Introducg Gay Characters? ****SPOILERS**** :: The Walkg Dead: Season Two General Discsns

Contents:

• IS ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ IN DARYL DIXON GAY?
• FACT CHECK: IS ROSS MARQUAND GAY REAL LIFE?
• DARYL DIXON WAS ALMOST THE WALKG DEAD'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER

IS ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ IN DARYL DIXON GAY?

As a rult, many viewers have scratched their heads for years and wonred if Daryl is gay — spe a strong majory of the fanbase suggtg that Daryl and Carol (Melissa McBri) should bee an em.

In fact, Kirkman tailed that the origal plans were for Dixon to be gay, but simply never happened.

On that same note, Res simultaneoly exprsed that he “isn’t aaid” to portray Daryl as a gay character and that he would happily work wh whatever material the wrers gave him.

FACT CHECK: IS ROSS MARQUAND GAY REAL LIFE?

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DARYL DIXON WAS ALMOST THE WALKG DEAD'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER

The "Bury Your Gays" trope has bee a part of cultual knowledge recent years, but not everyone has gotten the memo.

The trope also extends to films, and gay and bi men. Shows like Killg Eve, and most recently, Hoe of the Dragon, are still btally and needlsly killg off their queer characters stead of lettg them be are 15 of the most egreg -- and btal -- recent exampl of the Bury Your Gays trope.