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BENJAM CHARL WATSON BRGS BLACK AND GAY VISIBILY TO DIGNATED SURVIVOR
However, eed om the nstrats of work televisn, and now helmed by gay shownner and executive producer Neal Baer, Dignated Survivor has e out of the queer closet many rpects. The character is gay, but his sexual orientatn -- revealed a scene through a sual kiss wh his partner -- is not his fg characteristic.
For Watson, who is gay, this treatment was a key draw for why he wanted to play Dontae. "I love playg characters that are gay, " said Watson, who prevly played a queer character, Tariq, on TheL.
However, he stipulated, "I love playg characters that 's not about them beg gay.