Bowen Yang, a gay edian and the son of Che immigrants, is helpg make SNL's st more diverse than ever. Here’s what you should know.
Contents:
- ‘SNL’S’ GAY HISTORY: ALL 4 LGBTQ CAST MEMBERS
- WHERE THERE ANY GAY LAWRENCE WELK ST MEMBERS?
- NEW 'SNL' CAST MEMBER BOWEN YANG IS BREAKG BARRIERS FOR BOTH ASIAN AND GAY COMEDIANS
‘SNL’S’ GAY HISTORY: ALL 4 LGBTQ CAST MEMBERS
» ‘SNL’s’ Gay History: All 4 LGBTQ Cast Members | * gay cast members *
Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer televisn newssters have a proment profile many untri around the world. Amerin Charl Perez of ABC News is one to particularly note - he published his book 'Confsns of a Gay News Anchorman' (2011) after his oral of beg fired om a posn Florida when he was intified as beg gay. For example, France, there is L'associatn s journalist LGBT, and Ameri there is the Natnal Lbian & Gay Journalists Associatn.
Michael Michd, thor of books on gay actors Sal Meo and Alan Su, has kdly wrten the tribut to the four — unt 'em, four!
Even though he intified as gay om childhood, he beme engaged to a woman for a short time. By that time, he was livg openly as a gay man.
WHERE THERE ANY GAY LAWRENCE WELK ST MEMBERS?
He was the first openly gay performer on SNL, and there was no other for nearly 27 years.
NEW 'SNL' CAST MEMBER BOWEN YANG IS BREAKG BARRIERS FOR BOTH ASIAN AND GAY COMEDIANS
Terry experienced problems on SNL bee of his sexual orientatn, pecially beg bullied and meaned by homophobic Chevy Chase, who had left the show after one season but who equently returned.