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Contents:
- “SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE
- HOW THIS BETIFUL TED LASSO SCENE PTURED THE 'ACHE' OF BEG A GAY MAN PROFSNAL SPORTS
“SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE
Ted Lasso watchers have speculated that AFC Richmond player Col Hugh (Billy Harris) is gay sce early season two, and those spicns were nfirmed season three’s third episo. Trent then shar wh Col that he’s gay as well, openg the door for Col to — perhaps — tell his teammat and ach. It seems like sports, particularly men’s sports, is among the fields that has been slowt to adapt and accept gay people.
There’s a le episo three where Isaac [Kola Bokni] says “That’s a b gay” a risive way. It’s kd of a two-way street, bee wh the world of the show, no one knows about Trent beg gay eher. This season, queerns was fally troduced to the seri when they nfirmed that Billy Harris’ fan-favoure Richmond FC player is gay and the closet; reflectg the harsh realy of homosexualy profsnal football and s lack of openly out athlet the procs.
On this week’s episo, Isaac – who is hurt that Col didn’t nfi him sooner – nonts a vlent ‘fan’ the stands after he hurls homophobic abe at the team. After the rt of the team mistake Isaac for beg gay, as a rult of his unexpected reactn to the ‘f’ word, Col out to overwhelmg support – and another classic bizarre analogy om Jason Suikis’ tle character that exprs their love for him.
HOW THIS BETIFUL TED LASSO SCENE PTURED THE 'ACHE' OF BEG A GAY MAN PROFSNAL SPORTS
The scene was mend by fans, who celebrated the show’s approach to the ongog issue of homosexualy football. “Ted takg the perfect approach by lettg Col know DOES matter that he’s gay, bee ’s a part of who he is, ” said one viewer. In an terview wh GAY TIMES ahead of Ted Lasso’s sixth episo, which saw Col nfi Trent Crimm (Jam Lance) about his sexualy, Harris said would’ve been “ridiculo” for the show to not tackle this storyle.
Obvly I’m not a gay footballer but as a queer person I appreciate tonight’s episo of Ted Lasso. Puttg asi the big scen;Isaac askg all those qutns after his iend out & Col’s bt scenar beg everyone is gay.