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- ‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ REVEALS GAY STORYLE; CREATORS SAY “LOVE IS LOVE”
- 'ONCE UPON A TIME' PAIRS DOROTHY AND RED RIDG HOOD IN THE SHOW'S FIRST GAY LOVE STORY'OUAT' CLAR THAT FAIRY TAL N HAPPEN TO GAY PEOPLE, {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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 JOSEPH LAMOURAPRIL 18, 2016/2:53 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}DISNEY / ABCBY JOSEPH LAMOURAPRIL 18, 2016 / 2:53 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'ONCE UPON A TIME' PAIRS DOROTHY AND RED RIDG HOOD IN THE SHOW'S FIRST GAY LOVE STORY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-04-18T18:53:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-04-18T18:53:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOSEPH LAMOUR","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST NIGHT, LTLE RED RIDG HOOD BEME MORE THAN A "IEND OF DOROTHY'S."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 18TH EPISO OF ONCE UPON A TIME'S FIFTH SEASON, TLED "RUBY SLIPPERS," FEATURED THE FAIRY TALE DRAMA’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE WHEN AN ADULT RED RIDG HOOD (RUBY, PLAYED BY MEGHAN ORY) FELL LOVE WH THE WIZARD OF OZ'S DOROTHY (TERI REEV).DISNEY / {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ADAM HOROWZ AND EDWARD KSIS HTED BEFORE THIS SEASON BEGAN THAT AN LGBT RELATNSHIP WOULD BE ON THE HORIZON, STATG, "WE WANT THE SHOW TO REFLECT THE WORLD AS IS NOW. WHETHER THAT’S GOG TO BE WH ANY PARTICULAR CHARACTER, WE’RE NOT GOG TO SAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH THE RETURN OF MULAN TO THE SCREEN, FANS SPECULATED THE WARRR PRCS WOULD FALLY GET A VIABLE LOVE TERT -- HER UNREQUED LOVE FOR SLEEPG BETY MA HEADL WHEN WAS REVEALED ALL THE WAY BACK SEASON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS TIME, MULAN SERVED AS A VEHICLE TO HELP RUBY REALIZE HER ROMANTIC FEELGS FOR DOROTHY, WHO THE EPISO FALLS VICTIM TO A SLEEPG CURSE. RUBY LATER WAK DOROTHY UP — WH A MAGIL KISS, OF URSE, A MAJOR THEME THE STORYBROOKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TE LOVE’S KISS HAS BEEN A STAPLE OF THIS SHOW SCE THE BEGNG," EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ADAM HOROWZ AND EDWARD KSIS TOLD ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY. "THIS PAST SUNDAY’S EPISO WAS JT ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW A FAIRY TALE, AS LIFE, LOVE IS LOVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FUN, RELATED FACT: "FRIEND OF DOROTHY" IS A TERM THAT WAS ED AS EARLY AS THE 1930S AND '40S TO SCRIBE GAY MEN AND, LATER ON, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE HOMOSEXUALY SELF ED TO BE ILLEGAL, GAY FOLKS NEED TO REFER TO EACH OTHER SECRET. THE TERM OM THE WIZARD OF OZ THOR L. FRANK BM'S SEQUEL, ROAD TO OZ, WHERE A CHARACTER STAT, "YOU HAVE SOME QUEER IENDS, DOROTHY", TO WHICH DOROTHY REPLI, "THE QUEERNS DON'T MATTER, SO LONG AS THEY'RE IENDS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHO KNOWS IF THAT'S WHAT HOROWZ AND KSIS WERE THKG WHEN THEY CID TO PAIR RUBY WH DOROTHY (WHO UNTIL NOW HAD ONLY APPEARED ONE OTHER EPISO,) BUT FELY LKS THE REAL WORLD AND THE WORLD OF FAIRY TAL TOGETHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ REVEALS GAY STORYLE; CREATORS SAY “LOVE IS LOVE”
Commentg on the reveal that the relatnship would exist between Dorothy and Ruby Red (not Mulan, the show’s first openly gay character) Edward Ksis and Adam Horowz said to EW, “This past Sunday’s episo was jt another example of how a fairy tale, as life, love is love. Once Upon a Time fally ma good on s promise to clu a gay storyle season five, and was an unexpected choice. This aligns wh what the duo told The Hollywood Reporter about the gay storyle earlier this season.
