The actor, who me out publicly around the same time as his character Levi a few years ago, is proud the show will she a light on the discrimatory polici around gay men and sex.
Contents:
- 'GREY'S ANATOMY' ACTOR OUT AS GAY
- JAKE BORELLI ON WHY GREY'S ANATOMY'S GAY BLOOD BAN STORY IS PERSONAL
- MEET ALEX LANDI, THE ACTOR PLAYG GREY'S ANATOMY'S FIRST GAY MALE SURGEON
'GREY'S ANATOMY' ACTOR OUT AS GAY
It's rare to see a gay relatnship between men shown on a televisn show of Grey's liber, and the normalcy and emotns showg the two's love for one another are rehg. Callie Torr' father to Seattle Grace wh the pastor of their church and a plan to nvce his dghter she isn't gay this emotnal episo that shows a real look at how people of the LGBTQ+ muny n be treated by their own loved on. After she shouts at her father that he n't "pray away the gay," Callie tells Arizona she don't need a fay who's not gog to accept her for who she is.
A romantic gture go awry when a patient is trampled by a horse-drawn rriage on the way to file papers for a "domtic partnership." Kyle explas to Callie how all he wanted was to make the day feel special, as the state of Washgton didn't regnize gay marriage as a real marriage.
JAKE BORELLI ON WHY GREY'S ANATOMY'S GAY BLOOD BAN STORY IS PERSONAL
Gay marriage fally beme legal jt 10 years ago Washgton, 2012, one year after this episo aired. Dpe beg troduced send to Levi, Ni is ially the first openly gay male surgeon Grey’s Anatomy.
Schmt is signifint for beg one of the first openly gay ma characters and the first gay seri regular the show. Jake Borelli, the actor who plays him, did, Thursday, after the long-nng medil drama troduced s first-ever gay romance and male-on-male kiss between Schmt and new character Ni Kim (Alex Landi), Borelli celebrated the landmark moment on Instagram.
MEET ALEX LANDI, THE ACTOR PLAYG GREY'S ANATOMY'S FIRST GAY MALE SURGEON
“As a gay guy myself, tonight’s episo was so special to me, " the 27-year-old wrote.