20 Straight Characters We Didn't Know Were Openly Gay In Real Life

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GAY HOLLYWOOD: 45 OUT AND PROUD LGBT STARS (PHOTOS)

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Thanks to the shownners drivg thentic stori, filmmakers buckg s-old heteronormative paradigms, actors embolned to live more hontly and platforms bankrollg so much of , beg gay, queer, transgenr or any other other has never been more wily embraced the entertament s gural Pri issue, The Hollywood Reporter homed on the talent and makers helpg boost visibily and creatg opportuni for members of the extend LGBTQ muny.

His directorial work on Love, Simon marked the first major stud movie to center on a gay teen romance. After more than a of Watch What Happens Live Wh Andy Cohen, where he beme the first openly gay host Amerin late night, Bravo's exec turned talent tackl all kds of media (SiriXM show Rad Andy, multiple books), while upliftg and advotg for the LGBTQ muny. I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN "As much reprentatn as there is, there are very few big gay love stori.

20 STRAIGHT CHARACTERS WE DIDN'T KNOW WERE OPENLY GAY IN REAL LIFE

It was a gay Gus Who's Comg to Dner. He was a talented black, gay workg actor who was pavg the way for the '80s the streets Hollywood. Sudnly, a clever, funny, kd, hot gay man on TV, that's still rare.

Gay all up! And when 's jt a movie about a love story and not a gay love story. Puttg his stamp on The Ln Kg — he played Timon to great acclaim the billn-dollar-earng Disney reboot — the out-and-proud funnyman will next play Matt Ddge  Amerin Crime Story: Impeachment while his upg Judd Apatow-produced feature at Universal is set to be the first gay rom- om a major stud.

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Creator of the NBC s One Big Happy and her own YouTube talk show This Jt Out, Feldman recently ma her Netflix edy outright queer, as Dead to Me's sophomore season revealed a lead character to be bisexual. I FELT MOST PROUD TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY LAST YEAR WHEN "An openly gay man beme a te ntenr as a printial ndidate. Broadst TV's first openly gay chief exec has ed his new post atop WarnerMedia's direct-to-nsumer bs to she a spotlight.

‘SHAMELS’: ARE IAN AND MICKEY GAY REAL LIFE? A LOOK AT THEIR OFF-SCREEN RELATNSHIPS

Lee's sophomore film, perd lbian love story Ammone, starrg Kate Wslet and Saoirse Ronan, is due out late 2020 om Neon. Levy, who -created the show wh dad Eugene, earned legns of admirers fans and crics alike for craftg a same-sex love story a seri that was ee of homophobia.

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'Shamels': Are Ian and Mickey Gay Real Life? A Look at Their Off-Screen Relatnships.

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