIKE WHAT I LISTEN TO ALL THE TIME. OTHER THAN THAT I LIKE ROCK, SOFT ROCK, ALTERNATIVE-- BUT FELY UNTRY IS MY NUMBER ONE GO TO FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FAVORE PERFORMERS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I GUS GARTH BROOKS IS ALWAYS UP THERE. JOHNNY CASH. BUT BASILLY ALL 90S UNTRY IS WHAT I’M REALLY TO BEE I’M OM WNIPEG. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE EVERYWHERE THERE SO I ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE RAD. I KNOW LIKE EVERY 90S UNTRY H FOR SOME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANY OPN ON TAYLOR SWIFT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I LIKED HER OLR STUFF A LOT MORE JT BEE I LIKE UNTRY A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU DONE ROL LIKE THIS BEFORE WHERE YOU’RE ACTG BUT ALSO SGG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: NOT REALLY. A FEW YEARS AGO I TRIED OUT FOR CANADIAN IDOL AND I GOT CUT THE TOP 40 BUT I WAS A LOT YOUNGER AT THAT TIME. SO I’M ED TO SGG BUT I’M NOT ED TO SGG ON MERA SO THAT WAS KD OF A BIG CHANGE TO ME AND LEARNG HOW TO RERD AT CAPAL RERDS WAS A BIG DIFFERENCE OM LIVE SGG BUT I DID A DISNEY MOVIE LAST YEAR WHERE I GOT TO SG MY FIRST SONG ON TV, WHICH WAS REALLY OL, BUT OTHER THAN THAT I HAVEN’T HAD ANY LIKE ACTUALLY SGG ON MERA, KD OF STUFF OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILLIAMS (LEFT) DISNEY'S HOW TO BUILD A BETTER BOY (2014){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WAS THE DISNEY CHANNEL MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: IT’S LLED HOW TO BUILD A BETTER BOY. HAVE YOU SEEN WEIRD SCIENCE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: IT’S THAT BUT ’S REVERSED. THEY CREATE THIS PERFECT BOY STEAD OF THE PERFECT GIRL. KELLI BERGLUND AND CHA MCCLA PLAY THE TWO TECH SAVVY TEENS THAT MAKE THE PERFECT BOY, WHICH IS A ROBOT, WHICH IS ME. IT’S REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLEE AIRS FRIDAYS AT 9PM ON FOX. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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Marshall Williams plays gay football player Spencer on GleeWhile we're stg through the moon-eyed star of tranged uple Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blae (Darren Criss) on the fal season of Fox's Glee, you may fd yourself distracted by a new gay face around McKley High. Spencer is a new kd of gay character for Glee  that he's out, an athlete and isn't one to go around wavg the pri, tim have changed and maybe 2015 a g out story on Glee is jt too first season sce Spencer is a self-proclaimed 'post morn gay' who would never let bulli throw him to a trash dumpster. Also, for the good lookg, buzzed cut teen, beg gay is not the first thg that would e out of his mouth when scribg himself and as he told Kurt when he was asked to jo the glee club, he's not to Gaga, Newsi and isn't wrg Archie/Jughead fan fictn.

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Let’s be clear right om the start. None of the athlet are nfirmed to be gay or anythg like that. The purpose of this list is to go a b more pth about some of the mors that are surro * gay athlete glee *

"So, is Marshall's post-gay anti-show choir attu jt who the guy is, or is merely posturg?

ATHLET WHO ARE GAY

TheBacklot talked to Williams recently about playg Spencer and while sounds like we may not get to know more about the new guy until later the season, the actor/sger did have some opns about who might be Spencer's type and how much we'll see him fe a iendship wh the other gays on the BackLot: Congratulatns on jog Glee. They have a special kd of bond bee they both are uned the sense that they both are ’re at a time wh televisn and even films where gay characters don’t really create the stir like they ed to.

It’s like Glee ma okay for people to be gay on TV, if that mak we get to know anythg about his datg history? The relatnship between gay characters Kurt Hummel and Blae Anrson was revived while transgenr football ach Sheldon Beastie returned to McKley High School to both supportive fanfare and transphobic vandalism.

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But buried unr the spectacle was one down to earth scene wh a le that shed light on a mory that Glee rarely do: gays sports.

Glee subtly mak note of the fact that gays exist sports while also, for the first time, addrsg the matter wh people olr than high school age (there have been three gay characters volved wh sports on the show). The llege football player slippg Karofsky his number is an example of Glee acknowledgg a viatn om the stereotype that all gay men are flamboyant and milly oriented. Atralian A-League soccer star Josh Cavallo me out as gay an October vio posted to his social media, beg hailed as the first current male top-flight profsnal soccer player to publicly do so.

I'm a footballer and I'm gay. "He ntued: "Growg up I always felt the need to hi myself, you know, bee I was ashamed, and ashamed I'll never be able to do what I love and be gay. In a September terview wh USA Today, 25-year-old mor league baseball player beme the only active baseball profsnal to be out as gay!

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Natnal Hockey League prospect Le Prokop me out as gay July, the first active player the league to e out.

"I am proud to publicly tell everyone that I am gay, " he wrote a heartfelt msage on social media. The 28-year-old Natnal Football League player and Rairs fensive leman ma history when he me out as gay on Instagram durg Pri Month, beg the first veteran NFL player to e out as gay while signed to a regular-season ntract.

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Glee mak note of gays sports wh hidn le - Outsports .

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