Colton Hayn Confirms He's Gay: 'I'm Happier Than I've Ever Been'

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Colton Hayn opens up about the challeng of beg openly gay Hollywood.

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COLTON HAYN CONFIRMS HE'S GAY: 'IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO GET TO THIS POT, BUT I'M DOG SO GOOD'

William Clayton, the son of Oliver Queen on Arrow, was revealed to be gay last night's episo [...] * he's gay arrow *

Colton Hayn Confirms He's Gay: 'It Took Me So Long to Get to This Pot, but I'm Dog So Good'. In this week’s issue of Entertament Weekly, the former Arrow star publicly addrsed his sexualy for the first time, officially g out as gay.

Speculatn started January after he reblogged a fan’s Tumblr post about his “secret gay past” and rpond: “Was a secret? “People who are so judgmental about those who are gay or different don’t realize that actg 24 hours a day is the most exhstg thg the world.

” Here, durg one of the show’s new flash-forwards, Oliver Queen’s son, William (Ben Lewis), sually mentned his ex-boyiend while nversatn wh Roy Harper, who’s played by the openly gay actor Colton Hayn. News outlets like Heroic Hollywood and who picked up on this passg reference to William’s sexual inty were quick to scribe the Arrow character as gay, but the tth is that his orientatn remas unclear.

‘ARROW’ REVEALED THAT ANOTHER CENTRAL CHARACTER IS QUEER, SO EVERYONE ASSUM HE’S GAY

After years of speculatn and mors, “Arrow” star Colton Hayn reveals he’s gay. * he's gay arrow *

While he may ed turn out to be gay, the assumptns stantly erase the possibily that William uld be bisexual, pansexual or even intify wh another aspect of the LGBTQ spectm. Due to this lack of experience, rears and other characters alike started to speculate that the new Green Arrow was gay. While Connor and the young Green Lantern never acted on their relatnship any physil way, the homoerotic nature of their iendship was clear to the majory of queer rears.

'ARROW' REVEALS THAT OLIVER QUEEN'S SON WILLIAM IS GAY

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In January a fan mentned the actor’s “secret gay past, ” on a Tumblr post and Hayn rpond “Was a secret? William Clayton, the son of Oliver Queen on Arrow, was revealed to be gay last night's episo [...

William Clayton, the son of Oliver Queen on Arrow, was revealed to be gay last night's episo of the h CW reveal was not played for sensatnalism or promoted ahead of time, so was easy enough to miss, but durg his heart-to-heart wh Roy Harper on Lian Yu ( the flash-forward timele), William ma a passg reference to a boyiend back Roy asks whether Felicy and Oliver have left William, he said y, jokg that his boyiend "wonrs why I have mment issu. “Arrow” star Colton Hayn addrs his sexualy and reveals he’s gay a new terview. It’s long been speculated that the “Arrow” actor is gay, but bis a cryptic Tumblr post January, he’s kept quiet about that part of his personal life.

That is, until a ndid terview wh Entertament Weekly, Hayn nfirmed that he is fact gay and explaed why took him so long to e out.

‘ARROW’ STAR COLTON HAYN EXPLAS WHY HE WAED TO ADDRS SEXUALY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

"He's jt a person who is out here helpg Team Arrow, and he happens to be gay. I thk that’s jt like real life.” * he's gay arrow *

”As prevly reported, a fan posted a msage on Hayn’ Tumblr page sayg he was “exced” when he learned that the 27-year-old actor had a “secret gay past. “People want you to be that GQ image that you put out, but people don’t realize what’s ’s like to act 24 hours a day … People who are so judgmental about those who are gay or different don’t realize that actg 24 hours a day is the most exhstg thg the world.

“Today the man me out and as I am not gay I n’t speak on what mt have been like for him I certaly n ment on watchg him grow and many of my other iends who this bs had ma to believe that you n’t be who you are and be succsful, ” ntued.

“In the 7 years I’ve known Colton he has changed but even more excg the world has changed and for any kid out there if you are gay straight weird normal crazy or jt have ias people tell you are impossible never doubt yourself never let some on else’s fear bee your own embrace who you.

'ARROW' STAR COLTON HAYN OPENS UP ABOUT BEG GAY HOLLYWOOD

Colton Hayn opens up about the challeng of beg openly gay Hollywood.

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ON ARROW, THOUGH, CURTIS IS OPENLY GAY, AND HAPPILY MARRIED TO ANOTHER MAN—WHO IS VERY MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I N’T SAY WHICH EPISO PARTICULAR BUT I N SAY THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON YOU WILL MEET THE HBAND,” KELLUM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER DIFFERENCE: THE IC-BOOK MR. TERRIFIC IS SUPER-RICH, SUPER-SUCCSFUL AND SUPER-SMART. 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— -- "Arrow" star Colton Hayn took Hollywood to task for what he says is s poor treatment of gay actor, who me out publicly an terview wh Entertament Weekly May 2016, took to Twter on Tuday to rail agast homophobia Hollywood. "He thanked the openly gay creators of those three seri for stg him. Where’s the gay bar Star Cy?

On Arrow, though, Curtis is openly gay, and happily married to another man—who is very much alive. Terrific will be the first gay male hero the Berlanti-verse, but Kellum sists won't be his fg characteristic. He's jt a person who is out here helpg Team Arrow, and he happens to be gay.

“And my ex-boyiend wonrs why I have mment issu, ” he flashy or showy, but now we have the revelatn that William grows up to be gay or bisexual. Actually, I thk every show on the CW has gay or bisexual characters.

OLIVER’S SON, WILLIAM, IS REVEALED TO BE GAY ON ‘ARROW’

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Colton quoted a er on Tumblr who wrote: "When I found out Colton Hayn had a secret gay past I got so exced even though I know mak absolutely no different my life. The photographs, which were featured a now-funct magaze that was aimed at young gay men, see the actor kissg, fondlg and embracg while wearg very few cloth.

ARROW STAR COLTON HAYN ' OUT AS GAY' ON TUMBLR AFTER 'SECRET GAY PAST' REVEALED

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Colton Hayn Confirms He's Gay: 'I'm Happier Than I've Ever Been' .

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