Matt Bomer Says Gay 'Doom Patrol' Character's Sexualy Don't 'Defe Who He Is'

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• DOOM PATROL'S MATT BOMER REVEALS THE "ST" OF PLAYG A GAY SUPERHERO
• MATT BOMER SAYS GAY 'DOOM PATROL' CHARACTER'S SEXUALY DON'T 'DEFE WHO HE IS'
• DOOM PATROL‘S MATT BOMER ON LARRY TRAOR, AND PLAYG A GAY SUPERHERO
• ‘DOOM PATROL’ STAR MATT BOMER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAYG A GAY SUPERHERO

DOOM PATROL'S MATT BOMER REVEALS THE "ST" OF PLAYG A GAY SUPERHERO

Bomer likens his experience workg on Doom Patrol to that of "a really great drama", explag that Larry is "one of the most three-dimensnal, fully realised gay characters [he's] ever gotten to play. "Larry is one of the most three-dimensnal, fully realised gay characters I've ever played. ""I thk there's somethg about beg a gay man, and gettg to play a fully realised gay character...

Larry Traor is a gay character om Doom Patrol. Gayngst. Queer Character, Queer Actor - Matt Bomer is also gay.

GAY. The hotshot pilot turned reluctant hero experienc another update wh the premiere of DC Universe's live-actn Doom Patrol, which he's revealed to be gay.

MATT BOMER SAYS GAY 'DOOM PATROL' CHARACTER'S SEXUALY DON'T 'DEFE WHO HE IS'

Durg the adventure, Larry learned to accept the spir wh him, beiendg the team, and acceptg his homosexualy. And on the third n of the memory he speaks directly to , explag how hard he found livg as a gay man durg that time, existg wh the perd’s homophobia. While Pl is packg up his recently ceased brother’s belonggs, Larry cis to e clean about him beg gay and love wh John.

As an openly gay actor, Matt Bomer aims to only portray gay superhero that go beyond the "stereotypil" terrory. "I'd never really seen a gay male superhero, " he ntued.

DOOM PATROL‘S MATT BOMER ON LARRY TRAOR, AND PLAYG A GAY SUPERHERO

He was also a closeted homosexual who had a wife and are very few superhero who intify as LGBTQIA, though Midnighter intifi as gay; Wa Wilson/Deadpool is pansexual, and Ameri Chavez/Miss Ameri is bisexual.

"In September 2018, Game of Thron actor K Harrgton exprsed to Variety that he wanted the Marvel Cematic Universe to clu a gay character. "There's a big problem wh masculy and homosexualy that they n't somehow go hand hand, " he said.

"That we n't have someone a Marvel movie who's gay real life and plays some superhero. ” Traor is the Amerin dream wh a massive secret: he’s gay. Bomer, who is openly gay, said “I thk ’s so important.

‘DOOM PATROL’ STAR MATT BOMER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAYG A GAY SUPERHERO

I’ve never really seen a gay, male superhero, and what I love most about the character is that, even though ’s a huge stggle, ternally, for him, ’s not the sole thg that f who he is. He disvered his buddg homosexualy at a young age, but mostly kept hidn out of fear and the prsurg of his vout Christian parents. Wh Larry and Vic's help, Danny fally stood up to and fought the Bure, forcg them to leave the street and s rints alone, and return, Danny and Mra helped Larry realize that he didn't need to hi who he was, and that beg gay is nothg to be ashamed of.

He was then forced to nont his subnsc self, the memory of him on his weddg day beg to aaid to e out as gay, as part of the Sisterhood's "Eternal Flagellatn", makg him fally e to terms wh, and fully embrace, his sexualy, and open up even more to his iends. Playg gay superhero Larry Traor is anythg but negative for Doom Patrol star Matt Bomer. It's a big reason why I wanted to be a part of Doom Patrol, " the Negative Man actor, who intifi as gay, told Collir when asked about brgg gay reprentatn to the superhero genre.

"I've never really seen a gay, male superhero, and what I love most about the character is that, even though 's a huge stggle, ternally, for him, 's not the sole thg that f who he is. Former Air Force pilot Larry Traor grew up the Midwt feelg ashamed of beg gay.