TV's gay characters, before and after Ellen

Contents:

• FIRST LOOK AT NETFLIX’S THAT ’90S SHOW, CLUDG GAY CHARACTER
• TV'S GAY CHARACTERS, BEFORE AND AFTER ELLEN
• GWEN STEFANI EXPLAS WHAT SHE'LL DO IF ONE OF HER SONS IS GAY
• AFTER PUTTG A SHOW FOR GAY FANS, IS GLEN POWELL BUDDG DATG RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW ACTRS?
• FIRST LOOK AT NETFLIX’S THAT ’90S SHOW, CLUDG GAY CHARACTER

FIRST LOOK AT NETFLIX’S THAT ’90S SHOW, CLUDG GAY CHARACTER

Upon first glance, appears that Ozzie mak up for the fact that That '70s Show never ma Fez gay spe fillg the character wh effemate tras and leang to gay stereotyp the origal seri. As a queer person myself, I feel like this episo do a really good job of portrayg what 's like to exist as a gay teenager ral Ameri.

TV'S GAY CHARACTERS, BEFORE AND AFTER ELLEN

Ozzie explas to Leia when she's surprised he's not already out to everyone, "I'm a gay kid livg small-town Wisns. Though Leia already knows that Ozzie is gay bee Leia hasn't had to e out herself we see her sort of awkwardly relate the procs to tellg her parents that she wanted to change stments the school band. Leia isn't pletely cluels eher, when a mismunitn botch Ozzie's first attempt to tell Kty he's gay she immediately vers for him at her own expense.

GWEN STEFANI EXPLAS WHAT SHE'LL DO IF ONE OF HER SONS IS GAY

When Ozzie fally fds the urage to tell Kty that he's gay, go betifully. When Ozzie clarifi that she's okay wh him beg gay, she leav no room for qutng by sayg that of urse she is, brgg him for a hug. Wh all of her experience the world, Kty knows that uldn't have been easy for Ozzie to tell her that he's gay and she honors that by tellg him that his tst her "ma her feel very special.

In fact, the wrg for this particular episo leans so "no homo" for Leia that they have her practilly asslt a boy at the mall for her first kiss, when she uld've easily shared the experience nsensually wh a iend.

Netflix has released first look imag and a teaser trailer for That ‘90s Show, and featur a gay character! Ozzie is gay and impatient wh the world for not beg as acceptg as his iends. Well, at least more than Eric's gay classmate played by Joseph Gordon Doi will play Ozzie.

AFTER PUTTG A SHOW FOR GAY FANS, IS GLEN POWELL BUDDG DATG RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW ACTRS?

Ozzie is gay and impatient wh the world for not beg as acceptg as his iends, " the official character scriptn young Hawaiian actor has had prev hilar rol Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar and Drama Club. Ozzie g out as gay to Kty was step seven on his plan, wh his next big task after That ‘90s Show season 1 beg to e out to his fay members. Leia & Gwen Could Have Ma That ‘90s Show’s Gay Reprentatn Even Better.

FIRST LOOK AT NETFLIX’S THAT ’90S SHOW, CLUDG GAY CHARACTER

When Leia snuck through Gwen's wdow at the begng of That '90s Show—as Eric ed to do at That '70s Show— suggted that the seri' gay reprentatn would only get better. The origal show still adhered to an old-fashned perspective on the subject, wh gay characters like Buddy servg as the butt of everyone's jok.

However, That '90s Show sought to remedy this by featurg an openly gay ma character. Ozzie might be "the gay bt iend", but the cultural aspect of his character is not as stereotyped as Fez. As a gay kid small-town Wisns the 1990s, Ozzie is workg on g out to his fay and adults he spends time wh Pot Place.

Ozzie also feels that he has been accepted after he nfis that he is gay to Kty; while he’s not sure how his own parents will react, Kty pletely accepts his inty. Ellen Man wasn't the first gay character on TV, but her g out on the ABC s Ellen, followg star Ellen DeGener' own claratn — "Yep, I'm gay" — on the ver of Time magaze, opened the door to portrayg them more openly and more often. A list of some of TV's more important gay characters, before and after Ellen: Bewched: Pl Lyn plays Uncle Arthur, who wasn't gay then — but probably would be now.