Steel Closets: Voic of Gay, Lbian, and Transgenr Steelworkers on JSTOR

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• GAY STEEL WORKERS OF AMERI
• ‘THE SIMPSONS’ LANDMARK GAY EPISO KEEPS THE FAY

GAY STEEL WORKERS OF AMERI

The steel l workers are gay men who works at the Ajax Steel Mill. The SimpsonsCast & crewUser reviewsTriviaEpiso aired Feb 16, 1997TV-1423mAfter Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's productn, box office & pany PhotosReview served Emmy Award wner - endlsly re-watchableI had been wag for the Eight Season of The Simpsons to be released on DVD jt to own a good qualy, plete py (i. I liked that Homer's Phobia was ma wh such rmed awarens of the stereotyp which persist of both gay men and of the people who refe to accept them as beg see Homer quickly formg a tstg, affectnate and purely platonic relatnship wh John Waters - only to aggrsively disrd that iendship when he (fally) prehends that John is show is certaly empowerg for viewers - both young and old - who know they are same sex attracted, but also mt be the most entertag, ncise and effective program the history of televisn for lettg the general public know that there is nothg at all to fear about beg 's Phobia is packed wh memorable l - such as "You know me Marge - I like my beer ld, my TV loud and my homo-sexuals FLAMING!

And while ’s a historil moment for Smhers, ’s also a full-circle one for longtime seri wrer Rob LaZebnik, whose son, Johnny, spired Smhers’ big, gay g-out episo 2016.

Of urse, Smhers — who fds himself thst to a globe-trottg, whirlwd romance wh Garber’s fashnista — was already fluenced by them both when he bted down his closet door 2016’s touchg Season 27 episo “Tom Colls, ” which was penned by Rob as an homage to his gay son. “So often, gay romanc are a subplot or allud to or shown some kd of montage or as a punchle. And what I thk I was really exced about, wh this episo, we get to see — whout spoilg too much — the begng, middle and who knows how ends of a gay relatnship, of really gettg to the nty-grty of how gay people date, how they meet, what ’s like, ” he said.

‘THE SIMPSONS’ LANDMARK GAY EPISO KEEPS THE FAY

“I haven’t played a lot of gay characters, but every time I do , brgs back certa feelgs I had as a young actor where I uldn’t be gay. Steel Closets: Voic of Gay, Lbian, and Transgenr Steelworkers on JSTOR.