Isaiah Washgton Gay Slur Sndal: Grey's Anatomy Star Left Hollywood

Contents:

• HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT GREY'S ANATOMY JT CAST ITS FIRST GAY MALE SURGEON?
• GREY'S ANATOMY ADDS A GAY MALE SURGEON: WHY IT'S ABOUT TIME
• EXCLUSIVE: 'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR T.R. KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY
• “GREY’S ANATOMY” DOC ON STRAIGHT ACTORS, GAY ROL: “THE BT ACTOR WS”ALEX LANDI PLAYS THE SHONDALAND SERI' FIRST GAY MALE {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;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSJANUARY 5, 2019/4:12 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3000PX;WIDTH:2009PX;}JOHN FLEENOR/ABC VIA GETTY IMAGGREY'S ANATOMY - "GUT FEELG" - MEREDH WORKS ON A PATIENT WHO HAPPENS TO SPECIALIZE MATCHMAKG, AND A SEEMGLY DNK PATIENT PH RICHARD'S BUTTONS AND GIV HIM A MEDIL MYSTERY TO SOLVE. MEANWHILE, MAGGIE TRI TO REACH TEDDY AFTER BEARG THE BURN OF HER SECRET BE OVERWHELMG AS SHE STGGL WH ISSU HER OWN PERSONAL LIFE ON "GREY'S ANATOMY," THURSDAY, OCT. 4 (8:00-9:01 P.M. EDT), ON THE ABC TELEVISN NETWORK. (JOHN FLEENOR/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG)ALEX LANDIBY BRANDON VOSSJANUARY 5, 2019 / 4:12 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“GREY’S ANATOMY” DOC ON STRAIGHT ACTORS, GAY ROL: “THE BT ACTOR WS”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-01-05T21:12:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-01-05T21:12:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{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;}CO RED! GREY’S ANATOMY STAR ALEX LANDI WANTS TO HEAL LGBTQ AND ASIAN {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;}THE ABC SERI WELED THE 26-YEAR-OLD NEWER TO THE CURRENT 15TH SEASON AS DR. NI KIM, THE SHOW’S FIRST GAY MALE SURGEON. SCE STARTG HIS RINCY AT GREY SLOAN MEMORIAL HOSPAL, KIM HAS HAD A FLIRTATN WH TERN DR. LEVI "GLASS" SCHMT, PLAYED BY OUT ACTOR JAKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}“AS AN ACTOR, I WANT TO DO THE BT JOB I N ANY ROLE, REGARDLS OF MY OWN PERSONAL SEXUALY OR THE CHARACTER’S," SAYS LANDI A NEW ATTU VER STORY. "I JT WANT TO DO THIS ROLE PROUD FOR THE LGBT+ AND THE ASIAN MUNI. IF I PUT MY TWO CENTS, THE BT ACTOR WS."{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;}"IT DOWN TO THE ROLE BREAKDOWN," LANDI NTU. " JT FALLS TO WHOEVER N DO THE BT AND WHAT THE PRODUCER LIK. I DON’T THK NECSARILY HAS TO FALL TO SEXUAL INTY. IT FALLS TO WHO N GET THE JOB DONE."{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;}"THERE ARE DISCSNS ABOUT TRANSGENR ACTORS PLAYG TRANSGENR ROL, GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY ROL, AND ASIAN ACTORS SPEAKG UP ABOUT WHEWASHG SIMPLY BEE NOT ALL ACTORS HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNI. THERE ISN’T A LEVEL PLAYG GROUND. WHEN ROL STOP BEG PRE-FED BY ETHNICY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATN, THAT IS WHEN THE DISCSNS WILL NO LONGER BE AT THE FOREONT OF STG CISNS.”MCH HAASETH VIA GETTY IMAGGREY'S ANATOMY - "BLOW' THE WD" - SEATTLE IS H BY A HUGE WD STORM AND GREY SLOAN BE UNDATED WH PATIENTS. ALEX AND JO ARE STUCK AT HOME AND CI TO MAKE THE BT OF BY HAVG A SEND HONEYMOON, WHILE MEREDH NONTS RICHARD ABOUT GETTG HIS LIFE BACK ON TRACK, ON THE WTER FALE OF "GREY'S ANATOMY," THURSDAY, NOV. 15 (8:00-9:01 P.M. EST), ON THE ABC TELEVISN NETWORK. (MCH HAASETH VIA GETTY IMAG)JAKE BORELLI, ALEX {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;}LANDI REVEALS THAT GREY'S PRODUCERS "WANTED A VERY MASCULE 'BRO' TYPE, AND THEY WANTED HIM TO BE OPENLY GAY. THAT WAS DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE THE DN."{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;}"I’M TRYG TO BREAK STEREOTYP," SAYS LANDI, WHO IS HALF KOREAN AND HALF ITALIAN. "ASIAN MEN ARE NOT SEEN AS MASCULE THE MEDIA AND THAT IS SOMETHG THAT I AM STRIVG TO CHANGE."{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;}"WHY N’T THERE BE AN ASIAN JAM BOND? WHY N’T THERE BE AN ASIAN MARVEL SUPERHERO? THERE ARE PLENTY OF ASIAN MEN WHO N PULL OFF. A DREAM OF ME IS TO BEE A MARVEL SUPERHERO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}GREY’S ANATOMY HAS FEATURED NUMERO LGBTQ CHARACTERS, MOST NOTABLY BISEXUAL ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON DR. CALLIE TORR (SARA RAMIREZ) AND LBIAN PEDIATRIC SURGEON DR. ARIZONA ROBBS (JSI CAPSHAW).{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;}LAST SEASON CANDIS CAYNE PLAYED A TRANS PATIENT SEEKG VAGOPLASTY SURGERY, AND TRANS ACTOR ALEX BLUE DAVIS HAS APPEARED AS TRANS TERN CASEY {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;}GREY’S ANATOMY RETURNS JANUARY 17 ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• WHO PLAYS GAY SURGEON NIKO KIM ON GREY’S ANATOMY? ALEX LANDI IS READY FOR ROMANCE AND SURGERY
• 'GREY'S ANATOMY' ACTOR OUT AS GAY
• ISAIAH WASHGTON, FORMER GREY’S ANATOMY ACTOR: “EVERYTHG FELL APART” AFTER GAY SLUR SNDAL

