'Prison Break' Star Reveals He's Gay, Com Out For Very Powerful Reason
Contents:
- THE UNEXPECTED GAY LEGACY 'PRISON BREAK' IS LEAVG BEHD
- DID YOU KNOW MICHAEL SFIELD OF PRISON BREAK IS GAY? SEE THE MEN HE HAS DATED
- WENTWORTH MILLER COM OUT: 'PRISON BREAK' STAR REVEALS HE'S GAY
THE UNEXPECTED GAY LEGACY 'PRISON BREAK' IS LEAVG BEHD
'If you’re hot and bothered [bee] you fell love wh a fictnal straight man played by a real gay one, that’s on you,' he told fans * prison break main character gay *
”He acknowledged the news might be "disappotg" for fans and said he was "sorry", but ntued: “If you’re hot and bothered [bee] you fell love wh a fictnal straight man played by a real gay one, that’s on you.
This exchange the send episo of “Prison Break” marks a rare moment durg the seri’ origal n that allus to the possibily of gay sex behd bars. Its star Wentworth Miller me out as gay 2013, stg his celebry and the seri a new light. Three years later, “Prison Break” was revived wh an pee who happened to be gay and Mlim, as well as three openly gay actors leadg rol.
DID YOU KNOW MICHAEL SFIELD OF PRISON BREAK IS GAY? SEE THE MEN HE HAS DATED
He quickly beme an spirg figure an dtry that’s historilly silenced gay actors by revealg his own stggl wh suici, prsn and even a rult, his work on “Prison Break” beme immediately policized, regardls of whether he ever had any tentn of makg Michael Sfield a queer hero. It’s meangful to see a gay male lead this kd of macho-retro universe. “‘Prison Break’ has a huge followg the Middle East, so I wanted to give viewers a season that rewards them for all the thgs they love, but at the same time mak them a ltle unfortable and root for a guy they might malign otherwise for his homosexualy.
The settg and qutns surroundg his prumed ath give the new season a creative boost, but the most wele surprise arriv the form of Sid (Kunal Sharma), a young Mlim man sentenced to 20 years prison for beg gay. ’ And havg gay characters the reboot is a natural progrsn.
” Sharma echoed Miller’s sentiment, appldg the wrers for cludg the story gay Mlim man a televisn landspe that typilly eras them. Like many LGBTQ characters on-screen the days, Sid be the latt victim of the “Bury Your Gays” trope.
WENTWORTH MILLER COM OUT: 'PRISON BREAK' STAR REVEALS HE'S GAY
In addn to Miller, Augt Prew, who recently got engaged to his partner, joed the st along wh El Gamal, a gay Mlim actor. Queer actors are typilly pigeonholed to playg rol that align wh their genr and sexualy, but here, openly gay men play everythg om heterosexual love terts to pe artists and ISIL villas.