What We Love: The Gay Guy on Happy Endgs - Philalphia Magaze

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• THE 10 BT QUEER SHOWS TO WATCH IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR A GOOD, GAY TIME
• ‘HAPPY ENDGS’: TV’S BT GAY {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;}NEWSBY CHRIS SPARGOMAY 2, 2012/1:41 PMBY CHRIS SPARGOMAY 2, 2012 / 1:41 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"‘HAPPY ENDGS’: TV’S BT GAY SHOW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-05-02T17:41:31.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-05-02T17:41:31.000+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":"CHRIS SPARGO","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_48134" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="607" PTN="CASEY WILSON AND ADAM PALLY (ABC)"][/PTN]{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;}HAPPY ENDGS HAS HAD ONE HELLUVA SEASON. SEASON 2 END EARLY THIS YEAR, THOUGH ONE MORE EPISO IS STILL SLATED TO AIR ON ABC THE G WEEKS, AND THE SHOW HAS PROVEN SELF TO BE ONE OF THE MOST NSISTENTLY FUNNY, AND AT THE SAME TIME ENARG, EDI ON TELEVISN. AND, OUR OPN, ONE OF THE FIRST GREAT GAY {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 NEED TO TALK 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;}SO OFTEN WH GAY CHARACTERS ON TELEVISN, THE FOC TURNS TO WHEN THEY WILL HAVE A PREC FIRST DATE OR SHROUD MOMENT OF TIMACY ON AIR, BEE WE THE VIEWG DIENCE THK TWO MEMBERS OF THE SAME SEX GOG ON A FIRST DATE OR KISSG IS PROGRS. AS IF THAT IS THE BARRIER THAT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN. BUT IS ?{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 HAPPY ENDGS HAS DONE IS TRODUCED A GAY CHARACTER WHO IS NOT FED BY HIS SEXUALY OR HIS MEET CUT WH OTHER MEN, BUT RATHER HIS GREAT RELATNSHIP WH HIS IENDS. HIS GREAT RELATNSHIP WH FIVE PEOPLE WHO ADORE HIM WHEN HE IS SWEET, AND GET ANNOYED WH HIM WHEN HE IS A {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’S MORE, THIS IS A CHARACTER WHOSE SEXUALY IS NOT ACTUALLY A FG ASPECT OF HIS PERSONALY, SOMETHG WE SELDOM, IF EVER, SEE ON TELEVISN. THIS IS NOT TO SAY MAX HAS BEEN SIGNATED AN ASEXUAL SIKICK -- HE IS GIVEN ROMANTIC STORYL THAT RG REMARKABLY TE, PECIALLY ONE OF THE SEASON’S FAL EPISOS WHEN HE LEFT THE MAN HE THOUGHT TO BE THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE BEE HE DID NOT WANT CHILDREN. BUT HE IS NOT THE GAY WHORE OR THE SASSY NEIGHBOR {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;}IN SHORT, HAPPY ENDGS IS ONE OF THE FIRST SHOWS TO GIVE A GAY CHARACTER WHO IS AN ACTUAL {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;}MUCH CRED OF URSE MT GO TO THE WRERS BUT, ABOVE ALL, MOST OF THE CRED GO TO THE BRILLIANT ADAM PALLY, WHO IF THERE IS ANY JTICE WILL BE RECEIVG AN EMMY NOMATN FOR HIS WORK LATER THIS YEAR. MANY ACTORS BEFORE HAVE DONE THE NFLICTED GAY ACTOR GRAPPLG WH THEIR CHOIC AND ACCEPTANCE, BUT FEW SEEM TO HAVE ACTUALLY REALIZED THAT MOST GAY MEN ARE JT AS BORG AND NORMAL AS EVERYONE ELSE. THAT IS NOT TO SAY GAY CHARACTERS ARE NOT TERTG OR MULTIFACETED, BUT THEY ARE CERTALY NOT MORE TERTG OR MULTIFACETED THAN THEIR HETEROSEXUAL {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;}THIS IS WHY CREATG THE UNREMPLOYED AND SARDONIC MAX THE WONRFUL FOLKS AT HAPPY ENDGS HAVE GIVEN THE GAY MUNY ALL WE ULD EVER HOPE FOR A GAY CHARACTER – A PERSON RATHER THAN A {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 N’T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE, BUT THAT IS SOME PROGRS WE N GET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• WHAT WE LOVE: THE GAY GUY ON HAPPY ENDGS

THE 10 BT QUEER SHOWS TO WATCH IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR A GOOD, GAY TIME

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Siarly to Heartstopper, Love, Victor subjects s characters to the heartache of homophobia and the prsur surroundg g out, but those elements never eclipse any characters’ journey, cludg Victor, Benji (Gee Sear), Rahim (Anthony Kayvan), or Lucy (Bebe Wood).