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT GREY'S ANATOMY JT CAST ITS FIRST GAY MALE SURGEON?

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. " 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.

GREY'S ANATOMY ADDS A GAY MALE SURGEON: WHY IT'S ABOUT TIME

Gay marriage fally beme legal jt 10 years ago Washgton, 2012, one year after this episo aired.

Grey's Anatomy has had s fair share of LGBTQ reprentatn over the urse of s 14-year n, but Season 15 will troduce Grey Sloan Memorial's first ever gay male surgeon! It seems kd of bafflg that took Grey's Anatomy this long to troduce a gay male surgeon on the show, pecially sce 's had que a few bisexual and lbian doctors over the years -- Callie Torr (Sara Ramirez), Arizona Robbs (Jsi Capshaw), Eri Hahn (Brooke Smh), Cara DeLu (Stefanie Spampato) and Eliza Mnick (Marika Domczyk) jt to name a few. It seems wild that gay surgeon hasn't entered the picture until now.

And OK, sure, the long-nng ABC seri had a few gay male patients over the years, but there haven't been any that have had ser stayg power on the show. The long-nng ABC medil drama is addg s first gay male surgeon to the st. Arizona Robbs, both gay doctors on the seri who have sce left the seri, are two of the show's most beloved characters.

EXCLUSIVE: 'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR T.R. KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY

And, y, of urse there have been gay male characters on the show before, but not as surgeons. It's time to explore gay male stori. What is the hospal like for a gay, biracial male surgeon?

