It’s long been prumed by historians and folklorists that heroic LGBTQ characters simply didn’t exist. But when one ancient gay fairytale was disvered, one amic has explas they were actually eded out of history as recently as the 1960s.
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- "LOST" GETS A GAY CHARACTER ... OR GETS BACK ONE, {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;}TVBY BRIAN JUERGENSMARCH 21, 2008/2:20 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSMARCH 21, 2008 / 2:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"LOST\" GETS A GAY CHARACTER ... OR GETS BACK ONE, ANYWAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-03-21T18:20:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-03-21T18:20:41.000+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":"TV"}{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;}****IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S EPISO, SPOILERS FOLLOW...****{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;}Y, AFTER FOUR SEASONS AND UNTLS PLOT TWISTS (CLUDG ONE PK HERRG) WAS REVEALED LAST NIGHT THAT ONE OF THE SHOW'S 4,397 CHARACTERS IS A GAY {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;}{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 NIGHT'S EPISO WAS MOSTLY ABOUT MICHAEL, AND HOW HE WAS ALG WH THE GUILT OM DOG ABC'S DIRTY WORK FOR THEM CULLG A FEW OF THE ST'S DWIS. BUT AMIDST THAT TRIGUE, WE ALSO LEARNED THAT TOM FRIENDLY, ONE OF THE ... ER, IENDLIER ... OTHERS, IS AN OUT GAY MAN. THERE HAD BEEN HTS TO TOM'S GAYNS PREVLY (HE HAD MENTNED THAT KATE "WASN'T HIS TYPE" ONCE BEFORE) BUT THIS IS THE FIRST NCRETE {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;}WE ALSO LEARN THAT MR. FRIENDLY (PLAYED BY M.C. GAEY) MAK OFF THE ISLAND AND TRACKS DOWN MICHAEL MANHATTAN, AND HAS AT LEAST FOUND TIME TO CLEAN UP AND PICK UP A DAPPER BOYTOY NAMED ARTURO. HE GIV A SUICIDAL MICHAEL A BEAT-DOWN AND THEN BREAKS THE NEWS TO HIM THAT THE ISLAND WON'T LET HIM KILL HIMSELF. MICHAEL LEARNS THAT THE WRECKAGE OF THE FLIGHT HAS BEEN FOUND AND GO TO TOM'S HOTEL ROOM, WHERE TOM ASKS ARTURO TO EXCE THEM. THEY SHARE A QUICK RNER-MOUTH-PECK AND TOM GIV MICHAEL A LOOK THAT SAYS, "ONE WORD AND I'LL KICK YOUR ASS AGA." HE TELLS MICHAEL THAT HE DON'T MAKE TO THE MALAND TOO OFTEN AND WHEN HE DO HE LIK TO DULGE {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;}TOM GIV MICHAEL A CHANCE TO REEM HIMSELF BY GOG UNRVER ON A EIGHTER THAT HAS FOUND THE ORDAT TO THE ISLAND AND KILLG EVERYONE ONBOARD. SOUNDS LIKE OLD TTAMENT REMPTN TO ME!{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;}SO WHAT'D FOLKS THK? DID EVERYONE ASSUME THAT TOM WAS ALREADY AD, AND WERE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE HIM POP UP AS A WEALTHY GAY MAN PULLG THE STRGS?{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
- WHY THIS CHARMG GAY FAIRYTALE HAS BEEN LOST FOR 200 YEARS
- 'IT'S A S' BRGS A LOST GENERATN OF GAY MEN TO LIFE
- 'PARANORMAN’S' MCH: THE FIRST FAY-FRIENDLY GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
- GAY CHARACTERS ON LOST
- REVELADO O PERSONAGEM GAY DA SéRIE LOST
- 'IT'S A S' BRGS A LOST GENERATN OF GAY MEN TO LIFE
- WHY THIS CHARMG GAY FAIRYTALE HAS BEEN LOST FOR 200 YEARS
"LOST" GETS A GAY CHARACTER ... OR GETS BACK ONE, {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;}TVBY BRIAN JUERGENSMARCH 21, 2008/2:20 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSMARCH 21, 2008 / 2:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"LOST\" GETS A GAY CHARACTER ... OR GETS BACK ONE, ANYWAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-03-21T18:20:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-03-21T18:20:41.000+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":"TV"}{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;}****IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S EPISO, SPOILERS FOLLOW...****{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;}Y, AFTER FOUR SEASONS AND UNTLS PLOT TWISTS (CLUDG ONE PK HERRG) WAS REVEALED LAST NIGHT THAT ONE OF THE SHOW'S 4,397 CHARACTERS IS A GAY {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;}{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 NIGHT'S EPISO WAS MOSTLY ABOUT MICHAEL, AND HOW HE WAS ALG WH THE GUILT OM DOG ABC'S DIRTY WORK FOR THEM CULLG A FEW OF THE ST'S DWIS. BUT AMIDST THAT TRIGUE, WE ALSO LEARNED THAT TOM FRIENDLY, ONE OF THE ... ER, IENDLIER ... OTHERS, IS AN OUT GAY MAN. THERE HAD BEEN HTS TO TOM'S GAYNS PREVLY (HE HAD MENTNED THAT KATE "WASN'T HIS TYPE" ONCE BEFORE) BUT THIS IS THE FIRST NCRETE {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;}WE ALSO LEARN THAT MR. FRIENDLY (PLAYED BY M.C. GAEY) MAK OFF THE ISLAND AND TRACKS DOWN MICHAEL MANHATTAN, AND HAS AT LEAST FOUND TIME TO CLEAN UP AND PICK UP A DAPPER BOYTOY NAMED ARTURO. HE GIV A SUICIDAL MICHAEL A BEAT-DOWN AND THEN BREAKS THE NEWS TO HIM THAT THE ISLAND WON'T LET HIM KILL HIMSELF. MICHAEL LEARNS THAT THE WRECKAGE OF THE FLIGHT HAS BEEN FOUND AND GO TO TOM'S HOTEL ROOM, WHERE TOM ASKS ARTURO TO EXCE THEM. THEY SHARE A QUICK RNER-MOUTH-PECK AND TOM GIV MICHAEL A LOOK THAT SAYS, "ONE WORD AND I'LL KICK YOUR ASS AGA." HE TELLS MICHAEL THAT HE DON'T MAKE TO THE MALAND TOO OFTEN AND WHEN HE DO HE LIK TO DULGE {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;}TOM GIV MICHAEL A CHANCE TO REEM HIMSELF BY GOG UNRVER ON A EIGHTER THAT HAS FOUND THE ORDAT TO THE ISLAND AND KILLG EVERYONE ONBOARD. SOUNDS LIKE OLD TTAMENT REMPTN TO ME!