EW: Chris Colfer reveals which character his new book A Tale of Sorcery... is openly gay — and why 's so important — THE LAND OF STORIES by Chris Colfer

Contents:

• EW: CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHICH CHARACTER HIS NEW BOOK A TALE OF SORCERY... IS OPENLY GAY — AND WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT
• CHRIS COLFER'S KIDS' BOOK A TALE OF MAGIC IS FIGHTG EX-GAY THERAPY
• TAL OF THE CY THOR: 'GAY ACTORS FOR GAY ROL'
• CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHICH CHARACTER HIS NEW BOOK A TALE OF SORCERY IS OPENLY GAY — AND WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT

EW: CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHICH CHARACTER HIS NEW BOOK A TALE OF SORCERY... IS OPENLY GAY — AND WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT

It's very rare that a role like that to a young actor, pecially to a young, gay actor.

CHRIS COLFER'S KIDS' BOOK A TALE OF MAGIC IS FIGHTG EX-GAY THERAPY

EW got an exclive look at A Tale of Sorcery…, and spoke to Colfer about the potency of wrg an openly gay character a children's THE ARTICLE →. Chris Colfer is renowned for his Goln Globe-wng performance as Kurt Hummel on Fox's Glee, where he helped brg the story and stggl of a gay teen to an ternatnal dience. His latt book, A Tale of Magic..., which centers on people persecuted for practicg magic, "is an allegory for beg gay, " Colfer told The Advote a recent terview.

A myster savr, Madame Weatherberry, rcu Brystal om tament and recs her on a missn to change the hearts and mds of the the followg terview, Colfer discs how antigay polics of the real world spired his magil allegory, which he lls a "manifto for passn. How do you thk fictn -- your novel particular -- n fight agast antigay forc like "ex-gay" therapy the real world?

For me, the magic A Tale of Magic is an allegory for beg gay. Media ptn, Armistead Mp: "Gay actors brg somethg special to gay rol" More than 20 years sce Armistead Mp's Tal of the Cy books were first ma to a seri for UK TV, a new adaptatn for global dienc begs this week wh a 10-part Netflix revival.

TAL OF THE CY THOR: 'GAY ACTORS FOR GAY ROL'

But didn't stop the protts om groups promotg fay valu who lled "gay propaganda" and "anti-fay, anti-relig". "I jt thk that a gay actor n brg somethg special to the role om their own experience. I've always wanted a gay man to play Michael Tolliver, for stance, he's sort of my alter ego, " says Mp.

Image source, NetflixImage ptn, Ellen Page (left), who is openly gay, wh -star Zosia Mamet Michael's character is played by Murray Bartlett. Image source, NetflixImage ptn, Charlie Bart and Murray Bartlett, both actors are openly gay"We've got many more 'out' actors now, but not enough.

There's still huge li beg told across the board, bee agents mand that if they're gay actors, there's still an ia Hollywood that the big stars n't be gay.

CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHICH CHARACTER HIS NEW BOOK A TALE OF SORCERY IS OPENLY GAY — AND WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT

"And we do have four or five really big stars who are gay, and they've gone to great lengths to ver up, gettg wiv and girliends.

EW got an exclive look at A Tale of Sorcery, and spoke to Colfer about the potency of wrg an openly gay character a children's book. " The Tale of Magic seri always explored acceptance and opprsn, and this is the first time my middle gra books that I have my first openly gay character.

I have known sce the first time I ever nceived [Xantho] my head that I knew they were gay.