“GREY’S ANATOMY” DOC ON STRAIGHT ACTORS, GAY ROL: “THE BT ACTOR WS”ALEX LANDI PLAYS THE SHONDALAND SERI' FIRST GAY MALE {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;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSJANUARY 5, 2019/4:12 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3000PX;WIDTH:2009PX;}JOHN FLEENOR/ABC VIA GETTY IMAGGREY'S ANATOMY - "GUT FEELG" - MEREDH WORKS ON A PATIENT WHO HAPPENS TO SPECIALIZE MATCHMAKG, AND A SEEMGLY DNK PATIENT PH RICHARD'S BUTTONS AND GIV HIM A MEDIL MYSTERY TO SOLVE. MEANWHILE, MAGGIE TRI TO REACH TEDDY AFTER BEARG THE BURN OF HER SECRET BE OVERWHELMG AS SHE STGGL WH ISSU HER OWN PERSONAL LIFE ON "GREY'S ANATOMY," THURSDAY, OCT. 4 (8:00-9:01 P.M. EDT), ON THE ABC TELEVISN NETWORK. (JOHN FLEENOR/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG)ALEX LANDIBY BRANDON VOSSJANUARY 5, 2019 / 4:12 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“GREY’S ANATOMY” DOC ON STRAIGHT ACTORS, GAY ROL: “THE BT ACTOR WS”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-01-05T21:12:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-01-05T21:12:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{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;}CO RED! GREY’S ANATOMY STAR ALEX LANDI WANTS TO HEAL LGBTQ AND ASIAN {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;}THE ABC SERI WELED THE 26-YEAR-OLD NEWER TO THE CURRENT 15TH SEASON AS DR. NI KIM, THE SHOW’S FIRST GAY MALE SURGEON. SCE STARTG HIS RINCY AT GREY SLOAN MEMORIAL HOSPAL, KIM HAS HAD A FLIRTATN WH TERN DR. LEVI "GLASS" SCHMT, PLAYED BY OUT ACTOR JAKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}“AS AN ACTOR, I WANT TO DO THE BT JOB I N ANY ROLE, REGARDLS OF MY OWN PERSONAL SEXUALY OR THE CHARACTER’S," SAYS LANDI A NEW ATTU VER STORY. "I JT WANT TO DO THIS ROLE PROUD FOR THE LGBT+ AND THE ASIAN MUNI. IF I PUT MY TWO CENTS, THE BT ACTOR WS."{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;}"IT DOWN TO THE ROLE BREAKDOWN," LANDI NTU. " JT FALLS TO WHOEVER N DO THE BT AND WHAT THE PRODUCER LIK. I DON’T THK NECSARILY HAS TO FALL TO SEXUAL INTY. IT FALLS TO WHO N GET THE JOB DONE."{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;}"THERE ARE DISCSNS ABOUT TRANSGENR ACTORS PLAYG TRANSGENR ROL, GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY ROL, AND ASIAN ACTORS SPEAKG UP ABOUT WHEWASHG SIMPLY BEE NOT ALL ACTORS HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNI. THERE ISN’T A LEVEL PLAYG GROUND. WHEN ROL STOP BEG PRE-FED BY ETHNICY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATN, THAT IS WHEN THE DISCSNS WILL NO LONGER BE AT THE FOREONT OF STG CISNS.”MCH HAASETH VIA GETTY IMAGGREY'S ANATOMY - "BLOW' THE WD" - SEATTLE IS H BY A HUGE WD STORM AND GREY SLOAN BE UNDATED WH PATIENTS. ALEX AND JO ARE STUCK AT HOME AND CI TO MAKE THE BT OF BY HAVG A SEND HONEYMOON, WHILE MEREDH NONTS RICHARD ABOUT GETTG HIS LIFE BACK ON TRACK, ON THE WTER FALE OF "GREY'S ANATOMY," THURSDAY, NOV. 15 (8:00-9:01 P.M. EST), ON THE ABC TELEVISN NETWORK. (MCH HAASETH VIA GETTY IMAG)JAKE BORELLI, ALEX {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;}LANDI REVEALS THAT GREY'S PRODUCERS "WANTED A VERY MASCULE 'BRO' TYPE, AND THEY WANTED HIM TO BE OPENLY GAY. THAT WAS DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE THE DN."{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;}"I’M TRYG TO BREAK STEREOTYP," SAYS LANDI, WHO IS HALF KOREAN AND HALF ITALIAN. "ASIAN MEN ARE NOT SEEN AS MASCULE THE MEDIA AND THAT IS SOMETHG THAT I AM STRIVG TO CHANGE."{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;}"WHY N’T THERE BE AN ASIAN JAM BOND? WHY N’T THERE BE AN ASIAN MARVEL SUPERHERO? THERE ARE PLENTY OF ASIAN MEN WHO N PULL OFF. A DREAM OF ME IS TO BEE A MARVEL SUPERHERO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}GREY’S ANATOMY HAS FEATURED NUMERO LGBTQ CHARACTERS, MOST NOTABLY BISEXUAL ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON DR. CALLIE TORR (SARA RAMIREZ) AND LBIAN PEDIATRIC SURGEON DR. ARIZONA ROBBS (JSI CAPSHAW).{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;}LAST SEASON CANDIS CAYNE PLAYED A TRANS PATIENT SEEKG VAGOPLASTY SURGERY, AND TRANS ACTOR ALEX BLUE DAVIS HAS APPEARED AS TRANS TERN CASEY {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;}GREY’S ANATOMY RETURNS JANUARY 17 ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Not only n Grey's now tell a gay male love story (should that be the rds), but n now exame iendships between gay men and straight men, gay men and gay women, gay men and straight women…'s a whole new ballgame for relatnship dynamics.

WHO PLAYS GAY SURGEON NIKO KIM ON GREY’S ANATOMY? ALEX LANDI IS READY FOR ROMANCE AND SURGERY

Not only will viewers see a gay male character mixg up wh their favore doctors on one of the most popular shows on televisn, but they'll also be watchg a character and actor Asian scent. Here, the actor and those who know him reveal the story of the man behd Grey's Anatomy's first openly gay male surgeon.

Dpe beg troduced send to Levi, Ni is ially the first openly gay male surgeon Grey’s Anatomy.

'GREY'S ANATOMY' ACTOR OUT AS GAY

Schmt is signifint for beg one of the first openly gay ma characters and the first gay seri regular the show. "I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most tertg part of me, " the Grey's Anatomy star tells PEOPLE exclively.

Knight is gay, he has nfirmed exclively to PEOPLE. “While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I’m gay isn’t the most tertg part of me.

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Ni Kim, the show’s first gay male surgeon. ""There are discsns about transgenr actors playg transgenr rol, gay actors playg gay rol, and Asian actors speakg up about whewashg simply bee not all actors have equal opportuni.

”Landi reveals that Grey's producers "wanted a very mascule 'bro' type, and they wanted him to be openly gay. Niko Kim is makg Grey’s Anatomy history as the first gay doctor to jo Grey Sloan Memorial Hospal. One of the new doctors is Niko Kim, the first gay male surgeon to jo the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospal.

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. “As a gay guy myself, tonight’s episo was so special to me, " the 27-year-old wrote. "This is exactly the kd of story I craved as a young gay kid growg up Oh, and blows my md that I’m able to brg life to Dr.