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• 'ANDI MACK' MAK HISTORY WH FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY 'I'M GAY'
• ‘ANDI MACK’ ACTOR, WHOSE CHARACTER ME OUT AS GAY, OUT AS BISEXUAL
• 'ANDI MACK': CYS BE FIRST EVER GAY DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER
• ‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST
•  DISNEY ANDI MACK LE MULLEN TEAR GAY CHARACTER SHOW
• <3CYS FROM ‘ANDI MACK’ WILL COME OUT AS GAY A GROUNDBREAKG STORYLE
• ‘ANDI MACK’: TEEN CHARACTER WILL COME OUT AS GAY ON DISNEY CHANNEL’S GROUNDBREAKG SERI
• DISNEY CHANNEL TO FEATURE ITS FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER ANDI MACK SEASON 2
• ‘ANDI MACK’ REVIEW: GAY STORYLE GO STRAIGHT FOR THE HEART A SWEET AND EMOTNAL SEASON 2 PREMIERE
• DISNEY CHANNEL’S ‘ANDI MACK’ TO INTRODUCE GAY STORYLE SEASON 2
• DISNEY CHANNEL SHOW CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY NETWORK FIRST
• “ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCETHE GROUNDBREAKG SHOW ALREADY MA HISTORY WH THE WORK'S FIRST G-OUT {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 BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019/5:33 {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:1350PX;WIDTH:2044PX;}DISNEY CHANNELBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019 / 5:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","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;}TYS FOREVER!{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;}DISNEY CHANNEL'S GROUNDBREAKG SERI ANDI MACK, WHICH FEATURED THE WORK'S FIRST CHARACTER TO E OUT AS GAY, NCLUD FRIDAY NIGHT WH THE TRODUCTN OF THE WORK'S FIRST GAY TEEN {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;}IT WAS ANNOUNCED APRIL THAT THE POPULAR SHOW'S THIRD SEASON FALE WOULD ALSO SERVE AS S SERI {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;} .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;}{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;}ANDI MACK MA HISTORY AND HEADL OCTOBER 2017 WHEN 13-YEAR-OLD CYS GOODMAN (JOSHUA RH) NFID IENDS ANDI (PEYTON ELIZABETH LEE) AND BUFFY (SOFIA WYLIE) THAT HE HAD A CSH ON ANDI'S BOYIEND, JONAH (ASHER ANGEL), MARKG THE START OF DISNEY CHANNEL'S FIRST G-OUT STORYLE. THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD-WNG SERI MA HISTORY AGA FEBARY WHEN CYS BEME THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY "I’M 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;}IN THE FAL EPISO, WHICH FEATURED A GROUP SGALONG OF LADY GAGA'S LGBTQ ANTHEM "BORN THIS WAY," CYS RNED WH IEND TJ (LE MULLEN). THE YOUNG MEN SHARED AN TIMATE MOMENT AT A PARTY—“IS THERE ANYTHG ELSE YOU WANNA TELL ME?”—THAT DITED THEY WOULD BEG DATG. OH, THE HAND-HOLDG! THE KNOWG S! THE UNSULLIED NOCENCE!{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 N TELL YOU NOW: TYS ENDGAME NON AND NFIRMED," RH TWEETED, REFERRG TO THE CHARACTERS' SHIP PORTMANTE, SO 'S TWTER {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;}"HONORED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A GROUNDBREAKG SHOW," MULLEN WROTE. "I HOPE MY CHARACTER N SPIRE PEOPLE TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE AND LOVE WHO THEY 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;} .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;}{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;} .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;}{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;} .