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RYAN PHILLIPPE SAYS PARENTS 'SHUNNED' HIM OVER GAY 'ONE LIFE TO LIVE' ROLE

When time to celebrate how far TV has e wh s pictn of LGBTQ characters, people always thk of the g out episo on Ellen and shows like Will & Grace and Pose — not Ryan Phillippe portrayg the first openly gay teen on One Life to Live, or the first lbian marriage that took place on All My Children. For a genre that's been around sce the Tman Admistratn, soaps don't always get the cred they serve for helpg to pneer gay story l. It was an unprecented plot pot for characters and outsi of Pe Valley: Up until the moment Devon first laid ey on Lynn, no daytime drama had ever featured a gay story le.

" Billy Douglas (One Life to Live) When ABC approved of a plan by One Life to Live to troduce the first openly gay teenage boy 1992, fely me wh rtrictns.

"They didn't want the child of the ma fay to be gay, " remembers wrer Jean Passanante, who wrote for OLTL om 1993 to 2012. "We would not make any of the racist characters nice people, so why would we make any homophobic people nice? " The wrers worked wh GLAAD, who enuraged the staff to "expunge" the scripts of the phrase "gay liftyle" and to rea om g the word homosexual, rells Passanante.

“ONE LIFE TO LIVE”’S GAY LOVE TRIANGLE IS TLY GROUNDBREAKG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRENT HARTGEROCTOBER 30, 2009/3:15 PMBY BRENT HARTGEROCTOBER 30, 2009 / 3:15 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“ONE LIFE TO LIVE”’S GAY LOVE TRIANGLE IS TLY GROUNDBREAKG TELEVISN","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-10-30T19:15:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-10-30T19:15:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRENT HARTGER","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU’VE EVER DOUBTED HOW QUICKLY THE WORLD N CHANGE ONCE AN IMPASSE IS BROKEN, NSIR THE CREDIBLE SE OF THE ABC SOAP OPERA ONE LIFE TO LIVE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY FEATURG A PLITED LOVE TRIANGLE AMONG THREE GAY MALE CHARACTERS. NEXT WEEK, TWO OF THEM ARE PLANNG TO PARTICIPATE A MASS “PROTT” GAY WEDDG CEREMONY THAT WILL ALSO CLU A (FAKED) LBIAN MARRIAGE VOLVG ONE OF THE SHOW’S LONG-TIME FEMALE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT JT TWO YEARS AGO, VIEWERS OF THE CBS SOAP AS THE WORLD TURNS WERE GROWG CREASGLY TRATED BEE SEEMED CLEAR THAT THE PRODUCERS OF THAT SHOW WERE NOT ALLOWG S TWO GAY TEEN CHARACTERS TO KISS — A NTROVERSY THAT EVENTUALLY SPILLED OVER TO THE MASTREAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE WORLD TURN’S GAY KISSG MORATORIUM WAS FALLY BROKEN ON APRIL 23, 2008 — 211 ELEVEN DAYS AFTER THE CHARACTERS KISSED FOR THE FIRST TIME. BUT EVEN THEN, WAS HARD TO IMAGE HOW QUICKLY, AND HOW PLETELY, AMERI’S DAYTIME DRAMA LANDSPE WOULD BE PLETELY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THIS YEAR A MAJOR GAY STORYLE POPPED UP ON THE YOUNG AND THE RTLS, ALTHOUGH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PUT ON THE BACKBURNER AND HASN'T LIVED UP TO EXPECTATNS. AND WHILE SOME HAVE BEEN DISAPPOTED BY THE RECENT WRG ON AS THE WORLD TURNS, THE TWO BOYIENDS ARE NO LONGER SHY ABOUT SHARG ON-SCREEN TIMACY (AND EVEN FALLY WENT “ALL THE WAY” JANUARY OF THIS YEAR).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT ’S ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE WHERE THE MAJOR GAY ACTN HAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KYLE LEWIS, PLAYED BY BRETT CLAYWELL, HAD A LLEGE AFFAIR WH OFFICER OLIVER FISH (PLAYED BY CHRIS EVANS’ HANDSOME BROTHER STT EVANS), BUT BACK THEN, OLIVER WASN’T READY TO E OUT AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW, YEARS LATER, HE’S FALLY ADMTED TO HIMSELF WHO HE IS, E OUT AND STILL CLEARLY RRI A TORCH FOR HIS FORMER FLAME. PROBLEM IS, KYLE HAS MOVED ON TO THE ARMS OF NICK, PLAYED BY NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ, WHO, LAST MONTH, PROPOSED TO KYLE ON BEND KNEE — A SOAP OPERA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS MEANT WE WE HAD DAYTIME TELEVISN'S FIRST GAY MALE LOVE TRIANGLE. (ATWT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE ONE THIS SUMMER BETWEEN LE, NOAH AND NOAH'S LLEGE PROFSOR, BUT THE SHOW GOT LD FEET AND NEVER WENT THERE.) LOVE TRIANGL, LONG A STAPLE OF DAYTIME DRAMA, OFTEN OFFER UP SOME OF SOAP'S BT AND MOST BELOVED STORYL. THAT GAY MEN HAVE FALLY BEEN ADMTED TO THIS NER CIRCLE OF THE SOAP WORLD IS A FE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE LIFE TO LIVE'S NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ, BRETT CLAYWELL, AND STT EVANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SURE, ONE LIFE TO LIVE'S MAYOR-PRETENDG-TO-A-LBIAN--ORR-TO-W-VOT