The actor, who me out publicly around the same time as his character Levi a few years ago, is proud the show will she a light on the discrimatory polici around gay men and sex.
Contents:
- JAKE BORELLI ON WHY GREY'S ANATOMY'S GAY BLOOD BAN STORY IS PERSONAL
- WHO PLAYS GAY SURGEON NIKO KIM ON GREY’S ANATOMY? ALEX LANDI IS READY FOR ROMANCE AND SURGERY
- MEET ALEX LANDI, THE ACTOR PLAYG GREY'S ANATOMY'S FIRST GAY MALE SURGEON
- GREY'S ANATOMY ACTOR JAKE BORELLI OUT AS GAY
JAKE BORELLI ON WHY GREY'S ANATOMY'S GAY BLOOD BAN STORY IS PERSONAL
* who's gay on grey's anatomy *
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WHO PLAYS GAY SURGEON NIKO KIM ON GREY’S ANATOMY? ALEX LANDI IS READY FOR ROMANCE AND SURGERY
Alex Landi is jog the Grey's Anatomy st for Season 15 of the ABC h medil drama and will portray the new gay surgeon Niko Kim. * who's gay on grey's anatomy *
The beloved character, who me out as gay at the same time Jake Borelli, who portrays him, me out publicly, worked amid the trma of early COVID-19 last season, and suffered full-on burnout after losg his first patient unr the hospal's new trag method this season. But for Borelli, a gay blood ban story that volv Levi Grey's Anatomy's 18th season fale (also the show's whoppg 400th episo), is eply personal.
"In preparg for the episo and talkg to people about this, I found that pecially om the straight muny, that there's this ia that oh, well, the blood ban is now no longer a lifetime blood ban for gay men, " he adds. "You're fe as long as you don't have sex, as long as you don't partake sodomy, or if you don't get married, " Borelli says of ndnal acceptance of gay and bi men. "Borelli, 31, joed ABC's long-nng medil drama 2018, g out publicly as his character's gay storyle unfold not long after.
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MEET ALEX LANDI, THE ACTOR PLAYG GREY'S ANATOMY'S FIRST GAY MALE SURGEON
Niko Kim is makg Grey’s Anatomy history as the first gay doctor to jo Grey Sloan Memorial Hospal. One of the new doctors is Niko Kim, the first gay male surgeon to jo the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospal. Here, the actor and those who know him reveal the story of the man behd Grey's Anatomy's first openly gay male surgeon.
ELLEN POMPEO Grey’s Anatomy has always phed boundari, but on Thursday night’s episo, fally troduced a storyle fans have been wag 15 years for — a gay male romance between two doctors.
The actor, 27, opened up about his sexualy an Instagram post, wrg, “As a gay guy myself, tonight’s episo was so special to me. This is exactly the kd of story I craved as a young gay kid growg up Oh, and blows my md that I’m able to brg life to Dr. “So, the story didn’t beg wh, ‘Hey, we’ve never done a gay male love story.
GREY'S ANATOMY ACTOR JAKE BORELLI OUT AS GAY
Knight, who portrayed erstwhile tern Gee, me out the wake of a media enzy surroundg -star Isaiah Washgton’s e of a gay slur on set.