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;}{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;}ANDI MACK CREATOR AND SHOWNNER TERRI MSKY SPOKE TO PASTE ABOUT THE SPECIAL MOMENT—AND WHY TYS DIDN'T SHARE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HISTORIC 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;}"I FEEL LIKE… THEY’RE STILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW," SHE EXPLAED. "AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO THGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I GUS I FEEL LIKE ’S SO. MUCH. FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PTA OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM, TO HOLD HANDS WH A BOY THE MIDDLE OF A PARTY. LIKE, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE? I FEEL LIKE A KISS, A WAY, WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN REALISTIC TO THE CHARACTERS."{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 LOT OF THAT STORY, A LOT OF THAT JOURNEY BETWEEN CYS AND TJ WAS SUBTEXT, AND I THK THAT WHATEVER THEY WERE SAYG TO EACH OTHER, THEY WEREN’T ACTUALLY SAYG WORDS," MSKY NTUED. "AND EVEN THAT FAL NVERSATN ISN’T EXPLIC. I LOVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT MOMENT REACHG FOR EACH OTHER AND HOLDG HANDS, MY MD, THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE , THE STORY OF THIS RELATNSHIP, THAT IS A LOT."{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 TERMS OF THE STORY, DIDN’T NEED A KISS. ADDG A KISS WOULD HAVE BEEN DOG JT TO DO , TO BE FIRST, AND I DIDN’T WANT THAT. I WOULD LOVE IF WE WERE GOG TO GO ON AND HAVE ANOTHER SEASON OR ANOTHER STORY, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE FIRST LGBTQ KISS ON DISNEY."ANDI MACK/THE DISNEY {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;}"WH MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE G OUT AS LGBTQ, ANDI MACK IS REFLECTG THE LIV AND LIVED EXPERIENC OF SO MANY LGBTQ YOUTH AROUND THE UNTRY," SAID GLAAD PRINT SARAH KATE ELLIS A PREV STATEMENT. "TELEVISN REFLECTS THE REAL LIFE WORLD AND TODAY THAT CLUS LGBTQ YOUTH WHO SERVE TO SEE THEIR LIV PICTED ON THEIR FAVORE SHOWS."{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;}"ANDI MACK WAS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR A ROOM OF IMPASSNED, VENTIVE WRERS, A TALENTED AND DITED CREW, AND AN EXTRAORDARY, MIRACULO ST WHO SPIRED ALL," SAID MSKY THE NCELLATN ANNOUNCEMENT. "WE HAD THE HONOR OF BREAKG A LOT OF NEW GROUND FOR DISNEY CHANNEL. WE WERE S FIRST SERIALIZED SHOW, S FIRST SERI CENTERED AROUND AN ASIAN AMERIN FAY, AND S FIRST TO FEATURE AN LGBTQ CHARACTER WHO SPOKE THE WORDS 'I’M GAY.' BUT THE BT PART OF MAKG ANDI MACK WAS OUR DIENCE, WHO LET KNOW WE MATTERED TO THEM. THE SERI FALE IS FOR THEM."{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;}ANDI MACK, WHICH PREMIERED APRIL 2017, BEME DISNEY CHANNEL'S MOST-WATCHED SERI OVERALL AND S HIGHT-RATED SHOW AMONG KIDS AGED {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;}DISNEY CHANNEL, A LEAR LGBTQ CLN, TRODUCED A PAIR OF LBIAN MOMS  A 2014 EPISO OF GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. DISNEY XD'S ANIMATED SERI GRAVY FALLS FEATURED A GAY MALE UPLE {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;}WATCH ANDI MACK'S SWEET GAY GOODBYE {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;} .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;}{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
• DISNEY CHANNEL MAK HISTORY BY FEATURG S FIRST EVER GAY TEEN UPLE THE FAL EPISO OF H SHOW ANDI MACK
• ‘ANDI MACK’ REVIEW: GAY STORYLE GO STRAIGHT FOR THE HEART A SWEET AND EMOTNAL SEASON 2 PREMIERE

