'Fear The Walkg Dead' star Lennie Jam lls for bate over gay and disabled rol

Contents:

• ‘FEAR THE WALKG DEAD’ REVEALS FIRST GAY MALE MA CHARACTER ANCHISE
• ‘FEAR THE WALKG DEAD’ SURPRIS FANS WH GAY PLOT TWIST
• ‘FEAR THE WALKG DEAD’ REVEALS A GAY MA CHARACTER
• ‘FEAR THE WALKG DEAD’ STAR LENNIE JAM LLS FOR BATE OVER GAY AND DISABLED ROL

‘FEAR THE WALKG DEAD’ REVEALS FIRST GAY MALE MA CHARACTER ANCHISE

Never have those e across as havg an "exclively gay moment. My character Victor Strand that I've played, and built, he is who he is — but 's not like he's operatg as a gay man.

‘FEAR THE WALKG DEAD’ SURPRIS FANS WH GAY PLOT TWIST

He is a gay man, and his system of operatn is so plex and tertg, which mak closer to real life and the way that we actually do reprent one another. The Big Gay Sketch Show was 2008, so you've been out-out profsnally for a while.

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‘FEAR THE WALKG DEAD’ REVEALS A GAY MA CHARACTER

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US zombie drama Fear The Walkg Dead has surprised fans by revealg a gay romance volvg one of the show’s ma characters. While the plot reprents the first gay romance on Fear the Walkg Dead, the show’s origal sister seri The Walkg Dead is no stranger to LGBT characters – the most recent of which beg season six’s Pl ‘J’ Monroe, played by Brish actor Tom Payne, who was troduced to viewers earlier this year.

‘FEAR THE WALKG DEAD’ STAR LENNIE JAM LLS FOR BATE OVER GAY AND DISABLED ROL

The fan favourtie character’s troductn me spe the homophobic backlash om some quarters that surround the Ross Marquand’s character Aaron  season five, while the show has also featured proment lbian characters the form of Tara Chambler (Alanna Masterson) and Denise (Merrt Wever). Gay. Gay Couple.

Episo four of Fear the Walkg Dead season two tled “Blood the Streets” revealed Victor Strand (Colman Domgo) as gay.

Also, kudos to Fear the Walkg Dead for makg a ma character e out as gay s send season rather than takg years to do somethg siar like The Walkg Dead. What did you thk of Fear the Walkg Dead revealg that a POC like Victor Strand was gay? The Walkg Dead prequel featur out antagonist Victor Strand, played by gay actor, wrer, and director Colman Domgo.