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• BIG GAY FOLLOWG: SETH MACFARLANE
• SETH MACFARLANE ON ARIZONA’S IMMIGRATN LAW, GAY MARRIAGE AND TODAY’S CULTURE
• IS SETH MACFARLANE GAY? KNOW HIS EARLY LIFE, RELATNSHIPS AND MORE
• "FAY GUY" CREATOR SETH MACFARLANE CHAMPNS GAY RIGHTS AND "A GOOD *SS F*CK" WH BILL {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;}NEWSBY BRIAN JUERGENSMAY 11, 2009/9:48 AMBY BRIAN JUERGENSMAY 11, 2009 / 9:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"FAY GUY\" CREATOR SETH MACFARLANE CHAMPNS GAY RIGHTS AND \"A GOOD *SS F*CK\" WH BILL MAHER","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-05-11T13:48:26.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-05-11T13:48:26.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;} {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;}SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE FAY GUY AND AMERIN DAD HANDLE THEIR GAY HUMOR, BUT CREATOR SETH MACFARLANE (WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO HAVE THE MOST LUCRATIVE TV NTRACT THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE RIGHT NOW) HAS GOT OUR BACKS AND IS NOT AAID TO SAY {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;}THIS WEEKEND THE FOUL-MOUTHED FUNNYMAN APPEARED ON BILL MAHER'S REAL TIME PANEL, AND WHEN MAHER POTED OUT THAT MACFARLANE IS A "BIG CHAMPN OF GAY RIGHTS", MACFARLANE IMMEDIATELY AGREED, NOTG, "I LIKE A GOOD *SS F*CK AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GUY," FLIRTED WH ANOTHER STRAIGHT PANELMEMBER AND THEN GOT TO THE REAL STORY:{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;} THAT'S AN ISSUE WHERE ... 'S OKAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MA THAT LEAP TO KD OF YANK THE RT OF THE NATN FORWARD. BEE WHILE YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIBERATG AS THEY'RE WATCHG DR. PHIL, AND TRYG TO FIGURE OUT, "GEE, AM I OKAY WH THIS OR NOT?" ... YOU'VE GOT UPL WHO ARE JT TRYG TO GET ON WH THEIR F*CKG LIV, AND WHY IS THEY HAVE TO WA FOR THE PEOPLE?{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;}AMEN, BROTHER. GOODASYOU HAS THE FULL, PROFANY-ENHANCED {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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• IS SETH MACFARLANE GAY? IS HE MARRIED OR A RELATNSHIP?
• IS SETH MACFARLANE GAY? WHAT IS THE TTH ABOUT HIS GAY INTY?

BIG GAY FOLLOWG: SETH MACFARLANE

He's not "fay, " but Emmy-wng Fay Guy and Amerin Dad creator Seth MacFarlane nsistently packs his irreverent animated ss wh queer gags and subplots, even votg entire episos to hot-button gay issu such as marriage and adoptn rights. Wh his sexy barone (siar to Fay Guy's alholic dog Brian, jt one of the many lorful characters he voic himself), the 34-year-old voted Democrat drew to discs what mak homosexualy so damn funny, and -- step asi, Dumbledore -- out one of his most popular characters as "almost certaly gay.

"The Advote: I hope you're prepared for my very gay le of MacFarlane: I spent half the holidays wh my gay , so I thk I'm good to did your rm your views on homosexualy?

We went to see him a show when he was high school or llege, and I remember my parents talkg about the fact that he might be gay and jt don't know yet.

SETH MACFARLANE ON ARIZONA’S IMMIGRATN LAW, GAY MARRIAGE AND TODAY’S CULTURE

Wh certa parts of our fay, was taken for granted -- "Oh, he's gay" -- and we didn't thk any more of .

I certaly remember hearg stunts e the word "fag" and whatnot, but didn't really register wh me jt bee I hadn't been directly exposed to any openly gay people yet.

But then when I was, was nice to fd out that my bra was already set up the right way, so I didn't give a you ever mistaken for gay, perhaps due part to your longtime love of mil theater? Hot chicks love gay spired Fay Guy's season 4 gay marriage episo "You May Now Kiss Who Receiv, " which Brian's flamboyant Jasper viss wh his Filipo boyiend?

IS SETH MACFARLANE GAY? KNOW HIS EARLY LIFE, RELATNSHIPS AND MORE

A uple of years prr I had teamed up to wre a pilot wh two wrers, both of whom were gay. I'm credibly passnate about my support for the gay muny and what they're alg wh at this current pot time.

