How ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Helped Me Realize I Was Gay – The Hollywood Reporter

Contents:

• ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK MA TV—AND ME—GAY
• HOW ‘ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK’ HELPED ME REALIZE I WAS GAY (COLUMN)
• 13 FUN PHOTOS! THE 'ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK' CAST CELEBRAT GAY PRI

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK MA TV—AND ME—GAY

Lren Morelli, a former Orange is the New Black wrer and -executive producer, wrote an op-ed 2014 tailg her g-out journey, tled “While Wrg for Orange is the New Black, I Realized I Was Gay. Most notably, the terveng years, gay marriage was legalized.

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Morelli wrote that she realized she was gay while workg on the show's first season. While workg on the show, which featur lbian characters’ relatnships, she said she realized she was gay. Figueroa was his boss and married (to a clearly gay man) who nstantly berated and emasculated him.

HOW ‘ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK’ HELPED ME REALIZE I WAS GAY (COLUMN)

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13 FUN PHOTOS! THE 'ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK' CAST CELEBRAT GAY PRI

Netflix Releas 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 2 TrailerOn Sunday, a few of the stars of the Netflix show - cludg Danielle Brooks (Taystee), Samira Wiley (Posey), Dascha Polan (Dayanara), Yael Stone (Morello), Matt McGorry (Bent) -attend the Gay Pri Para New York Cy. Meanwhile, at the other end of the untry Lea DeLaria, or Boo, attend the Gay Pri ftivi San Francis.