Nashville's first gay bars — The Jungle, Juana's — get historil marker

Contents:

• ALS JUNGE IM GAYKO
• WHY ARE PEOPLE GAY? GAY BY CHOICE OR IS BEG GAY GEIC?
• A PLACE 'WHERE YOU FELT SAFE': NASHVILLE'S FIRST GAY BARS REMEMBERED WH HISTORIL MARKER
• GAY MEN UNR THE NAZI REGIME
• JUNGLE CISE'S GAY CHARACTER ISN'T PERFECT, BUT HE'S PROGRS
• A GAY CHARACTER SPARKS BATE AND A REFORMED TRAR SAM EMERG DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE'
• JUNGLE GAY
• 25 BT GAY LIVE CAMS: GAY CAM S TO VIS INCLUDG 100 PERCENT FREE GAY CAMS

ALS JUNGE IM GAYKO

1992 — Billy Douglas (Ryan Phillippe), One Life to Live (ABC) Ryan Phillippe, One Life to Live | Network TV's first gay high schooler (played by a teenage Ryan Phillippe), me out to dispel mors that he was beg molted by the town's… Cred: ABC Network TV's first gay high schooler (played by a teenage Ryan Phillippe) me out to dispel mors that he was beg molted by the town's passnate pastor. '' Advertisement Advertisement 1994 — Rickie Vasquez (Wilson Cz), My So-Called Life (ABC) My So-Called Life | ''I still receive emails and msag om people disverg the show, '' says Cz, who played primetime's first gay teenager on My So-Called Life 17 years… Cred: ABC/Getty Imag ''I still receive emails and msag om people disverg the show, '' said Wilson Cz, who played primetime's first gay teenager on My So-Called Life 1994.

'" Advertisement 2003 — Mar Del Rossi (Adamo Ruggiero), Degrassi: The Next Generatn (The N) Degrassi Junr High | School valedictorian Mar was the first of eight (and untg) gay major characters on the groundbreakg Canadian teen soap, which was tacklg gay plotl as… Cred: Everett Collectn School valedictorian Mar was the first of eight (and untg) major gay characters on the groundbreakg Canadian teen soap, which was tacklg gay plotl as far back as the '80s and ntued to reprent var LGBTQ+ inti. '' 2005 — Andrew Van Kamp (Shawn Pyom), Dperate Hoewiv (ABC) Dperate Hoewiv | The schemg — and openly homosexual — Andrew fied work stereotypg wh his bad-boy antics (nng over the neighbor's mother, scg his own mom's boyiend)… Cred: ABC The schemg—and openly homosexual—Andrew fied work stereotypg wh his bad-boy antics (nng over the neighbor's mother, scg his own mom's boyiend) to be the qutsential Dperate Hoewiv character.

WHY ARE PEOPLE GAY? GAY BY CHOICE OR IS BEG GAY GEIC?

2007 — Kenny (Rami Malek), The War at Home (Fox) The War at Home | The first openly gay teen on a work fay s, neighbor Kenny me out durg the Long Island-set edy's send season, after which his Mlim… Cred: Fox The first openly gay teen on a work fay s, neighbor Kenny (Rami Malek) me out durg the Long Island-set edy's send season, after which his Mlim parents shunned him and the Gold fay took him .

''It's the first posive portrayal of a gay character, pecially of a kid, whout him beg a punchg bag, or a punch le, or an annoyg sikick, '' said Chris Colfer. '' Advertisement 2009 — Griff (Brando Eaton), The Secret Life of the Amerin Teenager (ABC Fay) The Secret Life Of The Amerin Teenager | The teen-sex heavy show's first gay youngster, Griff is also one of the kids who agreed to a high school chasty pact.

A PLACE 'WHERE YOU FELT SAFE': NASHVILLE'S FIRST GAY BARS REMEMBERED WH HISTORIL MARKER

''Blae was never gog to be Kurt's love… Cred: Jt Lub/Fox Kurt's journey to beg a nfint young gay man was helped by his self-assured csh (and future hband), Blae. The show leav subtle hts of Will's sexualy all over, pecially season 4, but Schnapp nfirmed his character is gay, tellg Variety that the seri' creators "are wrg this real character and this real journey and real stggle, and they're dog so well. Advertisement 2017 — Kev Keller (Casey Cott) Riverdale (The CW) riverdalechapter16 Cred: The CW Archie Comics' first openly gay character me to life on The CW's teen supernatural drama based on said ics.

