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(Photo urty Teletubbi Pri Collectn)When to pearl-clutchg gay sndals volvg children's TV characters, the story of the Teletubbi — particularly of the handbag-holdg Tky Wky — is right up there wh that of Bert and now looks like the seri is embracg the 22-year-old ntroversy a most rabow-hued way: by lnchg the official Teletubbi Pri Collectn, jt ahead of June. Om 1998 to 2008 and had a reboot 2015 — all started 22 years ago, when Baptist televangelist and noted homophobe Jerry Falwell penned "Parents Alert: Tky Wky Com Out of the Closet, " the Natnal Liberty Journal, a promotnal publitn for his evangelil Liberty Universy, notg, "He is purple — the gay pri lor, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle — the gay pri symbol.

(GIF: YouTube/Teletubbi)A ltle ntext: This was jt two years after Ellen DeGener me out as gay and three years after Print Bill Clton signed the Defense of Marriage Act to law, effectively banng same-sex marriage.

THE TELETUBBI EMBRACE PRI, MORE THAN TWO S AFTER 'GAY' TKY WKY SNDAL

Anti-sodomy laws are unnstutnal, and five years before Massachetts would bee the first state to legalize gay marriage (while feral legalizatn would not e until 2015) so, for those who haven’t been followg along om the begng — or anyone need of a reher — here's a brief timele of the Teletubbi' journey om nial to acceptance to full-on pri.

1999Jerry Falwell panics, cg "evince" about Tky Wky's gay role mol stat. "The character, whose voice is obvly that of a boy, has been found rryg a red purse, and has bee a favore character among gay groups worldwi, " Falwell (who would die 2007) famoly wr his magaze, along wh tails about character's hue and triangle antenna. He adds, "As a Christian, I feel that role-molg the gay liftyle is damagg the moral liv of children.

(Photo: REUTERS/Trevor Samson)Falwell giv some cred for the tip-off to Washgton Post wrer Michael Colton, who had recently (and jokgly) clared, his annual "In/Out" lumn, that Tky Wky would be replacg the jt-out Ellen Degener as the new gay ambassador (somethg Colton amgly apologiz for after the Falwell fallout) others had beaten him to the punch, wh Tky Wky already proudly claimed by the gay prs — cludg the Advote, Out magaze and the Village Voice, which lumnist Michael Mto clared that Tky Wky is "out and proud" and sends "a great msage to kids — not only that 's OK to be gay, but the importance of beg well-accsorized. " Lookg back years later, Mto would rell, "As I land the middle of this hilar ntretemps, I had to chuckle over the fact that Falwell and I actually agreed on somethg—that Tky was gay.

ARE TELETUBBI A GAY IN??

"After penng his divisive piece, Falwell doubl down on the Today show, tellg then-host Katie Couric that to have "ltle boys nng around wh purs and actg effemate and leavg the ia that the mascule male, the feme female is out, and gay is OK" is somethg "Christians do not agree wh. " Teletubbi spokperson Kenn Viselman, meanwhile, holds a prs Falwell rilg folks up wh homophobic rhetoric was nothg new, as evinced by this photo of gay prottors at the 1992 Republin Natnal Conventn, outsi of Falwell luncheon, Hoton, Tex.

" He adds, "If gay people thk Tky Wky is gay, ’s bee there aren’t enough gay role mols on TV.

Later I learned that this may have a homosexual unrtone. "Whether Tky Wky is gay or not is still the most equently asked qutn that we get. Obuari note that Barn, who replaced origal Tky Wky Dave Thompson, had at one pot addrsed the ntroversy, sayg, "People always ask me if Tky Wky is gay, but the character is supposed to be a 3-year-old, so the qutn is really que silly.

THE TELETUBBI ARE ‘GAY MONS’ BEE THEY WANT TO WORK WH LIL NAS X. Y, REALLY

Were Teletubbi, wh televisns on their belli, always gay ins? Me and tky wky on the hook, dipsy & po on the vers and we’ll let laa laa do the outro — psy (@LilNasX) September 17, 2021 Now mt be noted that the flamboyant Lil Nas X is openly Gay and is a supporter and reprentative of the LGBTQ+ muny. And while Teletubbi teractn wh him got them labelled ‘ ltle gay mons’ by the popular TV host Lren Wzske, the speculatn regardg their homosexualy is not new.

In the Febary edn of the Natnal Libert Journal, he acced Tky of beg gay, his reason beg that Tky had a ‘boy’s voice’, and yet he rried a red purse. Back then a triangle antenna was a sign of Gay Pri. “he is purple, the gay pri lour, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle: the gay pri symbol.

TOM HOLLAND 'REACTS' TO 'THE CROWD ROOM' GAY SCENE

Although at the time the spokperson of Teletubbi, Steve Rice nied the accatns, he also raised an important ncern of there not beg enough gay role mols on TV. Rice also reprimand Falwell for his accatn statg, “ The fact that he rri a magic bag don’t make him gay.

” From then on Tky Wky untentnally beme a symbol of gay pri. From Tky leadg gay pri paras to plac of bs llg themselv ‘TINKY- WINKY FRIENDLY’, was clear to all that Pastor Falwell’s agenda had effectively backfired.

It’s a great msage to kids: not only that ’s okay to be gay, but the importance of beg well-accsorized.

YEP, THE PURPLE TELETUBBY WAS GAY

” After Falwell, unnecsarily labelled Tky as gay, several nservative ernments cid to properly vtigate the matter. It is yet to be proved however if the Teletubbi are homosexual or not.

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Teletubbi are 'ltle gay mons' as they want to work wh Lil Nas X .

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