"Star Trek beyond" filmmakers fend cisn to make Sulu gay.
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- IN SURPRISG PLOT-TWIST, "BROTHERS & SISTERS" TAK ON HIV/{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;}LIFEBY BRENT HARTGERMAY 17, 2010/1:54 AMBY BRENT HARTGERMAY 17, 2010 / 1:54 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IN SURPRISG PLOT-TWIST, \"BROTHERS & SISTERS\" TAK ON HIV/AIDS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-05-17T05:54:33.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-05-17T05:54:33.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"BRENT HARTGER","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}WARNG: THIS ARTICLE NTAS SPOILERS FOR THE "ON THE ROAD AGA" EPISO OF BROTHERS & SISTERS. {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 ATH OF ROBERT MCCALLISTER (ROB LOWE) SUNDAY NIGHT'S SEASON FALE OF BROTHERS & SISTERS MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE WORST-KEPT SECRETS TELEVISN {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;}BUT THE SAME EPISO, "ON THE ROAD AGA," NTAED ANOTHER A PIVOTAL PLOT-TWIST THAT UGHT MANY VIEWERS BY PLETE {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;}UNCLE SL, PLAYED BY RON RIFK, IS {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;}HE JOS AN EXTREMELY SMALL NUMBER OF GAY CHARACTERS ON SCRIPTED AMERIN TELEVISN WHO HAVE EVER BEEN INTIFIED AS HIV-POSIVE. THE LAST SUCH CHARACTER, AT LEAST SUCH A HIGH-PROFILE TV PROJECT, MAY HAVE BEEN THE CHARACTER OF VCE TAYLOR (ANTHONY AZIZI) ON THE 2005-2006 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;}OTHER REGULAR GAY OR BISEXUAL HIV-POSIVE CHARACTERS TV HISTORY CLU LEE CAMPBELL ON THE BT YEARS (A CANADIAN IMPORT THAT AIRED ON THE N 2007), AND SEVERAL CHARACTERS ON THE SHOWTIME SERI QUEER AS {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;}TELEVISN'S HIGHT PROFILE REGULAR HIV-POSIVE CHARACTERS EVER WERE PROBABLY JEANIE BOULET (GLORIA RBEN) ON E.R. AND ROBERT CALDWELL (MARK HARMON) ON ST. ELSEWHERE. SPEEDY, ALSO KNOWN AS MIA DEARN, IS AN HIV-POSIVE SUPERHERO TRODUCED ON THE LATT SEASON OF SMALLVILLE ( A MEO).{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;}STILL, THE CHARACTERS, LIKE MOST HIV-POSIVE CHARACTERS ON TV TO DATE, ARE HETEROSEXUAL — PERHAPS REFLECTG THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY'S AMBIVALENCE TOWARD HIV/AIDS AND THEIR RELUCTANCE TO RERCE THE MISTAKEN NOTN THAT AIDS IS A "GAY" {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;}BUT BY REPEATEDLY PROMOTG THE WELL-TENTNED IA THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GAY TO GET HIV/AIDS, HOLLYWOOD HAS RERCED ANOTHER MISPERCEPTN: THAT MOST S OF HIV FECTN THE U.S. WERE NOT AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN WHEN, FACT, THEY WERE (AND STILL ARE).{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 LAST NIGHT'S BROTHERS & SISTERS EPISO, SL IS NTACTED BY AN OLD IEND (AND ONE-TIME ROMANTIC TERT) VIA FACEBOOK. WHEN KEV AND STTY SUALLY POT OUT OM THE IEND'S PROFILE THAT HE'S BEEN LIVG WH AIDS FOR MANY YEARS, LEADS SL TO ADM THAT HE'S NEVER ACTUALLY BEEN TTED FOR THE VIS 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;}SL ADMS THAT, S EARLIER, HE HAD HAD A SERI OF RANDOM, UNPROTECTED SEXUAL ENUNTERS THAT RULTED BEE OF WISPREAD IGNORANCE ABOUT THE FACTS OF HIV/AIDS AND HIS OWN EPLY TERNALIZED {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 MUCH PROMPTG BY THE WALKER FAY, SL FALLY AGRE TO GET TTED. AT THE TTG CENTER, HE LEARNS THAT IS POSSIBLE TO RRY THE VIS FOR MANY YEARS WHOUT SHOWG SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE (AND THAT HIV-FECTN RAT ARE CURRENTLY RISG AMONG THE ELRLY THANKS TO SEXUAL ENHANCEMENT DGS).