The actor, who me out publicly around the same time as his character Levi a few years ago, is proud the show will she a light on the discrimatory polici around gay men and sex.
Contents:
- JAKE BORELLI ON WHY GREY'S ANATOMY'S GAY BLOOD BAN STORY IS PERSONAL
- 'GREY'S ANATOMY' ACTOR OUT AS GAY
- GREY'S ANATOMY CHARACTER LAMENTS YEARS 'WASTED' TO GAY SHAME
JAKE BORELLI ON WHY GREY'S ANATOMY'S GAY BLOOD BAN STORY IS PERSONAL
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The beloved character, who me out as gay at the same time Jake Borelli, who portrays him, me out publicly, worked amid the trma of early COVID-19 last season, and suffered full-on burnout after losg his first patient unr the hospal's new trag method this season. But for Borelli, a gay blood ban story that volv Levi Grey's Anatomy's 18th season fale (also the show's whoppg 400th episo), is eply personal. "In preparg for the episo and talkg to people about this, I found that pecially om the straight muny, that there's this ia that oh, well, the blood ban is now no longer a lifetime blood ban for gay men, " he adds.
'GREY'S ANATOMY' ACTOR OUT AS GAY
"You're fe as long as you don't have sex, as long as you don't partake sodomy, or if you don't get married, " Borelli says of ndnal acceptance of gay and bi men.
GREY'S ANATOMY CHARACTER LAMENTS YEARS 'WASTED' TO GAY SHAME
"Borelli, 31, joed ABC's long-nng medil drama 2018, g out publicly as his character's gay storyle unfold not long after.