Gay Teens on TV: A Timele |

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<p>Here are some of the gay teen characters sce '92 who ma televisn history</p>

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GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE

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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.

Through Kat's experienc, the show manag to shed light on bisexualy and the biphobia that occurs both straight muni and the LGBTQ+ muny, an always tertg topic for gay teen shows. 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 &mdash; and openly homosexual &mdash; 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.

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