The Sandman's Neil Gaiman says crics 'don't like gay people'

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THE SANDMAN CREATOR NEIL GAIMAN SAYS SHOW’S CRICS ‘DON’T LIKE GAY OR BLACK PEOPLE’

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Speakg to The Queer Review, Gaiman said: “When I was wrg , and today, I had gay iends, I had trans iends. “I remember gettg a very gmpy letter om the ‘Concerned Mothers of Ameri’, rmg that due to the number of gay characters Sandman they would be boyttg and we had to repent, ” he said. “A number of people the wrers rooms for both seasons one — and we’ve started talkg about season two — are non-bary, and gay, and lbian, and bisexual, and trans.

NEIL GAIMAN TEAS THE TRANS CHARACTER "INTEGRAL" TO "THE SANDMAN" SEASON 2"IF WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE SEASON 2," THE IC SERI CREATOR {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 CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHAUGT 8, 2022/5:00 {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:2700PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}NETFLIXBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHAUGT 8, 2022 / 5:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NEIL GAIMAN TEAS THE TRANS CHARACTER \"INTEGRAL\" TO \"THE SANDMAN\" SEASON 2","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-08-08T21:00:02.999+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-08-08T21:00:02.999+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":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","KEYWORDS":"ICS, SANDMAN, TORI AMOS","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;}SCE THE ORIGAL PUBLITN OF THE SANDMAN IC SERI, THE ADVENTUR OF DREAM (ALSO KNOWN AS MORPHS) AND HIS SIX ENDLS SIBLGS, DEATH, DELIRIUM, DIRE, DPAIR, DTCTN, AND DTY, HAVE HAD A FERVENT QUEER FANBASE. SIAR TO HOW LGBTQ PEOPLE ARE DRAWN TO THE X-MEN, THE REARS FELT A FAIARY WH THE FANTASTIL AND OTHERWORLDLY CHARACTERS OF THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE, WHO EXIST OUTSI OF THE EVERYDAY HUMAN {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;}WHEN THE SANDMAN FIRST H IC STANDS BACK THE LATE '80S, WAS ONE OF THE ONLY ICS WH QUEER CHARACTERS AND STORYL, AND THE NEW NETFLIX SERI STAYS TE TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL WH MULTIPLE LGBTQ CHARACTERS, SAME-SEX HOOKUPS, AND RELATNSHIPS, NOT TO MENTN JOHN CAMERON MCHELL AS A DRAG QUEEN, AN APPEARANCE OM OUT SCREEN LEGEND STEPHEN FRY, AND A CREEPY GAY SERIAL KILLER KNOWN AS THE {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 SANDMAN HAS HAD A VOTED LGBTQ FANBASE ALMOST SCE S EARLY DAYS OF PUBLITN, BUT WHEN DID THE SERI' WRER AND CREATOR NEIL GAIMAN FIRST REALIZE THAT LGBTQ REARS WERE VOURG HIS TALE OF MORPHS?{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;}"PROBABLY SOMEWHERE THE VERY EARLY '90S," THE ACCLAIMED AMERIN GODS THOR TELLS LOGO. "BEE TWO THGS WERE HAPPENG WHEN THE ICS WERE G OUT: THE FIRST EVER [NVENTN] SIGNGS THAT I DID FOR SANDMAN, THE PEOPLE AT THE SIGNGS WERE UNIFORMLY WHE MALE AND BETWEEN THE AG OF 15 AND 21 BEE THOSE WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WENT TO IC BOOK STOR."MIKE MARSLAND/{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;}"THEN OVER THE NEXT UPLE OF YEARS, THAT STARTED CHANGG," GAIMAN EXPLAS. "AND VERY SOON THERE WAS A 50/50 GENR BALANCE GOG ON AND I WOULD HAVE LARGE, SWEATY, UNSHAVEN MEN G UP TO ME AT NVENTNS SAYG, 'YOU BROUGHT WOMEN TO MY STORE, MY IC BOOK STORE. NO WOMEN HAD EVER E TO MY STORE AND YOU BROUGHT THE WOMEN TO MY STORE, MAN. I GOT TO SHAKE YOUR HAND.' AND SO THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF {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;}"AND EVEN WH THAT, THE PEOPLE THE [SIGNG] L, I WOULD BE STARTG TO MEET MORE AND MORE LGBT PEOPLE WHO WERE JT NOT THE KD OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD EVER READ ICS, BUT THEY WERE FDG SANDMAN AND THEY WERE FDG THEMSELV SANDMAN," HE NTU. "THAT WAS HUGE. AND FOR ME, I'D PUT ALL OF THE LGBT PEOPLE THERE BEE THEY WERE MY IENDS AND I WANTED SANDMAN TO REFLECT THE WORLD THAT I LIVED . AND IF I'D NOT PUT GAY CHARACTERS , IF I HADN'T PUT LBIAN CHARACTERS , IF I DIDN'T HAVE TRANS PEOPLE , WOULD'VE BEEN UNTE TO MY WORLD. SO JT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHG THAT I WOULD TAKE FOR GRANTED. I WANTED TO BE ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVERYBODY SEEMED TO RPOND TO THAT."