STORYLE IS PATENTLY RIDICULO, EVEN BY SOAP OPERA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE WAY THE SHOW HAS TREATED S GAY CHARACTERS IS REMARKABLE ON A NUMBER OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FIRST, THERE’S SIMPLY THE FACT THAT THE GAY CHARACTERS ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUCH MAJOR AIR-TIME. ACRDG TO RODRIGUEZ AN TERVIEW EARLIER THIS YEAR , THE CHARACTER OF NICK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORIGALLY BROUGHT FOR A MERE FOUR-EPISO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I'D FISHED MY FOUR [EPISOS] AND I KNEW I'D HAD A REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIME, AND PRETTY MUCH IMMEDIATELY I GOT LLED AND THEY SAID THEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GOG TO WRE SOME MORE STUFF SO JT HANG LOOSE,” HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIVEN THE PUBLICY THAT AS THE WORLD TURNS HAD REAPED WH THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHARACTERS, THE PRODUCERS OF ONE LIFE TO LIVE CLEARLY SAW THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} A PROMENT GAY STORYLE. BUT UNLIKE WH AS THE WORLD TURNS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAS BEEN ALMOST NO NTROVERSY — AND NO HT THAT THE WORK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADVERTISERS HAVE BALKED. THAT ALONE IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEXT PAGE! NICK BE MORE THAN JT A "THIRD WHEEL"! {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SOAPS HAVE A HISTORY OF EXPLORG SOCIAL ISSU, AND THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF PROGRS WHERE GAY ISSU ARE NCERNED,” SUE JOHNSON, ABC’S VICE PRINT OF DAYTIME PROGRAMMG TOLD TV GUI. “WHEN WE WANTED BIAN TO KISS LENA ON [ALL MY CHILDREN], WE HAD TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS TO MAKE HAPPEN. IT SEEMS PEOPLE ARE MORE ACCEPTG OF GAYS NOW.... WE’RE GETTG A LOT OF PRS FOR OUR GAY STORYLE AND WE LIKE THAT, BUT ’S NICE TO THK WE’LL SOON SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS IS NO LONGER A BIG AL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT ADDN TO SUPPORTG S GAY CHARACTERS GENERAL, ONE LIFE TO LIVE HAS ALSO TEGRATED THEM TO THE SHOW’S GREATER DRAMATIC AMEWORK — NTRARY TO PREV SOAPS, WHICH HAVE BEEN ACCED OF “SEGREGATG” THEIR GAY CHARACTERS TO THEIR OWN SGLE STORYLE, WHICH SELF GETS VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN FACT, ONE LIFE TO LIVE ACTRS PATRICIA MCERI MA HEADL, AND WAS REPLACED THE ROLE OF CARLOTTA, WHEN SHE LEARNED THAT HER CHARACTER WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MUCH OF ONE LIFE TO LIVE'S STORY SO FAR HAS VOLVED “GAY” ISSU LIKE G OUT AND DISCRIMATN — WELL-TROD DRAMATIC TERRORY EVEN SOAP OPERAS. BUT THE CHARACTERS ARE BEG CREASGLY WELL-ROUND BY ANY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ORIGALLY, I WAS JT THERE TO BE A THIRD WHEEL TO KYLE AND FISH, WHICH IS STILL [NICK’S] MA FUNCTN, BUT ALL OF A SUDN THEY REALLY EXPAND HIM,” RODRIGUEZ EXPLAS. “HE NOW HAS A JOB, HE HAS A LAST NAME, HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE AN ACTIVIST AS WELL. SO FIRST TIME BACK AFTER ALL THAT, I'M SHOOTG WH SIX-TIME EMMY-WNER ERIKA SLEZAK [VICTORIA BUCHANAN]. I WAS JT LIKE, ‘OKAY! I DIDN'T THK THAT'S WHERE THIS WAS GOG.’”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BASILLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME HISTORY, YOU ULD MAKE A SE THAT A SOAP OPERA’S GAY CHARACTERS ARE BEG TREATED EXACTLY LIKE S HETEROSEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FALLY, THERE’S THE TERTG FACT THAT TWO OF THE SHOW’S THREE GAY CHARACTERS ARE PLAYED BY OUT GAY MEN: STT EVANS AND NICK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILL KYLE MARRY NICK NEXT WEEK’S MASS GAY WEDDG? IT’S A PRETTY GOOD BET THAT OLIVER WILL HAVE SOMETHG TO SAY WHEN THE PREACHER ASKS IF THERE’S ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANY REASON WHY THEY SHOULDN’T BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN OTHER WORDS, ’S A TYPIL SOAP OPERA STORYLE. BUT THE FACT THAT ’S GAY MEN AT THE CENTER OF THIS STORY ISN’T TYPIL AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

" Will and Sonny (Days of Our Liv) NBC was fully on board wh the cisn by wrers Days of Our Liv wrers Gary Toml and Christopher Whell to stage the first-ever gay male weddg daytime between Will (Guy Wilson) and Sonny (Freddie Smh) 2014. Leo Stark (Days of Our Liv) When Greg Rikaart joed the NBC sudser 2018 to play a gay villa, some fans didn't take too kdly to him playg an unlikable LGBTQ character. "For a long time, gay characters would have to be more palatable for the dience, " rells Rikaart.

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