The Tense Debate Over Gay Prits - WSJ

Contents:

• CORONATN STREET'S FIVE GAY CHARACTERS 'NOT A HUGE AMOUNT', SAYS CHARLIE CONDOU
• CORONATN STREET'S GAY VIR FAC BACKLASH OM FANS AND CHURCHGOERS OVER ROLE
• OPENLY GAY CATHOLIC PRIT DISCS POPE FRANCIS' APPEAL FOR LGBTQ PROTECTNS
• ‘IT IS NOT A CLOSET. IT IS A CAGE.’ GAY CATHOLIC PRITS SPEAK OUT
• CORONATN STREET IS NOT TOO GAY FOR TELEVISN
• GAY PRITS: BREAKG THE SILENCE
• THE TENSE DEBATE OVER GAY PRITS

CORONATN STREET'S FIVE GAY CHARACTERS 'NOT A HUGE AMOUNT', SAYS CHARLIE CONDOU

Todd Grimshaw was a nfed teen when he filmed Coronatn Street’s first ever gay kiss.

Todd beme the show’s first regular gay character and his g out storyle was creded wh brgg the show to the 21st century. Had they got married however, would have end disaster bee Ted was gay. Marc was gay then straight then gay aga (Cred: YouTube/ITV).

CORONATN STREET'S GAY VIR FAC BACKLASH OM FANS AND CHURCHGOERS OVER ROLE

Marc then started a relatnship wh Maria Connor, but Todd Grimshaw was termed to prove Marc was still gay and sced him.

Former Coronatn Street actor Charlie Condou has weled the number of gay characters on the actor, 44, ma a dramatic ex om the show when his midwife character Marc Dent fell love wh Todd Grimshaw, played by Bno Langley, three years ago.

OPENLY GAY CATHOLIC PRIT DISCS POPE FRANCIS' APPEAL FOR LGBTQ PROTECTNS

Charlie Condou (Ian Wt/PA)Asked by Good Morng Bra -host Piers Man about havg five gay characters on the show, Charlie said: “A few years ago even, there would have only been your token gay character, jt like there was probably your token black character and I thk we have moved on om that.

“There have always been gay parents, but people tend to be more open about the days. Coronatn Street is gearg up for s first gay marriage storyle, wh weddg bells store for Weatherfield uple Pl Foreman and Billy week, viewers are set to see the two s down for a ser nversatn, where the two discs their future as Pl's Motor Nrone Disease (MND) ntu to uple's chat about after Pl's nversatn wh fellow MND patient Shelly at the support group, who enurag Pl to take ntrol and do somethg he has always wanted to believ Pl is gog to propose to him and pulls out all the stops, but turns out Pl has somethg big to ask of Billy before he asks him to bee his hband. "It's not the first time a gay weddg day on the bbl has occurred, but 's hopefully the first that succsfully go ahead.

ITVRelated: Coronatn Street's Pla Wilx wds up fans over Elae and Stephen storyActor Daniel Brocklebank adms he feels "slightly honoured" to help brg the first Corrie gay weddg to screens. "I mean, obvly there's been long nng gay characters the show, prr to Billy wh Todd and Sean and also Sophie. Daniel Brocklebank has revealed viewers have given him verbal abe off screen while others have h out at the Street’s producersBacklash: Daniel Brocklebank Corrie's gay virCorrie star Daniel Brocklebank has faced a backlash om the soap’s fans and churchgoers over his gay vir role.

‘IT IS NOT A CLOSET. IT IS A CAGE.’ GAY CATHOLIC PRITS SPEAK OUT

But fiant Daniel, gay real life, don’t re – and hop his storyle will change attus.

“A woman me up to me a supermarket three days ago tellg me I was gog to go to hell playg a gay vir. Why would someone gay of my age jo the church when all you get is backlash?

CORONATN STREET IS NOT TOO GAY FOR TELEVISN

A mpaigner for gay rights, he giv talks at schools and has met several gay Church of England virs. ” Tracey Byrne, lear of the Lbian and Gay Christian Movement, hop the storyle will help people realise is acceptable to be gay and Christian. She says: “We’ve got shedloads of gay clergy but they’re ightened to put their heads above the parapet.

Last week he told Sean his ngregatn didn’t know he was gay and he’d like to stay that way. The Church of England still snubs gay marriage.

GAY PRITS: BREAKG THE SILENCE

Openly Gay Catholic Prit Discs Pope Francis' Appeal For LGBTQ Protectns Rachel Mart speaks wh Fr.

THE TENSE DEBATE OVER GAY PRITS

Openly Gay Catholic Prit Discs Pope Francis' Appeal For LGBTQ Protectns. He's an openly gay Catholic MASSINGALE: I was actually very exced and even jubilant, I have to say. I was very, very pleased to hear the pope make this kd of endorsement of civil unns for gay and lbian persons.