{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;}LATER, AFTER PHONG TO GET THE RULTS OF HIS TT (SOMETHG NOT ALLOWED MOST TTG CENTERS), SL TELLS THE FAY THAT HE IS FE, THAT HE HAS TTED {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;}BUT THE FAY IS LATER VOLVED A R CRASH AT THE END OF THE EPISO — AN ACCINT THAT ENDS UP TAKG ROBERT MCCALLISTER'S LIFE. SL IS JURED AS WELL AND IS BLEEDG, BUT WHEN KEV APPROACH TO HELP HIM, HE SAYS, "DON'T TOUCH ME! YOU N'T."{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 OTHER WORDS, HE HAS LIED ABOUT THE RULTS OF HIS TT. HE IS HIV-POSIVE, AND HIS BLOOD IS {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;}CURRENTLY, GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN MAKE UP HALF OF ALL HIV FECTNS THE U.S. AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF OF NEW FECTNS, ACRDG TO 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;}ESTIMAT OF THE NUMBER OF GAY MEN CURRENTLY LIVG WH HIV RANGE OM TEN PERCENT TO FORTY PERCENT CERTA CI. A 2010 STUDY OF GAY MEN WASHGTON D.C. FOUND THAT 14% OF GAY MEN THAT CY ARE {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;}SUNDAY NIGHT'S BROTHERS & SISTERS PLOT-TWIST, G THE LAST EPISO OF THE SEASON, GIV THE SHOW AN OPPORTUNY TO AL WH AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED BY MASTREAM TELEVISN FOR FAR TOO LONG: HIV FECTN AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN, PARTICULARLY AMONG 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;}IT ALSO GIV THE SHOW A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHG TERTG WH RON RIFK, A TALENTED ACTOR WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN LTLE TO DO ON THE SHOW TO DATE, SPE THE REVELATN THAT HE IS GAY EARLY THE SEND {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;}ACRDG TO HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, THE SHOW HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR A FIFTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- THERE ARE 3 GUYS PLAYG GAY ON B&S, ARE ANY OF THEM GAY REAL LIFE?
- MATTHEW RHYS ON HIS 'REHG' GAY CHARACTER ON 'BROTHERS & SISTERS'
- 'BROTHERS & SISTERS' STAR NFIRMS HE IS GAY
- SULU IS GAY THE NEXT ‘STAR TREK’ MOVIE. GEE TAKEI ISN’T HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
IN SURPRISG PLOT-TWIST, "BROTHERS & SISTERS" TAK ON HIV/{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;}LIFEBY BRENT HARTGERMAY 17, 2010/1:54 AMBY BRENT HARTGERMAY 17, 2010 / 1:54 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IN SURPRISG PLOT-TWIST, \"BROTHERS & SISTERS\" TAK ON HIV/AIDS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-05-17T05:54:33.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-05-17T05:54:33.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"BRENT HARTGER","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}WARNG: THIS ARTICLE NTAS SPOILERS FOR THE "ON THE ROAD AGA" EPISO OF BROTHERS & SISTERS. {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 ATH OF ROBERT MCCALLISTER (ROB LOWE) SUNDAY NIGHT'S SEASON FALE OF BROTHERS & SISTERS MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE WORST-KEPT SECRETS TELEVISN {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;}BUT THE SAME EPISO, "ON THE ROAD AGA," NTAED ANOTHER A PIVOTAL PLOT-TWIST THAT UGHT MANY VIEWERS BY PLETE {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;}UNCLE