Wentworth Miller, who me out as gay 2013, reacts to 'Prison Break' fans wantg his character, Michael Sfield, on the seri to be gay." emprop="scriptn
Contents:
- THE UNEXPECTED GAY LEGACY 'PRISON BREAK' IS LEAVG BEHD
- PRISON BREAK STAR WENTWORTH MILLER COM OUT AS GAY
- WENTWORTH MILLER ADDRS FANS WANTG HIS PRISON BREAK CHARACTER TO BE GAY AFTER HE STEPS DOWN
THE UNEXPECTED GAY LEGACY 'PRISON BREAK' IS LEAVG BEHD
This exchange the send episo of “Prison Break” marks a rare moment durg the seri’ origal n that allus to the possibily of gay sex behd bars. Its star Wentworth Miller me out as gay 2013, stg his celebry and the seri a new light. Three years later, “Prison Break” was revived wh an pee who happened to be gay and Mlim, as well as three openly gay actors leadg rol.
He quickly beme an spirg figure an dtry that’s historilly silenced gay actors by revealg his own stggl wh suici, prsn and even a rult, his work on “Prison Break” beme immediately policized, regardls of whether he ever had any tentn of makg Michael Sfield a queer hero. It’s meangful to see a gay male lead this kd of macho-retro universe.
PRISON BREAK STAR WENTWORTH MILLER COM OUT AS GAY
“‘Prison Break’ has a huge followg the Middle East, so I wanted to give viewers a season that rewards them for all the thgs they love, but at the same time mak them a ltle unfortable and root for a guy they might malign otherwise for his homosexualy.
The settg and qutns surroundg his prumed ath give the new season a creative boost, but the most wele surprise arriv the form of Sid (Kunal Sharma), a young Mlim man sentenced to 20 years prison for beg gay.
WENTWORTH MILLER ADDRS FANS WANTG HIS PRISON BREAK CHARACTER TO BE GAY AFTER HE STEPS DOWN
’ And havg gay characters the reboot is a natural progrsn. ” Sharma echoed Miller’s sentiment, appldg the wrers for cludg the story gay Mlim man a televisn landspe that typilly eras them. Like many LGBTQ characters on-screen the days, Sid be the latt victim of the “Bury Your Gays” trope.