Contents:
- CHRIS COLFER'S KIDS' BOOK A TALE OF MAGIC IS FIGHTG EX-GAY THERAPY
- EW: CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHICH CHARACTER HIS NEW BOOK A TALE OF SORCERY... IS OPENLY GAY — AND WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT
- TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
CHRIS COLFER'S KIDS' BOOK A TALE OF MAGIC IS FIGHTG EX-GAY THERAPY
Chris Colfer is renowned for his Goln Globe-wng performance as Kurt Hummel on Fox's Glee, where he helped brg the story and stggl of a gay teen to an ternatnal dience.
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EW: CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHICH CHARACTER HIS NEW BOOK A TALE OF SORCERY... IS OPENLY GAY — AND WHY 'S SO IMPORTANT
For me, the magic A Tale of Magic is an allegory for beg gay.
TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
EW got an exclive look at A Tale of Sorcery…, and spoke to Colfer about the potency of wrg an openly gay character a children's THE ARTICLE →. “First of all, I’m gay, ” he said, “and this movie is gog to be gay non. "Alex AvilaAnd Gay Tim, a Brish LGBTQ news se, celebrated Friday, the day of the film’s official release, as “Barbie day“ and lled the world-renowned doll a “queer cultural phenomenon.