{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 STURRIDGE, THE BRISH ACTOR WHO PLAYS THE TLE CHARACTER THE NETFLIX ADAPTATN, TELLS LOGO HE WAS AWARE OF THE ICS' QUEER FANBASE, EXPLAG "'S EXTRAORDARY HOW AHEAD OF S TIME IS. IN S EXPLORATN OF THAT MUNY OF GENR GENERAL, OF REPRENTATN OF WOMEN, OF ALL KDS OF SEXUALY." {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 WAS KD OF MD-BLOWG TO THK THAT NEIL FIRST BEGAN WRG 1989 WHERE OBVLY THE WORLD WAS A DIFFERENT PLACE, BUT Y, I THK I WAS FULLY AWARE OF THROUGH THE READG OF ," STURRIDGE NTU. "THEN AS FAR AS IENDS GO, ACTUALLY, 'S ONLY BEEN SCE I'VE STARTED DOG PRS FOR BEE I DIDN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT THAT MUCH, NO ONE REALLY KNEW WHAT I WAS DOG, BUT NOW PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT AND 'S ASTONISHG HOW IMPORTANT IS TO SO MANY DIFFERENT KDS OF PEOPLE."{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;}ANOTHER IMPORTANT CHARACTER WHO APPEARS HALFWAY THROUGH THE ORIGAL SANDMAN N IS WANDA, WHO IS TRODUCED THE STORY ARC, "A GAME OF YOU," WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF BARBIE (WHO HAS A SMALL ROLE THE NETFLIX SERI) AND HER GROUP OF IENDS NEW YORK. WANDA IS A CLOSE IEND OF BARBIE, AND GAIMAN ASSUR IF THE STREAMER RENEWS THE SANDMAN FOR A SEND SEASON THAT FANS WILL GET TO SEE WANDA BROUGHT TO LIFE ON THE SCREEN:{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;}"OH, Y, ABSOLUTELY. WANDA IS AN ABSOLUTELY TEGRAL PART OF THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE AND 'A GAME OF YOU,'" HE EXPLAS. "AND IF WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE SEASON 2, WANDA WILL BE A HUGE, HUGE PART... IT'S GOG TO BE SO MUCH FUN STG FABULO TRANS ACTORS."{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;}IN ADDN TO WANDA, SOMEONE ELSE WHO ULD MAKE A MEO AN UPG SEASON IS PIANO GODSS TORI AMOS, WHO HAS BEEN IENDS WH GAIMAN SCE THE EARLY '90S. AMOS DISVERED THE SANDMAN ICS THROUGH A IEND, AND WORKED REFERENC TO THE CHARACTERS TO HER SONGS, LIKE "TEAR IN YOUR HAND" WHERE SHE SGS ABOUT "HANGG OUT WH THE DREAM KG."MATTHEW BAKER/GETTY {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;}AMOS' MIC HAS BEEN A GATEWAY FOR HER VOTED QUEER FANBASE TO DISVER GAIMAN'S WORK — ADDN TO AMOS' LYRIL EASTER EGGS, REARS HAVE ALSO NOTED THE SIARI BETWEEN AMOS AND DELIRIUM. WHEN ASKED IF THERE WAS EVER A NVERSATN TO HAVE THE SGER VOLVED WH THE SANDMAN PRODUCTN, EHER THROUGH A MEO OR NTRIBUTG A SONG AS SHE DID FOR THE GOOD OMENS AMAZON ADAPTATN, GAIMAN TEAS WE MIGHT HEAR HER IF THE SERI {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;}"LET'S PUT THIS WAY: IN THE SANDMAN IC, WHEN YOU GET TO 'BRIEF LIV,' RIGHT AT THE BEGNG, 'TEAR IN YOUR HAND' IS PLAYG THE BACKGROUND AND I ULD NOT IMAGE NOT ASKG TORI FOR THE RIGHTS TO HAVE 'TEAR' PLAYG DURG THAT SEQUENCE BEE WOULD JT FEEL LIKE WE WERE BETRAYG . I'M ACTUALLY GETTG REALLY NERVO AND EXCED BEE I WANT TO SEND TORI A LK SO THAT SHE N GET A LTLE HEADSTART ON EVERYBODY AND WATCH SANDMAN."{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;}AFTER THE TEAS OM GAIMAN, HOPEFULLY THE DREAMS OF THE SANDMAN SEASON 2 BEE A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;WIDTH:M(100%,342PX);MARG:0 TO;POSN:RELATIVE;MARG-TOP:LC(0PX + 24PX);MARG-BOTTOM:24PX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{FLOAT:RIGHT;MARG-RIGHT:80PX;MARG-LEFT:24PX;}}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;GAP:6PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;MAX-HEIGHT:104PX;WIDTH:100%;LE-HEIGHT:24PX;PADDG:16PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 2PX 4PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);} A{LOR:#354A4E;TEXT-OVERFLOW:ELLIPSIS;WHE-SPACE:PRE-LE;-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:3;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;OVERFLOW:HIDN;} A:HOVER{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.6REM/1.5 "D REGULAR",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;MAX-HEIGHT:104PX;WIDTH:100%;LE-HEIGHT:24PX;PADDG:16PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 2PX 4PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);} A{LOR:#354A4E;TEXT-OVERFLOW:ELLIPSIS;WHE-SPACE:PRE-LE;-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:3;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;OVERFLOW:HIDN;} A:HOVER{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;}SAILG "OCEAN TO OCEAN," TORI AMOS SEARCH FOR MAGIC AND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}ICSSANDMANTORI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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The Sandman's Neil Gaiman says crics 'don't like gay people'.

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