Gay characters and romanc on soap operas: Which are the bt? [POLL] - GoldDerby

Contents:

• 10 GAY, BISEXUAL & QUEER SOAP OPERA STARS WHO ARE OUT — & OUTSTANDG
• UK SOAP OPERA'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE HAILED BY LGBT+ GROUPS
• SHIRTLS GAY KISS ON BRISH SOAP OPERA SPARKS CONTROVERSY

10 GAY, BISEXUAL & QUEER SOAP OPERA STARS WHO ARE OUT — & OUTSTANDG

The Amerin soap opera 'Soap' was the first to clu a gay character 1977 (the character Jodie Dallas), while the first openly gay character Great Bra's soaps was the show 'Brooksi' 1982 (the character Gordon Colls). We’re celebratg Pri Month, a time for tg on Pri history and celebratg our gay muny. EastEnrs character Callum me out as gay 2019 (Cred: BBC).

Later he admted to her that he was gay and began a relatnship wh Ben. She soon began to realise she was gay and had feelgs for her bt iend Sian Powers. Later Paddy disvered Aaron vised a gay bar and when he asked him about his sexualy, Aaron attacked him.

UK SOAP OPERA'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE HAILED BY LGBT+ GROUPS

He first appeared 2008 and at the time actor, John Partridge, told Daily Star: “It’s about time EastEnrs had a gay character the show. Christian, like me, is an openly proud gay man and he is certaly gog to ffle a few feathers when he arriv.

On the day of Syed and Amira’s weddg, which was a huge episo, Syed admted to Christian that he is gay. He later gave advice to Ben Mchell when he nfid him that he is gay.

SHIRTLS GAY KISS ON BRISH SOAP OPERA SPARKS CONTROVERSY

Antony, like his character Sean, is openly gay and when Sean first appeared he was out and proud. In 2011, Ben me out as gay, however at first Phil didn’t accept this. However when the two men went on a night out, they were both btally beaten up a homophobic attack.

Vansa is played by actrs Michelle Hardwick, who is openly gay. Same-sex love scen once proved too sndalo for much of mastream TV, but the sex-driven plots of soap operas, gay and lbian characters have enjoyed some moments of timacy worthy of a parental warng.

Wh the ph to crowdfund a fourth season of steamy gay soap Dante's Cove, surely more heat is on the way.

Will and Sonny's First Time (Days of Our Liv)When Will Horton and Sonny Kiriakis, young gay members of two major fai on the long-nng soap Days of Our Liv, got together, showed that mment to the characters' sexualy than was more than a sishow. Ne Explos (As the World Turns)Sometim lled Amerin soaps' first gay super-uple, Le Snyr and Noah Mayer were romantilly lked on the sce-nceled As the World Turns, but waed about two years between a first kiss 2007 and fally dog the ed 2009. Dperate HoewivDperate Hoewiv' out creator, Marc Cherry, ma no secret that the Van Kamp fay stood for his own, but still stunned many viewers when son Andrew was revealed to be gay.

(One Life to Live)One of daytime soaps' first love scen between two gay men took place 2009 when Oliver Fish and Kyle Lewis stripped each other down while ndl burned the foreground. But 's this wild hookup Mexi where he bumps to Tripp that Teddy fally embrac his gayns.

EastEnrs boss Kate Oat said she is lookg forward to the day a same-sex kiss on a soap do not receive Friel was famoly one half of the first lbian kiss shown pre-watershed on Brish TV (Isabel Infant/PA)While Brish soaps have long been at the foreont of LGBT reprentatn on TV, EastEnrs boss Kate Oat said the BBC still receiv plats when featur storyl volvg gay London-set show is not alone breakg new ground, wh Coronatn Street and Brooksi among the other soaps makg TV firsts for the gay are the most memorable LGBT moments Brish soap opera history. Brish soaps’ first gay kissLord Michael Cashman played Col Rsell on EastEnrs (BBC/PA)EastEnrs was the first soap opera to feature a gay kiss on Brish characters of Col Rsell and Barry Clarke shared a moment of timacy durg a January 1989 episo and the historic moment was watched by about 20 ln viewers.