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- 'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET
- GLEE PAV WAY FOR SER REPRENTATN OF GAY CHARACTERS
'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET
Standout Quote: "Odds are by the end of the school year, I'll have Blae and a Natnals trophy, and you'll have khakis and a Lima Bean apron, and that gay face. Not only did he fy tradnal gay stereotyp by beg a football team ultra-jock, but Spencer was pletely shamels about his inty.
LGBT stands for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr people rpectively.. Kurt is the first gay character to e out season one of Glee, and is badly bullied for . However, Dave later reveals he is gay after tryg to kiss Kurt season two.
"Glee" star Chris Colfer opened up about playg the openly gay character, Kurt, on a podst Thursday.
GLEE PAV WAY FOR SER REPRENTATN OF GAY CHARACTERS
"Glee" actor Chris Colfer, 32, opened up about his fear of playg an openly gay character on the h Fox seri durg Thursday's episo of the "And That's What You Really Missed", who portrayed a character named Kurt on the show om 2009 to 2015, shared that he was "absolutely terrified" bee he hadn't e out yet. And back then, people told their clients, 'Don't play gay characters bee will your reer, '" Colfer said. "Colfer's character had many storyl that centered around his experience as a gay high school stunt.
Bis offerg some long overdue happs to the endlsly victimized Kurt, who has spent much of his screen time this season on the verge of tears, the relatnship is an important step for gay characters on work televisn. Glee has already received praise and media attentn for s portrayal of gay teenagers.
The anti-gay bullyg plotle, which Kurt was abed by a homophobic classmate, directly acknowledged natnal ncern over last fall’s tragic number of suicis by gay teens. One of the youngt gay characters ever to appear on televisn, Kurt was praised for “changg hearts, mds, and Hollywood” a recent Entertament Weekly ver story regardg gay teens on TV.