How Matthew Perry killed a gay story for his character 'Friends' - LGBTQ Natn

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• GAY-UNIENDLY MATTHEW PERRY REFED A ‘FRIENDS’ STORYLE WHICH HAD CHANDLER SNEAKG TO A GAY BAR, ACRDG TO NEW BOOK
• MATTHEW PERRY REPORTEDLY REFED TO DO A FRIENDS SCENE VOLVG A GAY BAR
• MATTHEW PERRY IS NOT GAY!
•  MATTHEW PERRY FRIENDS CHANDLER BG GAY HOMOSEXUAL BAR REFED STAR SCENE BUY SANDWICH
• MATTHEW PERRY SHUT DOWN A PROBLEMATIC GAY STORYLE FRIENDS
• HOW MATTHEW PERRY KILLED A GAY STORY FOR HIS CHARACTER ‘FRIENDS’

GAY-UNIENDLY MATTHEW PERRY REFED A ‘FRIENDS’ STORYLE WHICH HAD CHANDLER SNEAKG TO A GAY BAR, ACRDG TO NEW BOOK

I’ll be there for you — jt as long as you’re not at a gay bar.

A new book lookg at the behd-the-scen of one of televisn’s most popular ss is sheddg some light on how one of s stars felt about a slightly gay “Generatn Friends: An Insi Look at the Show That Defed a Televisn Era, ” noted pop culture historian and cric Sl Aterlz retells some of the stori lived by the st and crew of NBC’s mt-see-TV the book, which cis wh the 25th anniversary of the show’s premiere, Aterlz ed exclive terviews wh the show’s creators David Crane and Marta Kffman, executive producer Kev Bright, director Jam Burrows, as well as wrers and st one such acunt, Aterlz scrib a would-be scene om an episo that might as well have been lled “The One Wh Matthew Perry Givg the Gays Some Real Sha. ”Acrdg to Aterlz, wrers of the show had thought of a storyle for Perry, who played the wisecrackg Chandler Bg, where he sneaked to a gay bar bee he liked the tuna melt that served. -based LGBTQ news se Gay Tim that the show hasn’t “aged well” when to LGBTQ a lbian romance, which is praised for beg one of the first same-sex uple portrayed on prime-time televisn, has been sctized by some the LGBTQ romantic same-sex relatnship between two supportg characters, Carol and San, was “nstcted primarily to make Ross — Carol’s ex-hband, played by David Schwimmer — unfortable and emasculated by appearg to tmp his agile masculy, ” Samantha Riel, an opn wrer who foc on transgenr issu, wrote for the LGBTQ se them.

MATTHEW PERRY REPORTEDLY REFED TO DO A FRIENDS SCENE VOLVG A GAY BAR

Acrdg to the Daily Mail, the book claims that Matthew Perry refed to do a scene that volved his character, Chandler Bg, sneakg to a gay bar.

And so, you also probably remember how the other characters would often poke fun at him for possibly beg gay for one reason or another. But as turns out, Matthew Perry didn’t fd this one so the Daily Mail reports, thor Sl Aterlz repped what went down his book, notg that Perry flat-out said no to the gay bar scene. ”What’s ls clear, however, is whether or not Matthew Perry actually had an issue wh the potentially problematic storyle for s potential homophobic elements, or for other reasons that rema unknown.

MATTHEW PERRY IS NOT GAY!

One of the ma characters of the h '90s TV show Friends was reportedly supposed to be gay. Queertyreports that Friends producers origally tend the character of Chandler Bg (played by Perry) to be gay.

 MATTHEW PERRY FRIENDS CHANDLER BG GAY HOMOSEXUAL BAR REFED STAR SCENE BUY SANDWICH

The plot was cut for unknown reasons, but certaly would've been a groundbreakg moment for gay reprentatn, nsirg how big of a h the show beme. There is a nng gag throughout the seri of people assumg Chandler is gay, but the ia mak him unfortable and is played for lghs. Cast & crewUser reviewsTrivia1999PG-131h 38mA rich bsman's assumptn that his new lleague is gay leads him to ask the man to keep an eye on his mistrs.

However, the man is not gay, and begs to fall for the woman himself. A rich bsman's assumptn that his new lleague is gay leads him to ask the man to keep an eye on his mistrs.

MATTHEW PERRY SHUT DOWN A PROBLEMATIC GAY STORYLE FRIENDS

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Actor Matthew Perry reportedly refed to do a scene the popular 1990s show 'Friends' where his character, Chandler Bg, was set to sneak to a gay bar to get his favore sandwich, acrdg to a new book. Chandler, throughout the long-nng show, was portrayed as a character who was spected of beg homosexual by the other characters on the s. The wrers had iated that Chandler would vis a gay bar bee he liked the tuna melts they served.

Chandler Bg, played by Matthew Perry, was the son of a drag artist who starred her own Las Vegas rincy, tled Viva Las Gaygas.

HOW MATTHEW PERRY KILLED A GAY STORY FOR HIS CHARACTER ‘FRIENDS’

Matthew Perry jt “said no” at the pched homophobic plot. But a new book, Generatn Friends: An Insi Look At The Show That Defed a Televisn Era, thor and pop historian Sl Aterlz claims Perry shut down a pretty homophobic storyle, acrdg to the.