"FAY GUY" CREATOR SETH MACFARLANE CHAMPNS GAY RIGHTS AND "A GOOD *SS F*CK" WH BILL {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;}NEWSBY BRIAN JUERGENSMAY 11, 2009/9:48 AMBY BRIAN JUERGENSMAY 11, 2009 / 9:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"FAY GUY\" CREATOR SETH MACFARLANE CHAMPNS GAY RIGHTS AND \"A GOOD *SS F*CK\" WH BILL MAHER","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-05-11T13:48:26.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-05-11T13:48:26.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;} {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;}SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE FAY GUY AND AMERIN DAD HANDLE THEIR GAY HUMOR, BUT CREATOR SETH MACFARLANE (WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO HAVE THE MOST LUCRATIVE TV NTRACT THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE RIGHT NOW) HAS GOT OUR BACKS AND IS NOT AAID TO SAY {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;}THIS WEEKEND THE FOUL-MOUTHED FUNNYMAN APPEARED ON BILL MAHER'S REAL TIME PANEL, AND WHEN MAHER POTED OUT THAT MACFARLANE IS A "BIG CHAMPN OF GAY RIGHTS", MACFARLANE IMMEDIATELY AGREED, NOTG, "I LIKE A GOOD *SS F*CK AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GUY," FLIRTED WH ANOTHER STRAIGHT PANELMEMBER AND THEN GOT TO THE REAL STORY:{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;} THAT'S AN ISSUE WHERE ... 'S OKAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MA THAT LEAP TO KD OF YANK THE RT OF THE NATN FORWARD. BEE WHILE YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIBERATG AS THEY'RE WATCHG DR. PHIL, AND TRYG TO FIGURE OUT, "GEE, AM I OKAY WH THIS OR NOT?" ... YOU'VE GOT UPL WHO ARE JT TRYG TO GET ON WH THEIR F*CKG LIV, AND WHY IS THEY HAVE TO WA FOR THE PEOPLE?{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;}AMEN, BROTHER. GOODASYOU HAS THE FULL, PROFANY-ENHANCED {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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Acrdg to DVD mentary, [your "standards and practic" legal partment] had you say that an antigay propaganda vio shown the episo was ma by "Pat Robertson Indtri" to ensure that Fox wouldn't be lled homophobic. Are they always so paranoid when to gay issu?

I was surprised that we were forced to add that Pat Robertson thg, bee you had this unbelievably radil antigay film -- obvly was somethg we were makg fun of. But there are some bs that we do on Fay Guy and Amerin Dad that are jt pure edy which I hope are not fluencg character do gay fans rpond to the most? We all feel that Stewie is almost certaly gay, and he's the procs of figurg out for himself.

We haven't ever really locked to bee we get a lot of good jok om both sis, but we treat him oftentim as if we were wrg a gay odd how much people re about this rtoon baby's sexualy? We've had letters om homophobic fans the past, and I sort of relish the ia of sayg, "Yeah, well, you know what? Your favore character, Stewie, is gay.

IS SETH MACFARLANE GAY? IS HE MARRIED OR A RELATNSHIP?

You jt n't take your ey off the mak homosexualy such a ripe source for humor? There are obvly many different typ of gay personali, but what's funny to me is when a gay character exprs mischievo guilt about somethg which there are no stak, like, "Ew, I'm gog to watch one more episo of Sex and the Cy -- don't tell anybody! "What are your favore gay stereotyp?

" We didn't end up dog this wh Greg and Terry bee we thought they would be funnier takg the form that they do, but I'm always amed when there's a gay uple and one is clearly the hband and one is clearly the wife. But there's so many more, and I'm sure we'll disver some new on as we go Fay Guy's gay marriage episo tle to Greg and Terry's "pcher" and "tcher" license plat, there also seems to be a fascatn wh the ia of tops vers bottoms. Unfortunately, gay groups haven't always gotten the joke, like the ntroversial 2005 Fay Guy b which Peter's barbershop quartet rms a man that he has "full-blown AIDS.

IS SETH MACFARLANE GAY? WHAT IS THE TTH ABOUT HIS GAY INTY?

But the strange thg is that never once that gag did we say this was a gay guy. I heard om several people, "Well, he had a goatee, so he mt be gay.

" On top of that, wh most of the gags where seems like we're takg a potshot at black people, Asian people, Jewish people, or gay people, the joke is that Peter is an idt. We thought, A barbershop quartet might be you have gays on staff wh whom to nsult on gay ntent?

One of our broadst standards people -- the censors -- is gay, and I've had many, many nversatns wh him about a lot of the issu, makg sure that we're handlg the right way. We have a few artists who are gay, and actually two of our executive producers are gay -- I wonr if I'm allowed to say that the prs. [Lghs] For the first three seasons of Fay Guy we had a gay wrer who was really stmental buildg the relatnship between Brian and Stewie that we kd of take for granted now.