GLAAD: ‘Te Blood’ has most gay characters – The Hollywood Reporter

Contents:

• SPOILER ALERT: TE BLOOD TURNS STRAIGHT CHARACTER GAY… BUT WHICH ONE?
• DID LE GRIM NOT WANT TO PLAY A GAY GUY ON 'TE BLOOD'?
• TE BLOOD'S RYAN KWANTEN OPENS UP ABOUT GAY BROTHER
• NELSAN ELLIS (LAFAYETTE) TALKS ‘TE BLOOD,’ GAY MARRIAGE, TYLER PERRY
• 'TE BLOOD' ACTOR QU SHOW OVER GAY CONTENT
• 'TE BLOOD' ACTOR LE GRIM QU OVER GAY ROLE (REPORT)
• IS TE BLOOD ABOUT GAY RIGHTS? FAN THEORY DEBUNKED
• GLAAD: ‘TE BLOOD’ HAS MOST GAY CHARACTERS

SPOILER ALERT: TE BLOOD TURNS STRAIGHT CHARACTER GAY… BUT WHICH ONE?

"Yet over s seven seasons the seri also went the extra e by cludg many gay, lbian, and bisexual characters who were jt as diverse, dangero, and memorable as Bon Temps' other rints. Relled by many as talented and unrrated, Ellis beme a Te Blood fan-favore for his portrayal of the scene-stealg, gay short orr ok at Merlotte’s Bar the fictnal Louisiana town. ” Ellis’s character was ld for breakg stereotyp of gay men.

DID LE GRIM NOT WANT TO PLAY A GAY GUY ON 'TE BLOOD'?

Take a look back at some of the gay sex dreams that have appeared on Te Blood, which, often feature Kwanten as the betiful season 6, Jason Stackhoe shared a sexy dream sequence after drkg the vae of the vampire-fairy Warlow, played by Rob Kazsky. Earlier the show's n, Jason received a surprise bedfellow the form of Eddie, a middle-aged gay vampire.

Buzzfeed Reports That Le Grim Qu Te Blood Bee He Refed To Play A Gay Character. Once Te Blood’s seventh season premiered and beme clear that the character that Grim ed to play began a gay relatnship wh Nelsan Ellis’ Lafayette, a lot of fans drew nclns.

Then, 2014, Buzzfeed reported that a source close to Te Blood’s productn nfirmed that Grim was unwillg to play a gay character.

TE BLOOD'S RYAN KWANTEN OPENS UP ABOUT GAY BROTHER

Le Grim’ Former Te Blood Co-Star Believ He Left Due To Gay Storyle. Of urse, the only people who n know for sure whether or not Le Grim qu Te Blood due to gay storyl are those who were directly volved wh the discsns. That said, the actor that Grim would have -starred romantic scen wh if he didn’t qu Te Blood has ma clear he believ Le left bee he didn’t want to play a gay character.

You qu your job bee you don’t want to play a gay part? I did a documentary lled Damn Wonrful, about gay suici, and you make a statement, a big statement, when you go, ‘I don’t want to play this part bee ’s gay. ’ If you have a child, if you have a son, and he out as gay, what are you gog to do?

If you have a dghter who out gay …? ” Ellis played Lafayette Reynolds, a gay ok, through the seven-season n of “Te Blood. ”Onle news se The Gr praised Ellis’s portrayal of Lafayette as one that “slays gay stereotyp.

NELSAN ELLIS (LAFAYETTE) TALKS ‘TE BLOOD,’ GAY MARRIAGE, TYLER PERRY

And, of urse, there’s rint bisexual Pam and openly gay Lafayette, the latter of whom is now settled down wh J. Le Grim reportedly left 'Te Blood' bee he was unfortable wh possible gay sex scen. Acrdg to Buzzfeed, uld be bee Grim was unfortable playg a gay General Hospal regular Nathan Parsons has been st to play the role now that Grim dropped out.

Acrdg to a statement released by Grim' rep, the actor left bee of schlg nflicts and not bee he didn't want to play a gay character.

Not only do the Asie hottie talk to The Advote about the possibily of his Te Blood character gettg on wh a guy, he also opens up to the mag about havg a gay brother... PHOTOS: Te Blood's Te Lov "My youngt brother, Lloyd, is gay, " says the 33-year-old actor. Lafayette is a gay man who is flamboyant and egreg but at the same time isn’t stereotypil.

'TE BLOOD' ACTOR QU SHOW OVER GAY CONTENT

Here, he tells VIBE how he brought Lafayette to life, what the gay muny thks about the character and how he plans to transn beyond his Te Blood role. So that stereotype you were playg mt have been a Queenie type of gay guy, huh?

'TE BLOOD' ACTOR LE GRIM QU OVER GAY ROLE (REPORT)

What’s been the feedback om the gay muny? I don’t thk ’s a reflectn of the gay muny that’s jt Lafayette.

IS TE BLOOD ABOUT GAY RIGHTS? FAN THEORY DEBUNKED

But this is jt om what I hear, I haven’t really spoken to the gay muny outsi him [Lghs]. But then aga, I do play a gay character.

I don’t answer that qutn, “Are you gay or not, ” when down to dtry people. Today celebry gossip: Te Blood's Le Grim was allegedly rest after refg to play gay, Jt Bieber's beg sued aga, and Channg Tatum is NOT divorcg Jenna the time of last Sunday's season premiere of Te Blood—s last ever—the most ntroversial thg about the episo seemed to be viewers' abily to ci if was brilliant or horrible. So, a tly retrogra b of homophobia, Grim cid that playg a gay (or, really, bisexual) role was unacceptable, whereas playg a blood-suckg mon and ocsnal murrer was totally fe.

Also, before anybody claims that Grim was right to walk away om a role when he wasn't given fair warng about his character's sexualy shift, remember that this is TRUE BLOOD, one of the gayt shows of all time and one which almost every vampire character be bisexual over time. Gay stuff is never not the rds on Te Blood. Meanwhile 's 2014 and reer-panic homophobia ntu to thrive Hollywood.

GLAAD: ‘TE BLOOD’ HAS MOST GAY CHARACTERS

Now, a new report claims those "differenc" stemmed om a gay plotle. Buzzfeed reports that Grim -- who prevly played Jam, the vampire boyiend of Jsi (Deborah Ann Woll) -- qu bee the Season 7 script of the vampire-centric HBO show clud a romance between his character and the openly gay Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis). Is Te Blood About Gay Rights?