'This Is Us' Ts out as gay, and fans rell the same experience wh their own kids

this is us gay episode

In the special Thanksgivg episo, Ts, one of the younger members of the Pearson fay "This Is Us" revealed a huge secret. She me out as gay.

Contents:

PRI MONTH 2020: WHY TS OM ‘THIS IS US’ IS THE OLT GAY TWEEN AND A BEAN OF HOPE FOR QUEER MUNY

Part of what ma this reveal so fantastic is the characterizatn of William and how he breaks stereotyp of what a gay character looks and sounds like. We’re so ed to seeg the gay character a story as nothg but a walkg stereotype, someone flamboyant and characterized as a girl’s bt iend.

That’s not to say that overly-flamboyant gay characters are a bad thg, but a world where all media portrays a gay guy as flamboyant and fun ’s a ltle tratg to see an entire mographic forced to this one character type.

'THIS IS US' TS OUT AS GAY, AND FANS RELL THE SAME EXPERIENCE WH THEIR OWN KIDS

It mak sense that durg the William’s (likely) last holiday season he would want to fd his partner and apologize for leavg, and I’m so happy that this is how the show went about tellg that William is gay. Fdg out that your dad is gay is a major thg, let’s be hont.

“Grandpa’s gay, dad.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* THIS IS US GAY EPISODE

'This Is Us' Ts out as gay, and fans rell the same experience wh their own kids.

TOP