{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;}SO WHAT'D FOLKS THK? DID EVERYONE ASSUME THAT TOM WAS ALREADY AD, AND WERE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE HIM POP UP AS A WEALTHY GAY MAN PULLG THE STRGS?{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
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Characters Lost that are known to be lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr. ****Y, after four seasons and untls plot twists (cludg one pk herrg) was revealed last night that one of the show's 4, 397 characters is a gay night's episo was mostly about Michael, and how he was alg wh the guilt om dog ABC's dirty work for them cullg a few of the st's DWIs.
WHY THIS CHARMG GAY FAIRYTALE HAS BEEN LOST FOR 200 YEARS
A new Brish TV drama looks at the liv of gay men London at the very start of the AIDS crisis — back when no one wanted to stop the party, and no one thought the vis uld touch them. * lost gay character *
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'IT'S A S' BRGS A LOST GENERATN OF GAY MEN TO LIFE
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“The Dog And The Sailor” is a gay fairytale lost for over 200 years, after narrowly ped beg... But one newly released gay fairytale, that n be traced back to at least the 19th century has been disvered by Pete Jordi Wood, the Cornish wrer and illtrator. His rearch suggts that not only did gay fairytale “The Dog And The Sailor” exist but that a “whole chunk of LGBTQ folklore” was “leted” by one homophobic man, as recently as the 1950s.
'PARANORMAN’S' MCH: THE FIRST FAY-FRIENDLY GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
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MORE FROM FORBESTalkg About Your Pronouns Is One Easy Way To Be A Transgenr AllyBy Jamie WarehamGay fairytal have always existed, but some have been eded out of history. “In the acpanyg Motif Inx of Folklore he piled the 1920s, and revised the 1950s, he lists ‘Homosexualy’ and ‘Lbianism’ a sectn lled “Unnatural Perversns” wh btialy and ct. One guy got to choose what stori did or didn’t make the cut what is now the re rource and system for documentg folklore an orr still ed gay folklore was lost when Sh Thompson and other prolific folklore amics imposed their...
GAY CHARACTERS ON LOST
Depois tensos dias pera, o mundo já sabe quem é o gay da série sucso da TV amerina Lost. A produção narra a história um gpo (...) * lost gay character *
[+] a posive queer story that was passed om generatn to generatn over 200 years agoPete Jordi Wood – The Dog And The SailorMORE FROM FORBESOpenly Gay Indian Prce Jos Calls To Ban LGBT Conversn TherapyBy Jamie WarehamThe Dog And The Sailor is the gay fairytale where the male sailor, gets to kiss Prce Charmg. So after translatg variatns of the story om Danish, German, Frisian, and others; and checkg Thompson’s synopsis was rrect, ntag the same elements or motifs – Pete found an “unbelievably and fabuloly gay” plot.
REVELADO O PERSONAGEM GAY DA SéRIE LOST
Arturo was Tom Friendly's lover, seen his penthoe hotel sue New York when Michael went there to fd Tom. Tom asked Arturo to give them some privacy, and after kissg Tom tenrly on the cheek, Arturo left the room. He and Tom are the only known gay characters to appear on the show... * lost gay character *
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'IT'S A S' BRGS A LOST GENERATN OF GAY MEN TO LIFE
A new Brish TV drama looks at the liv of gay men London at the very start of the AIDS crisis — back when no one wanted to stop the party, and no one thought the vis uld touch them. * lost gay character *
Even as mors of a "gay ncer" or "gay plague" blow to London om New York, the dancg ntu...
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WHY THIS CHARMG GAY FAIRYTALE HAS BEEN LOST FOR 200 YEARS
Wh It's a S, Davi ptur the tragic irony of an era where gay men were jt startg to enjoy some amount of eedom after hard-fought battl for liberatn, only to be ravaged by an unseen viral predator. HIV/AIDS is far om jt a gay man's disease, but as s first victims — predomantly gay men — started fillg up ICUs and mu, a backlash agast them ensued. Olly Alexanr, who's 30, has been open about beg a victim of anti-gay bullyg growg up, says his school experience was fely fluenced by that backlash.