‘HAPPY ENDGS’: TV’S BT GAY {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;}NEWSBY CHRIS SPARGOMAY 2, 2012/1:41 PMBY CHRIS SPARGOMAY 2, 2012 / 1:41 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"‘HAPPY ENDGS’: TV’S BT GAY SHOW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-05-02T17:41:31.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-05-02T17:41:31.000+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":"CHRIS SPARGO","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_48134" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="607" PTN="CASEY WILSON AND ADAM PALLY (ABC)"][/PTN]{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;}HAPPY ENDGS HAS HAD ONE HELLUVA SEASON. SEASON 2 END EARLY THIS YEAR, THOUGH ONE MORE EPISO IS STILL SLATED TO AIR ON ABC THE G WEEKS, AND THE SHOW HAS PROVEN SELF TO BE ONE OF THE MOST NSISTENTLY FUNNY, AND AT THE SAME TIME ENARG, EDI ON TELEVISN. AND, OUR OPN, ONE OF THE FIRST GREAT GAY {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 NEED TO TALK 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;}SO OFTEN WH GAY CHARACTERS ON TELEVISN, THE FOC TURNS TO WHEN THEY WILL HAVE A PREC FIRST DATE OR SHROUD MOMENT OF TIMACY ON AIR, BEE WE THE VIEWG DIENCE THK TWO MEMBERS OF THE SAME SEX GOG ON A FIRST DATE OR KISSG IS PROGRS. AS IF THAT IS THE BARRIER THAT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN. BUT IS ?{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 HAPPY ENDGS HAS DONE IS TRODUCED A GAY CHARACTER WHO IS NOT FED BY HIS SEXUALY OR HIS MEET CUT WH OTHER MEN, BUT RATHER HIS GREAT RELATNSHIP WH HIS IENDS. HIS GREAT RELATNSHIP WH FIVE PEOPLE WHO ADORE HIM WHEN HE IS SWEET, AND GET ANNOYED WH HIM WHEN HE IS A {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’S MORE, THIS IS A CHARACTER WHOSE SEXUALY IS NOT ACTUALLY A FG ASPECT OF HIS PERSONALY, SOMETHG WE SELDOM, IF EVER, SEE ON TELEVISN. THIS IS NOT TO SAY MAX HAS BEEN SIGNATED AN ASEXUAL SIKICK -- HE IS GIVEN ROMANTIC STORYL THAT RG REMARKABLY TE, PECIALLY ONE OF THE SEASON’S FAL EPISOS WHEN HE LEFT THE MAN HE THOUGHT TO BE THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE BEE HE DID NOT WANT CHILDREN. BUT HE IS NOT THE GAY WHORE OR THE SASSY NEIGHBOR {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;}IN SHORT, HAPPY ENDGS IS ONE OF THE FIRST SHOWS TO GIVE A GAY CHARACTER WHO IS AN ACTUAL {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;}MUCH CRED OF URSE MT GO TO THE WRERS BUT, ABOVE ALL, MOST OF THE CRED GO TO THE BRILLIANT ADAM PALLY, WHO IF THERE IS ANY JTICE WILL BE RECEIVG AN EMMY NOMATN FOR HIS WORK LATER THIS YEAR. MANY ACTORS BEFORE HAVE DONE THE NFLICTED GAY ACTOR GRAPPLG WH THEIR CHOIC AND ACCEPTANCE, BUT FEW SEEM TO HAVE ACTUALLY REALIZED THAT MOST GAY MEN ARE JT AS BORG AND NORMAL AS EVERYONE ELSE. THAT IS NOT TO SAY GAY CHARACTERS ARE NOT TERTG OR MULTIFACETED, BUT THEY ARE CERTALY NOT MORE TERTG OR MULTIFACETED THAN THEIR HETEROSEXUAL {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;}THIS IS WHY CREATG THE UNREMPLOYED AND SARDONIC MAX THE WONRFUL FOLKS AT HAPPY ENDGS HAVE GIVEN THE GAY MUNY ALL WE ULD EVER HOPE FOR A GAY CHARACTER – A PERSON RATHER THAN A {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 N’T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE, BUT THAT IS SOME PROGRS WE N GET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The seri livers a hopeful msage about life and love over the backdrop of high school clich, makg a good, gay time. Throughout s four seasons, Charmed livered queer reprentatn spas, while allowg each of s var LGBTQ characters to live a world ee of homophobia. In s cut-short seven-season n, the seri saw multiple lbian, bisexual, gay, and asexual characters arrive through the Waverir’s revolvg doors.

Dickson embrac both s queer dience and queer lead, ensurg that the oft-tread perd-typil homophobia storyle is notably absent. Whether ’s claimg Gee Washgton as the first gay print or attendg cy uncil meetgs, this charmgly chey fx-documentary is pable of beg anythg but funny.

WHAT WE LOVE: THE GAY GUY ON HAPPY ENDGS

Let’s face ; we’ve had enough prsg gay movi. Tenr, funny, angsty and ocsnally poted, Love, Simon is the gay of fort-food teen classics like 10 Thgs I Hate About You.

Nick Robson is charmg as Simon Spier, an unassumg high school du who is forced to e to terms wh his sexualy when an anonymo gay blogger starts makg mak wav his muny.