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‘MORN FAY’ FALE: HOW CAMERON AND MCHELL FOREVER CHANGED GAY FAI ON TV

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Fergon, who is gay real life, and Stontreet played the beloved married uple Mchell Prchett and Cameron Tucker for eleven seasons on ABC's Morn Fay. Fergon was nomated for five Emmys for his role, and Stontreet was nomated for three, wng two awards for Outstandg Supportg Actor a Comedy uple was much ld for their pictn of everyday married life for a gay uple on an ABC s. They also adopted a dghter, Lily, and later another child, beg one of the most visible exampl of a gay fay on TV for fans might be beggg for the whole st to rne, this cute rnn will have to hold over until then.

The show was one of the first to have two openly gay characters—Mchell and Cameron Prchett (played by Jse Tyler Fergon and Eric Stontreet, rpectively)—on prime-time TV. However, her most ser relatnship has been wh on-aga, off-aga boyiend Dylan, played by openly gay actor Reid Ewg, who's appeared episos as early as Morn Fay's pilot. While Sofia Vergara’s Gloria waltzed her way to the hearts of gay men and lbians for wildly different reasons, was Cameron and Mchell’s lovg relatnship that ma LGBTQ viewers feel tly seen and reprented.

'MORN FAY' AND GAY MARRIAGE: IT'S COMPLITED

Played by Jse Tyler Fergon and Eric Stontreet, seeg a lovg (and bickerg) gay uple on primetime was a revelatn.

THE MORN FAY EFFECT: POP CULTURE’S ROLE THE GAY-MARRIAGE REVOLUTN

“The seri has nsistently brought lns of viewers every week for the past 11 years, and let viewers — particularly on who may not have been tung to other clive seri on ble or streamg — get to know and love a gay uple all their ups and downs and trials and tribulatns. Hulu buted “The Bravt Knight” last year, an animated fairy tale about a gay dad reuntg his adventur to his adopted dghter. Did no one else get a a gay vibe om Alex?

I was lowkey disappoted ? i’ve never even seen anyone mentn which mak sense I gus but this was very disorientg after spendg years fully believg she was gay lmao.

STT D. PIERCE: ‘MORN FAY’ SERV PRAISE FOR CLN AND BRICKBATS FOR GAY STEREOTYP

ABCIn a slightly prsg lumn on sex and televisn earlier this week, Washgton Post TV cric Tom Shal sgled out Morn Fay for s portrayal of gay characters.

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Stt D. Pierce: ‘Morn Fay’ serv praise for cln and brickbats for gay stereotyp.

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