The Walkg Dead Fans Are Fur Another Gay Character's Been Killed Off - We Got This Covered

Contents:

• IS ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ IN DARYL DIXON GAY?
• WHY WALKG DEAD CANCELED PLANS FOR ITS FIRST GAY CHARACTER
• THE WALKG DEAD FANS ARE FUR ANOTHER GAY CHARACTER’S BEEN KILLED OFF
• BURY YOUR GAYS: WHY ‘THE 100,’ ‘WALKG DEAD’ DEATHS ARE PROBLEMATIC (GUT COLUMN)
• ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ STS SHOW’S FIRST MALE GAY CHARACTER
• ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ CRICIZED FOR KILLG ANOTHER PROMENT GAY CHARACTER
• THE WALKG DEAD PRODUCER EXPLAS WHY TWO GAY CHARACTERS WERE KILLED OFF

IS ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ IN DARYL DIXON GAY?

As a rult, many viewers have scratched their heads for years and wonred if Daryl is gay — spe a strong majory of the fanbase suggtg that Daryl and Carol (Melissa McBri) should bee an em.

In fact, Kirkman tailed that the origal plans were for Dixon to be gay, but simply never happened.

On that same note, Res simultaneoly exprsed that he “isn’t aaid” to portray Daryl as a gay character and that he would happily work wh whatever material the wrers gave him. So while Dixon isn’t currently gay nonilly, that don’t mean that plans won’t soon change down the le as the character’s story ntu to expand the latt pulse-poundg seri. Before Aaron or Pl "J" Monroe me to the picture, The Walkg Dead was set to troduce s first gay character much earlier the story.

WHY WALKG DEAD CANCELED PLANS FOR ITS FIRST GAY CHARACTER

The seri never strayed away om s diversy, gog on to troduce several gay survivors who would quickly go on to bee fan favor, but seri -creator and wrer Robert Kirkman planned an earlier troductn for the seri' leap to diverse new characters.

The first openly gay character troduced wh The Walkg Dead ic seri is Aaron, an experienced recer for Virgia's Alexandria Safe Zone muny. It's nearly two years later when the ic troduc yet another major gay character Pl "J" Monroe.

The letters pag of The Walkg Dead Deluxe #50 reveal exactly who Kirkman tend to have as the seri' first major gay survivor, and 's none other than The Governor's former litenant, Martez.

THE WALKG DEAD FANS ARE FUR ANOTHER GAY CHARACTER’S BEEN KILLED OFF

In discsg his cisn to scrap the reveal that Martez was gay, Kirkman mented, "I remembered that I was planng to have Rick beat him to ath—then I thought, probably not the bt thg to do wh your first proment gay character. The Walkg Dead Was Wise To Change Its First Openly Gay Character. Martez beg troduced as the first openly gay character, only to have himself beaten by Rick a few issu later would have drastilly taken away the momentum that Kirkman had planned wh the reveal.

Future gay characters like Pl Monroe are not only pable of handg themselv but n be tsted nfidant and close iends to Rick throughout the remar of the seri. It's poetic that two of the seri' most fan-favore and perseverg gay characters, Pl and Aaron, would end the seri as lovers. He is a role mol, spiratn, and a mentor to other characters and a perfect example that prov to all the anti-LGBTQIA+ people that beg gay don’t mean you are a bad says:I would say whout doubt ’s Strand Fear.

BURY YOUR GAYS: WHY ‘THE 100,’ ‘WALKG DEAD’ DEATHS ARE PROBLEMATIC (GUT COLUMN)

However, Tara’s ath also got a lot of people riled as spelled the send removal of a rare gay character on the show this same season. You’re probably aware that this is a troublg trope not jt  TWD but across the televisn landspe, wh the tratg trend so popular ’s often known as the “buryg your gays” trope.

I LITERALLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANYONE WHO DIED EXCEPT ENID AND TARA WHY DID THE SMARTEST DOCTOR AND ANOTHER HILLTOP LEADER DIE (also @ the walkg ad stop killg the gays off) #TheWalkgDead — khalil (@khvl1l) March 25, 2019 THEY KILLED TARA, ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CHARACTERS AND ANOTHER GAY CHARACTER FUCK OFF #TheWalkgDead — jordan (@jensmish) March 26, 2019 You jt had to kill Tara, didn't you?? #TheWalkgDead #BuryYourGays — Krystle??

It's weird they were too sred to do that but were fe to kill off all but one of their queer characters — Moe: Sparkledog edn (@EnbyDal) March 25, 2019 Are we surprised #walkgad did the bury your gays trope more than once? How e they always gotta kill off the gays? @WalkgDead_AMC @AMCTalkgDead On the topic of killg off tara, why as soon as you troduce new gay characters you kill off an old one?

‘THE WALKG DEAD’ STS SHOW’S FIRST MALE GAY CHARACTER

— Syd (@squidr14) March 25, 2019 Alongsi Magna and Yumiko, Aaron (Ross Marquand) is the only other proment gay character left alive on the seri. Eric is a gay character om The Walkg Dead. This wave of queer female aths follows a long-standg pop culture trope known as Bury Your Gays.

‘THE WALKG DEAD’ CRICIZED FOR KILLG ANOTHER PROMENT GAY CHARACTER

The history of the Bury Your Gays issue, and more specifilly Dead Lbian Syndrome, is a long one.

And perhaps most imprsively, they have funneled their tratn and fury to raisg money to support gay youth. The Walkg Dead on social media is also a proud supporter, nouncg homophobic people. The Walkg Dead appears poised to troduce the show’s first male gay character the send half of season 5.

He is a gay person livg the Alexandria Safe Zone, a place that hasn’t been explored on the televisn seri yet. TV Le’s sourc asi, Robert Kirkman nfirmed Augt that a gay person would be troduced the fifth season of The Walkg Dead, so mak sense that news of his stg would surface now.

THE WALKG DEAD PRODUCER EXPLAS WHY TWO GAY CHARACTERS WERE KILLED OFF

This isn’t the first time the show has troduced a homosexual. The Walkg Dead is takg aim at homophobia, as well as a small, but vol segment of viewers rpond negatively to the cln of a gay uple the sp-off seri The Walkg Dead: World Beyond, the anchise rpond om s official Twter acunt. ”Jelani Allad and Ni Tortorella portray a gay uple 'The Walkg Dead: World Beyond' (Photo Cred: Mall Polay/AMC)Premierg last October, World Beyond was a teen-centric variatn on The Walkg Dead, followg four adolcents who are among the first generatn to grow up a world populated by bra-eatg monsters.

Oh we n’t fd a character for you, screw you’re gay wh this guy. ‘The Walkg Dead’ Cricized for Killg Another Proment Gay Character.

Now some viewers are aga argug Tara's ath is reprentative of the "bury your gays" trope after The Walkg Dead killed off J (Tom Payne), who was gay, midway through Season Ne. Kang earlier fend The Walkg Dead when me unr fire for J' ath November, leavg Aaron (Ross Marquand) as the sole proment openly gay male character.