'ANDI MACK' MAK HISTORY WH FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY 'I'M GAY'

Disney Channel star Joshua Rh, whose "Andi Mack" character, Cys, me out as gay on the show Febary, is now openg up about his own 17-year-old took to Twter to reveal he's bisexual. "Even though his character was openly gay, Rh nfsed he experienced self-loathg toward his own sexualy.

‘ANDI MACK’ ACTOR, WHOSE CHARACTER ME OUT AS GAY, OUT AS BISEXUAL

I suffered wh some level of my own ternalized homophobia even while playg the first openly gay character on Disney Channel. "I'm gay. His performance as Cys also marks the first portrayal of an openly gay character on Disney Channel.

'ANDI MACK': CYS BE FIRST EVER GAY DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER

" "Beg Jewish, beg 14, gog to middle school, havg this small, close-kn group of iends, and beg gay are all jt parts of his personaly, " he reactn to his character g out?

‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST

Cys fds 's the right time for him to e out to his bt guy iend, Jonah, played by actor Asher out the piece of Disney Channel history for yourself:Cys prevly me out to his iends Andi and Buffy two separate past episos of the show, but has never actually said the words, "I'm gay" until 's one of those scen:"Cys has tght me a lot about beg fortable wh myself no matter what others thk, " Rh told "GMA. While grabbg burgers one afternoon, he asked me to pass the ketchup, so I hand him the bottle while mumblg the words, 'I’m gay., '" Hurwz wrote. Cys is the first Disney ma character to e out as gay.

 DISNEY ANDI MACK LE MULLEN TEAR GAY CHARACTER SHOW

He go om beg aaid of his feelgs for a boy and what means to proudly but sually g out as gay to his former csh. While listg var foods, Cys sually nclus the list wh "and I'm gay! Cys is Disney Channel (US)'s first gay ma and first gay male character.

When he out to Jonah, he says "I'm gay. " This is the first time the word "gay" has ever been ed Disney-brand media.

<3CYS FROM ‘ANDI MACK’ WILL COME OUT AS GAY A GROUNDBREAKG STORYLE

Cys is gay and is played by a bisexual actor (Rh me out Augt 2019, jt over a week after the seri fale). That's gefilte fish, skip that, and I'm gay. A 17-year-old -star of the jt end, ma--Utah seri “Andi Mack” has e out as bisexual — almost two years after the character he played me out as gay.

“I suffered wh some level of my own ternalized homophobia even while playg the first openly gay character on Disney Channel, ” he Season 2 of “Andi Mack, ” Rh’s character, Cys, had a csh on another boy and me out to his iends. The Disney Channel officially has s first-ever openly gay character.

‘ANDI MACK’: TEEN CHARACTER WILL COME OUT AS GAY ON DISNEY CHANNEL’S GROUNDBREAKG SERI

Durg a recent episo of Andi Mack, Cys Goodman (played by Joshua Rh) ma history by utterg the words "I'm gay" to a iend. ""And I'm gay, " he add, played by Asher Angel, simply sed and said, "Yeah?

"While grabbg burgers one afternoon, he asked me to pass the ketchup, so I hand him the bottle while mumblg the words, 'I'm gay. "Beg Jewish, beg 14, gog to middle school, havg this small, close-kn group of iends, and beg gay are all jt parts of his personaly.

In a first for Disney Channel, a key character on s popular tween seri Andi Mack will realize he’s gay and e out to his story arc will mark the channel’s first pictn of a g-out journey. One word that Le Mullen strsed on when asked about beg a part of 'Andi Mack', the first Disney show to star an openly gay character, was 'Honor'.

DISNEY CHANNEL TO FEATURE ITS FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER ANDI MACK SEASON 2

He relled his journey while talkg about the show on the sil of the recently nclud 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards that regniz and honors the media for their fair, accurate and clive reprentatns of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) muny. As time go by, TJ is shown to change as a person wh the help of Cys (Joshua Rh, the first gay ma character), who also helps him wh his personal issu. Cys (Rh), the first openly gay character, 'Andi Mack' plays a key role helpg out TJ (Mullen) wh this Dyslculia problems.

Buffy is nothg but supportive of Cys g out as gay and he then is faced wh how to tell Iris, his new girliend. As the show returns for a sophomore season, ’s revealed that Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) isn’t the only character wh a csh on one of the boys at school, Jonah Beck (Asher Angel).

‘ANDI MACK’ REVIEW: GAY STORYLE GO STRAIGHT FOR THE HEART A SWEET AND EMOTNAL SEASON 2 PREMIERE

This leads to Cys gog on a journey to fe himself as a gay dividual this season, spe the fact he has a girliend Iris (Molly Jackson). This is a first for Disney Channel to pict character’s journey to self-disvery as a gay dividual. ” Disney Channel had prevly tted the waters for LGBTQ-adjacent storytellg by cludg gay parents on both the live-actn edy “Good Luck Charlie” and animated seri “Doc McStuffs.

DISNEY CHANNEL’S ‘ANDI MACK’ TO INTRODUCE GAY STORYLE SEASON 2

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Joshua Rh portrayed Disney Channel’s first gay teen character on “Andi Mack” and now he is sharg about his own sexualy. “I suffered wh some level of my own ternalized homophobia even while playg the first openly gay character on Disney Channel. Already nsired groundbreakg for s handlg of unnventnal pregnanci — the show’s tular character (played by Peyton Elizabeth Lee) learns that her “olr sister” is actually her mother — the g-of-age dramedy will soon troduce the work’s first gay character.

