'Until Queer As Folk the only gay people I had seen on TV were people beg ma fun of'
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- 'I HAD TO HI WHO I WAS': BBC'S 'DMMG WEATHERMAN' OWA WYN EVANS ON HOW RSELL T DAVI HELPED HIM OVERE GAY SHAME'UNTIL QUEER AS FOLK THE ONLY GAY PEOPLE I HAD SEEN ON TV WERE PEOPLE BEG MA FUN OF'MENBOOKMARKSHAREWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER07:37, 6 MAR 2021BOOKMARKBBC'S 'DMMG WEATHERMAN' OWA WYN EVANS SAYS HE FELT HE HAD TO HI HIS SEXUALY WHEN HE GOT HIS FIRST TV ROLE. (IMAGE: BBC)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
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'I HAD TO HI WHO I WAS': BBC'S 'DMMG WEATHERMAN' OWA WYN EVANS ON HOW RSELL T DAVI HELPED HIM OVERE GAY SHAME'UNTIL QUEER AS FOLK THE ONLY GAY PEOPLE I HAD SEEN ON TV WERE PEOPLE BEG MA FUN OF'MENBOOKMARKSHAREWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER07:37, 6 MAR 2021BOOKMARKBBC'S 'DMMG WEATHERMAN' OWA WYN EVANS SAYS HE FELT HE HAD TO HI HIS SEXUALY WHEN HE GOT HIS FIRST TV ROLE. (IMAGE: BBC)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
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MUCH-LOVED NEWS ANCHOR OUT AS GAY AND TRODUC WORLD TO HIS NEW WEATHERMAN FIANCé
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