GAY MEN UNR THE NAZI REGIME

Advertisement 2018 — Anr Muñoz (Arón Piper) and Omar Shanaa (Omar Ayo) Éle (Netflix) Ele S4 Cred: NIETE/NETFLIX What started out as a low-profile dg al beme the sexy fan-favore relatnship between upper-class Anr (Arón Piper) and ternally homophobic Omar (Omar Ayo)—son of unpromisg Mlim parents—which was an on-aga-off-aga seaw that rocked the star-crossed pair through multiple burns.

Otis' (Asa Butterfield) gay bt iend may by himself wh dicey suatns—like hookg up wh his homophobic bully Adam (Connor Swlls)—but his unabashed spir and celebratn for all aspects of his queer and Black inty are so val to see reprented on teen TV. Advertisement 2020 — Victor (Michael Cimo) and Benji (Gee Sear) Love, Victor (Hulu and Disney+) Love, Victor Cred: Greg Gayne/Hulu Comg om a nservative Hispanic background, Victor (Michael Cimo) learns to navigate beg a high school transfer stunt, g out to his loved on on his own terms, and formg multiple romanc—pecially wh his handsome ffeehoe -worker, Benji (Gee Sear). Cel Summer may have end the two's rocky relatnship on an uncerta note (which was cel ed), but we still n't get over their timate slow dance an unrground gay bar the '90s bee the moment felt like time fally stood still wh a show load wh time jumps.

JUNGLE CISE'S GAY CHARACTER ISN'T PERFECT, BUT HE'S PROGRS

It very much appears that same-sex sexual attractn is not a choice but actg on is; so if you fe gay as the mere prence of same-sex attractn, then om everythg we unrstand, beg gay is not a choice. If, on the other hand, you nsir someone to be gay only if they act on their same-sex attractn then beg gay n be nsired a choice pendg on an dividual's behavr.

The term “homosexualy, ” while sometim nsired anachronistic the current era, is the most applible and easily translatable term to e when askg this qutn across societi and languag and has been ed other cross-natnal studi, cludg the World Valu Survey. Dpe major chang laws and norms surroundg the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opn on the acceptance of homosexualy society remas sharply divid by untry, regn and enomic velopment. Those Wtern Europe and the Ameris are generally more acceptg of homosexualy than are those Eastern Europe, Rsia, Ukrae, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Ai.

A GAY CHARACTER SPARKS BATE AND A REFORMED TRAR SAM EMERG DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE'

In many natns, there has been an creasg acceptance of homosexualy, cludg the Uned Stat, where 72% say should be accepted, pared wh jt 49% as recently as 2007.

In many of the untri surveyed, there also are differenc on acceptance of homosexualy by age, tn, e and, some stanc, genr – and several s, the differenc are substantial.

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For example, some untri, those who are affiliated wh a relig group tend to be ls acceptg of homosexualy than those who are unaffiliated (a group sometim referred to as relig “non”). For example, Swen, the Netherlands and Germany, all of which have a per-pa gross domtic product over $50, 000, acceptance of homosexualy is among the hight measured across the 34 untri surveyed. The study is a follow-up to a 2013 report that found many of the same patterns as seen today, although there has been an crease acceptance of homosexualy across many of the untri surveyed both years.

Central and Eastern Europeans, however, are more divid on the subject, wh a median of 46% who say homosexualy should be accepted and 44% sayg should not be.

But sub-Saharan Ai, the Middle East, Rsia and Ukrae, few say that society should accept homosexualy; only South Ai (54%) and Israel (47%) do more than a quarter hold this view.

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However, while took nearly 15 years for acceptance to rise 13 pots om 2000 to jt before the feral legalizatn of gay marriage June 2015, there was a near equal rise acceptance jt the four years sce legalizatn. More than eight--ten Democrats and Democratic-leang pennts (85%) say homosexualy should be accepted, but only 58% of Republins and Republin leaners say the same.

This difference was most pronounced South Korea, where 79% of 18- to 29-year-olds say homosexualy should be accepted by society, pared wh only 23% of those 50 and olr. This staggerg 56-pot difference exceeds the next largt difference Japan by 20 pots, where 92% and 56% of those ag 18 to 29 and 50 and olr, rpectively, say homosexualy should be accepted by society.