DISNEY CHANNEL SHOW CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY NETWORK FIRST

Though this is the first time Disney Channel has shown a character’s journey to self-disvery as a gay person, ’s not the first time an LGBT character has been featured on one of s origal seri. Disney Channel announced this week that one of s characters would beg a journey to disverg his inty as a gay dividual, and doubled the ntime for the episo to give space to properly explore this storyle alongsi the ma plot.

This pth of re shows bee how Cys (Joshua Rash) slowly begs to realize he’s gay and discs this wh his iend Buffy (Sofia Wylie) is note-perfect many ways. The word “gay” or “homosexual” and “queer” are never mentned eher. And not to mimize Cys’ journey as a gay dividual, but this story uld appeal to anyone who feels like an outsir, which is to say, most teenagers.

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THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD-WNG SERI MA HISTORY AGA FEBARY WHEN CYS BEME THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY "I’M 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;}IN THE FAL EPISO, WHICH FEATURED A GROUP SGALONG OF LADY GAGA'S LGBTQ ANTHEM "BORN THIS WAY," CYS RNED WH IEND TJ (LE MULLEN). THE YOUNG MEN SHARED AN TIMATE MOMENT AT A PARTY—“IS THERE ANYTHG ELSE YOU WANNA TELL ME?”—THAT DITED THEY WOULD BEG DATG. OH, THE HAND-HOLDG! THE KNOWG S! THE UNSULLIED NOCENCE!{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 N TELL YOU NOW: TYS ENDGAME NON AND NFIRMED," RH TWEETED, REFERRG TO THE CHARACTERS' SHIP PORTMANTE, SO 'S TWTER {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;}"HONORED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A GROUNDBREAKG SHOW," MULLEN WROTE. "I HOPE MY CHARACTER N SPIRE PEOPLE TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE AND LOVE WHO THEY 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;} .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;}{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;} .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;}{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;} .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;}{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;}ANDI MACK CREATOR AND SHOWNNER TERRI MSKY SPOKE TO PASTE ABOUT THE SPECIAL MOMENT—AND WHY TYS DIDN'T SHARE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HISTORIC 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;}"I FEEL LIKE… THEY’RE STILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW," SHE EXPLAED. "AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO THGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I GUS I FEEL LIKE ’S SO. MUCH. FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PTA OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM, TO HOLD HANDS WH A BOY THE MIDDLE OF A PARTY. LIKE, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE? I FEEL LIKE A KISS, A WAY, WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN REALISTIC TO THE CHARACTERS."{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 LOT OF THAT STORY, A LOT OF THAT JOURNEY BETWEEN CYS AND TJ WAS SUBTEXT, AND I THK THAT WHATEVER THEY WERE SAYG TO EACH OTHER, THEY WEREN’T ACTUALLY SAYG WORDS," MSKY NTUED. "AND EVEN THAT FAL NVERSATN ISN’T EXPLIC. I LOVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT MOMENT REACHG FOR EACH OTHER AND HOLDG HANDS, MY MD, THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE , THE STORY OF THIS RELATNSHIP, THAT IS A LOT."{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 TERMS OF THE STORY, DIDN’T NEED A KISS. ADDG A KISS WOULD HAVE BEEN DOG JT TO DO , TO BE FIRST, AND I DIDN’T WANT THAT. I WOULD LOVE IF WE WERE GOG TO GO ON AND HAVE ANOTHER SEASON OR ANOTHER STORY, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE FIRST LGBTQ KISS ON DISNEY."ANDI MACK/THE DISNEY {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;}"WH MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE G OUT AS LGBTQ, ANDI MACK IS REFLECTG THE LIV AND LIVED EXPERIENC OF SO MANY LGBTQ YOUTH AROUND THE UNTRY," SAID GLAAD PRINT SARAH KATE ELLIS A PREV STATEMENT. "TELEVISN REFLECTS THE REAL LIFE WORLD AND TODAY THAT CLUS LGBTQ YOUTH WHO SERVE TO SEE THEIR LIV PICTED ON THEIR FAVORE SHOWS."{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;}"ANDI MACK WAS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR A ROOM OF IMPASSNED, VENTIVE WRERS, A TALENTED AND DITED CREW, AND AN EXTRAORDARY, MIRACULO ST WHO SPIRED ALL," SAID MSKY THE NCELLATN ANNOUNCEMENT. "WE HAD THE HONOR OF BREAKG A LOT OF NEW GROUND FOR DISNEY CHANNEL. WE WERE S FIRST SERIALIZED SHOW, S FIRST SERI CENTERED AROUND AN ASIAN AMERIN FAY, AND S FIRST TO FEATURE AN LGBTQ CHARACTER WHO SPOKE THE WORDS 'I’M GAY.' BUT THE BT PART OF MAKG ANDI MACK WAS OUR DIENCE, WHO LET KNOW WE MATTERED TO THEM. THE SERI FALE IS FOR THEM."{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;}ANDI MACK, WHICH PREMIERED APRIL 2017, BEME DISNEY CHANNEL'S MOST-WATCHED SERI OVERALL AND S HIGHT-RATED SHOW AMONG KIDS AGED {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;}DISNEY CHANNEL, A LEAR LGBTQ CLN, TRODUCED A PAIR OF LBIAN MOMS  A 2014 EPISO OF GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. DISNEY XD'S ANIMATED SERI GRAVY FALLS FEATURED A GAY MALE UPLE {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;}WATCH ANDI MACK'S SWEET GAY GOODBYE {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;} .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;}{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

