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LTLE BRA’S MATT LUS SAYS ‘ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE’ WAS MEANT TO BE A ‘CELEBRATN’ OF GAY PEOPLE

The edian and actor says the 'only gay the village' character Dafydd Thomas was meant as entertament, not as a tool for bullyg. * i'm not the only gay in the village *

Matt says the character was meant to be a ‘celebratn’ of gay people (Picture: Rex Featur, BBC)Comedian and actor Matt Lus has spoken out about his ntroversial Ltle Bra character Dafydd Thomas, better known as ‘the only gay the village’. Matt said he knows the character has been ed as a tool to bully young gay people, but sists that was not the show’s tentn. ‘I have had people who had ‘you are the only gay the village’ said to them and to was meant to be a celebratn, ’ he told Richard Herrg’s RHLSTP podst.

MATT LUS FENDS 'ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE' SK

Matt Lus has fend his Ltle Bra character Daffyd Thomas whose nng gag on the edy show was that he's 'the only gay the village'. * i'm not the only gay in the village *

‘But people were labelled ‘the only gay the village’ at school. It was meant as entertament, not to make young gay people sad.

Sce the show end 2005, the sketch has gaed a lot of cricism for s ls than plimentary portrayal of gay men.

The character is emed offensive by many (Picture: BBC)‘I remember thkg there was a greeds to Ltle Bra and we jt wanted to show off as many characters as possible so we played black, whe, straight, gay, male, female, tall, short, whatever, ’ the 45-year-old told the podst. Matt Lus has fend his Ltle Bra character Daffyd Thomas whose nng gag on the edy show was that he's 'the only gay the village'. Speakg on the Richard Herrg RHLSTP podst, the ic, 45, explaed that the character - who would wear bber sus, an earrg, and had bleached blon hair and overly-plucked eyebrows - was meant to be 'a celebratn' of gay people.

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'I have had people who had "you are the only gay the village" said to them and to was meant to be a celebratn, ' he said.

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It was meant as entertament, not to make young gay people sad' In fense: Speakg on the Richard Herrg RHLSTP podst, the ic, 45, explaed that the character - who would wear bber sus, an earrg, and had bleached blon hair and overly-plucked eyebrows - was meant to be 'a celebratn' of gay peopleMatt starred Ltle Bra alongsi David Walliams, pair soared to fame as a double act... Daffyd: Anyway, seeg as I am the only gay the village, I shouldn't thk anyone would be remotely terted.

“In Sydney there are so many people that havg a gay inty, don’t matter as much, ” he says. “It was really nice to see so many young people watchg the para bee I thk we n all grow up feelg a ltle b like we’re the only gay the village, to e that phrase, and you’re not, ” she says. "the only gay the village".

THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GAY THE COUNTRYSI

But for Seimon Hugh, ral homophobia is no lghg matter. The 21-year-old farmer's son really is the only gay his.

QUTN: I'M THE ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE?

"The tth is that if you're gay a small village,. But unlike the fictnal PVC-clad "homosexualist" om. his OTT gayns fails to shock, Seimon needn't go far to fd.

THE ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE? EVERYDAY LIFE OF GAYS AND LBIANS RAL SLOVENIA

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Dpe knowg he was gay sce he was 12, Seimon only me out on. barmaid Myfanwy even anis a gay night to fd a boyiend for him. like Dafydd and I'd never even suggt holdg a gay night my.

A recent Gay Tim. survey of the 10 worst plac to be gay Bra featured only two. Middlex, where he was terrified of tellg everyone he was gay.

THE ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE: WE MT CHALLENGE METERONORMATIVY

Ironilly, there have actually been two gays rint Llanwi. the age of 16 I was sure I was gay, but I was still a ser. revealed he was gay.

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"In the last two weeks, three of my gay iends have been. looked really surprised, but he'd picked a fight wh a gay. This article origally appeared on VICE her childhood, ep the hills of ral Shropshire, the gay postman om my mother's village hanged himself.

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