In an open letter yterday Glee creator Ryan Murphy slammed the magaze for this recent article that suggted gay actors should not try to play straight bee they are not nvcg. The thor of the Newsweek article ed openly gay actors who are playg straight characters both Glee and the current Broadway show Promis, Promis, to make his pot. People were not amed.
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- 'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET
- WHICH GLEE CHARACTERS ARE GAY IN REAL LIFE?
- 'GLEE' ALUM KEV MCHALE CONFIRMS HE'S GAY: 'I THK THERE WAS ZERO SURPRISE'
- 'GLEE' STAR GRANT GT ON PLAYG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CHRIS SPARGOMARCH 7, 2012/10:53 AMBY CHRIS SPARGOMARCH 7, 2012 / 10:53 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'GLEE' STAR GRANT GT ON PLAYG GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-03-07T15:53:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-03-07T15:53:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRIS SPARGO","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEWT MEMBER OF THE EVER GROWG ST OF GLEE MAY BE ONE OF THE BT YET, GRANT GT WHO PLAYS THE NNIVG AND CREDIBLY SEXUALLY NFINT SEBASTIAN. NOT AAID TO STEAL A MAN OM HIS BOYIEND, EVEN WHILE THE TWO ARE ENJOYG A ROMANTIC NIGHT OUT AT THE GAY CLUB, OR THROW LYE THE FACE OF AN ADORABLE YOUNG MAN, THIS KID IS STRAIGHT OUT OF DYNASTY. AND WE LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUR BUDS OVER AT AFTER ELTON HAD A CHANCE TO CHAT WH GT ABOUT HIS NEW ROLE AND WHAT IS LIKE TO PLAY GAY ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT WASN’T A AL BREAKER, OBVLY," GT SAYS OF SEBASTIAN'S SEXUALY. "I WAS EXCED TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER BEE I’M NOT GAY REAL LIFE, AND ’S FUN TO DO STUFF THAT’S DIFFERENT OM YOU. AND I MEAN THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY MORE OF A STIGMA TEN OR FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, BUT I THK WAS ALSO BEG GAY WASN’T AS ACCEPTED OUR SOCIETY. NOW ’S SOMETHG THAT’S JT, MY WORLD ANYWAY, CREDIBLY ACCEPTED. I KNOW ’S NOT THROUGHOUT THE UNTRY, BUT AS AN ACTOR FOR ANY TYPE OF ROLE YOU STEP TO YOU DON’T WANT TO BE PIGEONHOLED TO ANYTHG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MUCH, MUCH MORE OF GT'S TERVIEW, CLUDG HOW HE LAND THE ROLE, WHAT HE THKS OF THE ST AND SOME EXCLIVE PHOTOS, HEAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INTERVIEW: GRANT GT ON HIS "GLEE" FUTURE. 'SEBLAE?' 'SEBTANA?' [AFTER ELTON]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET
"#NoTearsLeftToCry is gayer than me and I ACCEPT," Kev McHale tweeted" emprop="scriptn * glee gay guy *
LGBT stands for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr people rpectively.. Standout Quote: "Odds are by the end of the school year, I'll have Blae and a Natnals trophy, and you'll have khakis and a Lima Bean apron, and that gay face.
WHICH GLEE CHARACTERS ARE GAY IN REAL LIFE?
Not only did he fy tradnal gay stereotyp by beg a football team ultra-jock, but Spencer was pletely shamels about his inty. "Glee" star Chris Colfer opened up about playg the openly gay character, Kurt, on a podst Thursday.
'GLEE' ALUM KEV MCHALE CONFIRMS HE'S GAY: 'I THK THERE WAS ZERO SURPRISE'
"Glee" actor Chris Colfer, 32, opened up about his fear of playg an openly gay character on the h Fox seri durg Thursday's episo of the "And That's What You Really Missed", who portrayed a character named Kurt on the show om 2009 to 2015, shared that he was "absolutely terrified" bee he hadn't e out yet. And back then, people told their clients, 'Don't play gay characters bee will your reer, '" Colfer said. "Colfer's character had many storyl that centered around his experience as a gay high school stunt.
Kurt is the first gay character to e out season one of Glee, and is badly bullied for . However, Dave later reveals he is gay after tryg to kiss Kurt season two.
'GLEE' STAR GRANT GT ON PLAYG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CHRIS SPARGOMARCH 7, 2012/10:53 AMBY CHRIS SPARGOMARCH 7, 2012 / 10:53 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'GLEE' STAR GRANT GT ON PLAYG GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-03-07T15:53:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-03-07T15:53:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRIS SPARGO","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEWT MEMBER OF THE EVER GROWG ST OF GLEE MAY BE ONE OF THE BT YET, GRANT GT WHO PLAYS THE NNIVG AND CREDIBLY SEXUALLY NFINT SEBASTIAN. NOT AAID TO STEAL A MAN OM HIS BOYIEND, EVEN WHILE THE TWO ARE ENJOYG A ROMANTIC NIGHT OUT AT THE GAY CLUB, OR THROW LYE THE FACE OF AN ADORABLE YOUNG MAN, THIS KID IS STRAIGHT OUT OF DYNASTY. AND WE LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUR BUDS OVER AT AFTER ELTON HAD A CHANCE TO CHAT WH GT ABOUT HIS NEW ROLE AND WHAT IS LIKE TO PLAY GAY ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT WASN’T A AL BREAKER, OBVLY," GT SAYS OF SEBASTIAN'S SEXUALY. "I WAS EXCED TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER BEE I’M NOT GAY REAL LIFE, AND ’S FUN TO DO STUFF THAT’S DIFFERENT OM YOU. AND I MEAN THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY MORE OF A STIGMA TEN OR FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, BUT I THK WAS ALSO BEG GAY WASN’T AS ACCEPTED OUR SOCIETY. NOW ’S SOMETHG THAT’S JT, MY WORLD ANYWAY, CREDIBLY ACCEPTED. I KNOW ’S NOT THROUGHOUT THE UNTRY, BUT AS AN ACTOR FOR ANY TYPE OF ROLE YOU STEP TO YOU DON’T WANT TO BE PIGEONHOLED TO ANYTHG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MUCH, MUCH MORE OF GT'S TERVIEW, CLUDG HOW HE LAND THE ROLE, WHAT HE THKS OF THE ST AND SOME EXCLIVE PHOTOS, HEAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INTERVIEW: GRANT GT ON HIS "GLEE" FUTURE. 'SEBLAE?' 'SEBTANA?' [AFTER ELTON]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
He’s referrg to his charmed existence over the past few years that led om his sophomore year of llege to a natnal Broadway tour and to the arms of one of TV’s most beloved shows.