'Glee' alum and btsellg thor Chris Colfer giv an exclive preview of 'A Tale of Sorcery' and reveals which character is gay.
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- 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.
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'S KIDS' BOOK A TALE OF MAGIC IS FIGHTG EX-GAY THERAPY
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.
TAL OF THE CY THOR: 'GAY ACTORS FOR GAY ROL'
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CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHICH CHARACTER HIS NEW BOOK A TALE OF SORCERY IS OPENLY GAY — AND WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT
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