Disney Channel seri “Andi Mack” will reveal that one of the ma characters is gay the upg Season 2 premiere.

This realizatn begs an important part of his journey to self-disvery as a gay dividual and ultimately, his self-acceptance. The story arc marks a first for Disney Channel, as will be the first time the channel has picted a character’s journey to disverg they are gay.

The new season of Andi Mack will feature a groundbreakg scene for the Disney Channel, where one of s young characters will e out as gay to his seri centers stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee as the tular character, a 13-year-old, wh Joshua Rh and Sofia Wylie playg her two clost iends, Cys and Buffy.

DISNEY CHANNEL MAK HISTORY BY FEATURG S FIRST EVER GAY TEEN UPLE THE FAL EPISO OF H SHOW ANDI MACK

Durg the send season, Cys will e to terms wh his sexualy wh the help of his Next: Bety And The Beast Star Comments On Film's LGBTQ ControversyThis is a first for Disney, although has already featured a gay kiss the Disney XD animated seri Star vs. The pany's Bety and the Beast also clud a gay character, LeFou.

Disney Channel's groundbreakg seri Andi Mack, which featured the work's first character to e out as gay, nclud Friday night wh the troductn of the work's first gay teen was announced April that the popular show's third season fale would also serve as s seri Mack ma history and headl October 2017 when 13-year-old Cys Goodman (Joshua Rh) nfid iends Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and Buffy (Sofia Wylie) that he had a csh on Andi's boyiend, Jonah (Asher Angel), markg the start of Disney Channel's first g-out storyle. The GLAAD Media Award-wng seri ma history aga Febary when Cys beme the first Disney Channel character to say "I’m gay.

‘ANDI MACK’ REVIEW: GAY STORYLE GO STRAIGHT FOR THE HEART A SWEET AND EMOTNAL SEASON 2 PREMIERE

We were s first serialized show, s first seri centered around an Asian Amerin fay, and s first to feature an LGBTQ character who spoke the words 'I’m gay.

Disney XD's animated seri Gravy Falls featured a gay male uple Andi Mack's sweet gay goodbye below.

Disney Channel ma history — and lighted fans — by portrayg s first-ever gay teen uple on the seri fale of the show Andi fal episo of the seri aired on Friday, ncludg wh one the ma characters, 13-year-old Cys Goodman, holdg hands and uplg up wh fellow middle schooler groundbreakg moment was a major first for Disney Channel, and fans — who'd prevly watched Cys's g-out play out on the show — are both touched and thrilled wh the endg. Groundbreakg: Disney Channel ma history on Friday by portrayg s first-ever gay teen uple on the seri fale of the show Andi Mack A big al! In the fale, Cys gets to a relatnship wh TJ, wh the two sweetly holdg handsThe show, which ran for three seasons and was a top-rated seri for the six to 14 mographic, follows the liv of middle schooler Andi Mack and her iends and show has been nsired groundbreakg for some time — particularly sce an episo aired October 2017, which one of Andi's tween iends out as gay.