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Contents:
- 25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
- TORCHWOOD’S IANTO JON RPONDS TO RSELL T DAVI’ MENTS ON ONLY GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
- TORCHWOOD PRODUCER RSEL T. DAVI ASSUR US ALL THAT CAPTA JACK ISN’T GAY
25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
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Are they gay? ) As I rell, Ianto wasn't gay (wh anyone else/the rt of his life).. That beg said, the Doctor Who Wiki lists Capta Jack (the real one) as a homosexual trapped a heterosexual relatnship; I don't remember this beg explicly laid out, but 's pretty strongly implied.
TORCHWOOD’S IANTO JON RPONDS TO RSELL T DAVI’ MENTS ON ONLY GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
Televison shows like How to Get Away wh Murr, Empire, Fakg It, and Morn Fay are workg diligently toward normalizg the display of gay affectn. Some ll gaybag, but isn't jt a ploy for ratgs or tillatn, remas a rebell and celebratory act for many around the globe.
The programs are givg what we want: gay love a te and reprentative form. In realy a kiss might be meangls, but means a great al when a major work broadsts a gay kiss to lns. (skip to 26:40)RoseanneABC's Roseanne embraced ntroversy, cludg numero gay-clive moments.
In a 1994 episo, Roseanne shared a kiss wh Mariel Hemgway, who played a lbian stripper at a lol gay bar. Although this was not the first lbian kiss on the show, was the first not done to thwart creepy men htg on Warrr Prcs Durg the 1990s and 2000s, viewers excedly watched actrs Lucy Lawls (Xena) and Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle) lock lips on several ocsns, all while wonrg if the two were gay or not. In an terview, Lucy Lawls stated Xena was "fely gay.
TORCHWOOD PRODUCER RSEL T. DAVI ASSUR US ALL THAT CAPTA JACK ISN’T GAY
However, a recent episo ma headl for featurg TV's youngt gay kiss history: It occurred between teenage characters Ju and & Grace Classic edy Will & Grace had dienc cheerg durg a 2000 episo when Will and Jack locked lips. "Queer as FolkThis show and 's Brish precsor are rponsible for brgg gay culture to a mastream dience. In 2000, Showtime rema the Brish seri and broadst explic gay sex to the world of premium ble subscribers.
Brothers & Sisters In the first season of ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, gay character Kev (Matthew Rhys) locked lips wh Stty (Le Macfarlane) 2006. Although this was not the first gay kiss on work televisn, Kev was one of the few major gay characters on TV at that time.
Wh that over wh, now there have been plenty of kiss sce and a same-sex weddg, of Our LivAlthough late to the party, NBC's Days of Our Liv aired s first gay kiss 2012, between Will (Chandler Massey) and Neil (Jse Kristofferson). Even though Days didn't lead the pack, still was appld for cludg a gay s six seasons, Ryan Murphy's Glee unabashedly embraced LGBT storyl.