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DISNEY CHANNEL BREAKS GROUND WH FIRST GAY STORYLE

(Image cred: Greg Gayne/Hulu). Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay) and Cta Kaz (Varada Sethu) Andor, (Image cred: Disney Pl)Jungle CiseJungle Cise was so, so, so close to almost havg a character say the words "I'm gay" on screen. (Image cred: Disney+)CellaSure, we might have roasted Disney a ty b our Cella review for once aga pattg themselv on the back for their "first" out gay character (for the seventh time) and not even havg the cency to do anythg beyond an implic gay scriptn.

And, fally, we do get a (slim) scene where there's at least an acknowledgement of a gay uple the film. Rodriguez) is the fabulo, flamboyant, gay choreographer at East High School.

While this character is fun and entertag to watch, some might argue that this is a fairly cliche terpretatn of what gay men are actually like. Bex puts a ser damper on Andi and her iends' fun which tak a toll on her first year as a Goodman, one of Andi's bt iends, ma history as the first Disney character to ever say the words "I'm gay, " out loud on televisn.

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Typilly, if gay characters were reprented at all, their sexual orientatn was merely implied and not voiced.

After jt three seasons, the Disney Channel has cid to ncel Andi Mack, s pre-teen drama seri which featured an openly gay recurrg character, a first for Disney. While the show never explored his sexualy wh much pth, Goodman later uttered the words, “I’m gay” Febary 2019. The show was banned Kenya, Ai over of s gay ntent.

Intertgly, Andi Mack was the channel’s send live-actn seri ever to prent a gay character.

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