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• LTLE BRA’S MATT LUS SAYS ‘ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE’ WAS MEANT TO BE A ‘CELEBRATN’ OF GAY PEOPLE
• MATT LUS FENDS 'ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE' SK
• LLANDWI BREFI - ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE
• LTLE BRA SPIR THE ONLY GAYS THE POLISH VILLAGE
• IN SEARCH OF THE ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE
• MATT LUS APOLOGIS TO YOUNGSTERS TARGETED OVER 'ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE' GAG

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

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.

‘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. Homosexual.

MATT LUS FENDS 'ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE' SK

Daffyd hails om the fictnal mg village of Llanwi Breffi, Wal, (not to be nfed wh the real life village of Llandwi Breffi, Wal) where he repeatedly and falsely claims to be the villag sole gay rint. Dafydd, of urse, lik to put emphasis on his homosexualy and will brg up at any opportuny.

Dpe this, Dafydd do not like to socialise wh gay people, don't tch on when people are gay or get volved homosexual activi. Dafydd equently lik to portray himself as a victim of society, actg as if he is livg an age where gay people are not tolerated. Whenever anyone tri to teract wh him Dafydd will act as if the nocent people ma a homophobic remark about him.

LLANDWI BREFI - ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE

Homosexualy seems to n the Thomas fay, wh many of his fay members nfirmed as beg gay.

Although Daffyd's fay are perfectly fe and acceptg of their sons homosexualy, even they are not immune om Daffyd's lns or his biased and hypocril opns. He was therefore taken aback when his parents not only said they weren't fsed by , but admted that they had spected he was homosexual for some time. He left the room shocked horror however, when his mother and father dited that the rt of the fay wouldn't be bothered eher, given that most (if not all of them) were gay as well.

Later on, when his brother Dewi admted that he was gay as well, Daffyd, far om beg unrstandg or acceptg was shocked and disgted.

LTLE BRA SPIR THE ONLY GAYS THE POLISH VILLAGE

He orred Dew not to be gay and even tried to nvce him to be bisexual and when Dewi (wh the backg of Myfanwy and Pedro) refed, Daffyd rejected him. Daffyd however, claimed that whilst he would really like to do all of the thgs, he would not be able to do so, due to his homosexualy.

Actg as if they lived an age when homosexuals were not tolerated, Daffyd sisted that the moment his boss/landlords found out he was gay, they would fire/evict him. Hearg this, Dafydd leapt to his feet and brand her a homophobe.

IN SEARCH OF THE ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE

Due to his sistence upon beg the "only gay" wherever he go, Dafydd has absolutely no love life, and so far as we know, has never had any boyiends. The Only Gay the Village / on the Island/ on Camp[]. In every sgle one of his appearanc, Dafydd Thomas will persistently claim that he is "The Only Gay the Village".

MATT LUS APOLOGIS TO YOUNGSTERS TARGETED OVER 'ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE' GAG

This was altered to "The Only Gay on Camp" Ltle Bra USA, and "The Only Gay on the Greek island of Mykonos" Ltle Bra Abroad. Over the urse of the seri, Thomas has meets numero gay people both and out of the village but eher don't realise or ref to accept that any of them are gay. Every time he tri to prove his the village/mp/islands sole gay rint will backfire spectacularly leavg Dafydd furiated and embarrassed.

He refed to accept that a new arrival to the village was a gay. He prented him wh two qutns, thkg that only a real gay man would know the answers to them. Dafydd anised a gay night at Myfanwy's pub.

He prepared to leave early claimg no one else would arrive, sayg a "feated tone" that he would always be the only gay the village.

The send he opened the door, dozens of gays flood . Upon g out to his fay, Dafydd disvered that most of his nt and uncl were gay. Thomas took a stand agast his lol library claimg that they had no books for gays like himself.