Gay Teens on TV: A Timele |

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• GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE
• TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’

GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE

While most televisn was slow to diversify and bee an clive space for characters of all sexuali, the realm of gay teen shows seems to have been embraced by televisn favor.

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1992 — Billy Douglas (Ryan Phillippe), One Life to Live (ABC) Ryan Phillippe, One Life to Live | Network TV's first gay high schooler (played by a teenage Ryan Phillippe), me out to dispel mors that he was beg molted by the town's… Cred: ABC Network TV's first gay high schooler (played by a teenage Ryan Phillippe) me out to dispel mors that he was beg molted by the town's passnate pastor. '' Advertisement Advertisement 1994 — Rickie Vasquez (Wilson Cz), My So-Called Life (ABC) My So-Called Life | ''I still receive emails and msag om people disverg the show, '' says Cz, who played primetime's first gay teenager on My So-Called Life 17 years… Cred: ABC/Getty Imag ''I still receive emails and msag om people disverg the show, '' said Wilson Cz, who played primetime's first gay teenager on My So-Called Life 1994. '" Advertisement 2003 — Mar Del Rossi (Adamo Ruggiero), Degrassi: The Next Generatn (The N) Degrassi Junr High | School valedictorian Mar was the first of eight (and untg) gay major characters on the groundbreakg Canadian teen soap, which was tacklg gay plotl as… Cred: Everett Collectn School valedictorian Mar was the first of eight (and untg) major gay characters on the groundbreakg Canadian teen soap, which was tacklg gay plotl as far back as the '80s and ntued to reprent var LGBTQ+ inti.

TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’

'' 2005 — Andrew Van Kamp (Shawn Pyom), Dperate Hoewiv (ABC) Dperate Hoewiv | The schemg — and openly homosexual — Andrew fied work stereotypg wh his bad-boy antics (nng over the neighbor's mother, scg his own mom's boyiend)… Cred: ABC The schemg—and openly homosexual—Andrew fied work stereotypg wh his bad-boy antics (nng over the neighbor's mother, scg his own mom's boyiend) to be the qutsential Dperate Hoewiv character. 2007 — Kenny (Rami Malek), The War at Home (Fox) The War at Home | The first openly gay teen on a work fay s, neighbor Kenny me out durg the Long Island-set edy's send season, after which his Mlim… Cred: Fox The first openly gay teen on a work fay s, neighbor Kenny (Rami Malek) me out durg the Long Island-set edy's send season, after which his Mlim parents shunned him and the Gold fay took him . ''It's the first posive portrayal of a gay character, pecially of a kid, whout him beg a punchg bag, or a punch le, or an annoyg sikick, '' said Chris Colfer.

'' Advertisement 2009 — Griff (Brando Eaton), The Secret Life of the Amerin Teenager (ABC Fay) The Secret Life Of The Amerin Teenager | The teen-sex heavy show's first gay youngster, Griff is also one of the kids who agreed to a high school chasty pact. Advertisement 2010 — Blae Anrson (Darren Criss), Glee (Fox) Kurt's journey to beg a nfint young gay man is beg helped along by self-assured csh Blae. ''Blae was never gog to be Kurt's love… Cred: Jt Lub/Fox Kurt's journey to beg a nfint young gay man was helped by his self-assured csh (and future hband), Blae.

The show leav subtle hts of Will's sexualy all over, pecially season 4, but Schnapp nfirmed his character is gay, tellg Variety that the seri' creators "are wrg this real character and this real journey and real stggle, and they're dog so well. Advertisement 2017 — Kev Keller (Casey Cott) Riverdale (The CW) riverdalechapter16 Cred: The CW Archie Comics' first openly gay character me to life on The CW's teen supernatural drama based on said ics.