'ONCE UPON A TIME' PAIRS DOROTHY AND RED RIDG HOOD IN THE SHOW'S FIRST GAY LOVE STORY'OUAT' CLAR THAT FAIRY TAL N HAPPEN TO GAY PEOPLE, {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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 JOSEPH LAMOURAPRIL 18, 2016/2:53 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}DISNEY / ABCBY JOSEPH LAMOURAPRIL 18, 2016 / 2:53 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'ONCE UPON A TIME' PAIRS DOROTHY AND RED RIDG HOOD IN THE SHOW'S FIRST GAY LOVE STORY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-04-18T18:53:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-04-18T18:53:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOSEPH LAMOUR","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST NIGHT, LTLE RED RIDG HOOD BEME MORE THAN A "IEND OF DOROTHY'S."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 18TH EPISO OF ONCE UPON A TIME'S FIFTH SEASON, TLED "RUBY SLIPPERS," FEATURED THE FAIRY TALE DRAMA’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE WHEN AN ADULT RED RIDG HOOD (RUBY, PLAYED BY MEGHAN ORY) FELL LOVE WH THE WIZARD OF OZ'S DOROTHY (TERI REEV).DISNEY / {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ADAM HOROWZ AND EDWARD KSIS HTED BEFORE THIS SEASON BEGAN THAT AN LGBT RELATNSHIP WOULD BE ON THE HORIZON, STATG, "WE WANT THE SHOW TO REFLECT THE WORLD AS IS NOW. WHETHER THAT’S GOG TO BE WH ANY PARTICULAR CHARACTER, WE’RE NOT GOG TO SAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH THE RETURN OF MULAN TO THE SCREEN, FANS SPECULATED THE WARRR PRCS WOULD FALLY GET A VIABLE LOVE TERT -- HER UNREQUED LOVE FOR SLEEPG BETY MA HEADL WHEN WAS REVEALED ALL THE WAY BACK SEASON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS TIME, MULAN SERVED AS A VEHICLE TO HELP RUBY REALIZE HER ROMANTIC FEELGS FOR DOROTHY, WHO THE EPISO FALLS VICTIM TO A SLEEPG CURSE. RUBY LATER WAK DOROTHY UP — WH A MAGIL KISS, OF URSE, A MAJOR THEME THE STORYBROOKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TE LOVE’S KISS HAS BEEN A STAPLE OF THIS SHOW SCE THE BEGNG," EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ADAM HOROWZ AND EDWARD KSIS TOLD ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY. "THIS PAST SUNDAY’S EPISO WAS JT ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW A FAIRY TALE, AS LIFE, LOVE IS LOVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FUN, RELATED FACT: "FRIEND OF DOROTHY" IS A TERM THAT WAS ED AS EARLY AS THE 1930S AND '40S TO SCRIBE GAY MEN AND, LATER ON, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE HOMOSEXUALY SELF ED TO BE ILLEGAL, GAY FOLKS NEED TO REFER TO EACH OTHER SECRET. THE TERM OM THE WIZARD OF OZ THOR L. FRANK BM'S SEQUEL, ROAD TO OZ, WHERE A CHARACTER STAT, "YOU HAVE SOME QUEER IENDS, DOROTHY", TO WHICH DOROTHY REPLI, "THE QUEERNS DON'T MATTER, SO LONG AS THEY'RE IENDS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHO KNOWS IF THAT'S WHAT HOROWZ AND KSIS WERE THKG WHEN THEY CID TO PAIR RUBY WH DOROTHY (WHO UNTIL NOW HAD ONLY APPEARED ONE OTHER EPISO,) BUT FELY LKS THE REAL WORLD AND THE WORLD OF FAIRY TAL TOGETHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
The gay storyle as a b of a surprise given the show’s e of well-known and beloved characters om the Disney vlt, and follows a month that has been adly for lbians on the small screen as the “Bury Your Gays” trope took center stage after shows like The 100 and The Walkg Dead, among others, killed off lbian characters. After all, havg the two female leads — who, by the way, already -parent a son, sacrifice their eternal souls for each other, and lerally create unstoppable magic together — bee a non uple might be too much for the homophobic portn of the dience to handle.
This is a list of LGBTQ+ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer) characters on ABC's Once Upon a Time. "The 18th episo of Once Upon a Time's fifth season, tled "Ruby Slippers, " featured the fairy tale drama’s first gay romance when an adult Red Ridg Hood (Ruby, played by Meghan Ory) fell love wh The Wizard of Oz's Dorothy (Teri Reev). "Fun, related fact: "Friend of Dorothy" is a term that was ed as early as the 1930s and '40s to scribe gay men and, later on, homosexualy self ed to be illegal, gay folks need to refer to each other secret.