Executive producer Edward Ksis tells EW about the new gay character g season 7
Contents:
- ONCE UPON A TIME.. GAY CHARACTERS
- WHY THE WRONG CHARACTERS WENT GAY ON ‘ONCE UPON A TIME.’
- ‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ REVEALS GAY STORYLE; CREATORS SAY “LOVE IS LOVE”
ONCE UPON A TIME.. GAY CHARACTERS
This is a list of LGBTQ+ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer) characters on ABC's Once Upon a Time. Wt) alongsi Rega (Lana Parrilla), Hook (Col O’Donoghue), and Rumple (Robert Carlyle) — executive producers Adam Horowz and Edward Ksis are g the opportuny to troduce a gay character who will have a more substantial role.
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The negative ments all seemed to boil down to ABC g a fay show by troducg a gay romance and showg a gay kiss. If your child tells you that s/he is gay, would you ll that child broken?
WHY THE WRONG CHARACTERS WENT GAY ON ‘ONCE UPON A TIME.’
There were no right or wrong characters that should have been wrten to be gay, but did the creators pick sis on the Nature vs. Did they jump past the Nature of beg gay and tried to pair up two ladi that Nurture, or lack thereof, make gay? Gog back to some of the ments om the OUAT Facebook page, many said ABC ed a fay show by troducg the gay characters.
‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ REVEALS GAY STORYLE; CREATORS SAY “LOVE IS LOVE”
I was quick to pot out to them that fai do have gay members. I am not sure if any character beg gay would have been the right one for gay or straight viewers.
Like the ial parents, we need to jt say okay Dorothy and Red are gay and we’re happy for them.
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