SL, PLAYED BY RON RIFK, IS {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;}HE JOS AN EXTREMELY SMALL NUMBER OF GAY CHARACTERS ON SCRIPTED AMERIN TELEVISN WHO HAVE EVER BEEN INTIFIED AS HIV-POSIVE. THE LAST SUCH CHARACTER, AT LEAST SUCH A HIGH-PROFILE TV PROJECT, MAY HAVE BEEN THE CHARACTER OF VCE TAYLOR (ANTHONY AZIZI) ON THE 2005-2006 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;}OTHER REGULAR GAY OR BISEXUAL HIV-POSIVE CHARACTERS TV HISTORY CLU LEE CAMPBELL ON THE BT YEARS (A CANADIAN IMPORT THAT AIRED ON THE N 2007), AND SEVERAL CHARACTERS ON THE SHOWTIME SERI QUEER AS {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;}TELEVISN'S HIGHT PROFILE REGULAR HIV-POSIVE CHARACTERS EVER WERE PROBABLY JEANIE BOULET (GLORIA RBEN) ON E.R. AND ROBERT CALDWELL (MARK HARMON) ON ST. ELSEWHERE. SPEEDY, ALSO KNOWN AS MIA DEARN, IS AN HIV-POSIVE SUPERHERO TRODUCED ON THE LATT SEASON OF SMALLVILLE ( A MEO).{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;}STILL, THE CHARACTERS, LIKE MOST HIV-POSIVE CHARACTERS ON TV TO DATE, ARE HETEROSEXUAL — PERHAPS REFLECTG THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY'S AMBIVALENCE TOWARD HIV/AIDS AND THEIR RELUCTANCE TO RERCE THE MISTAKEN NOTN THAT AIDS IS A "GAY" {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;}BUT BY REPEATEDLY PROMOTG THE WELL-TENTNED IA THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GAY TO GET HIV/AIDS, HOLLYWOOD HAS RERCED ANOTHER MISPERCEPTN: THAT MOST S OF HIV FECTN THE U.S. WERE NOT AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN WHEN, FACT, THEY WERE (AND STILL ARE).{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 LAST NIGHT'S BROTHERS & SISTERS EPISO, SL IS NTACTED BY AN OLD IEND (AND ONE-TIME ROMANTIC TERT) VIA FACEBOOK. WHEN KEV AND STTY SUALLY POT OUT OM THE IEND'S PROFILE THAT HE'S BEEN LIVG WH AIDS FOR MANY YEARS, LEADS SL TO ADM THAT HE'S NEVER ACTUALLY BEEN TTED FOR THE VIS 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;}SL ADMS THAT, S EARLIER, HE HAD HAD A SERI OF RANDOM, UNPROTECTED SEXUAL ENUNTERS THAT RULTED BEE OF WISPREAD IGNORANCE ABOUT THE FACTS OF HIV/AIDS AND HIS OWN EPLY TERNALIZED {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 MUCH PROMPTG BY THE WALKER FAY, SL FALLY AGRE TO GET TTED. AT THE TTG CENTER, HE LEARNS THAT IS POSSIBLE TO RRY THE VIS FOR MANY YEARS WHOUT SHOWG SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE (AND THAT HIV-FECTN RAT ARE CURRENTLY RISG AMONG THE ELRLY THANKS TO SEXUAL ENHANCEMENT DGS).{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;}LATER, AFTER PHONG TO GET THE RULTS OF HIS TT (SOMETHG NOT ALLOWED MOST TTG CENTERS), SL TELLS THE FAY THAT HE IS FE, THAT HE HAS TTED {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;}BUT THE FAY IS LATER VOLVED A R CRASH AT THE END OF THE EPISO — AN ACCINT THAT ENDS UP TAKG ROBERT MCCALLISTER'S LIFE. SL IS JURED AS WELL AND IS BLEEDG, BUT WHEN KEV APPROACH TO HELP HIM, HE SAYS, "DON'T TOUCH ME! YOU N'T."{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 OTHER WORDS, HE HAS LIED ABOUT THE RULTS OF HIS TT. HE IS HIV-POSIVE, AND HIS BLOOD IS {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;}CURRENTLY, GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN MAKE UP HALF OF ALL HIV FECTNS THE U.S. AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF OF NEW FECTNS, ACRDG TO 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;}ESTIMAT OF THE NUMBER OF GAY MEN CURRENTLY LIVG WH HIV RANGE OM TEN PERCENT TO FORTY PERCENT CERTA CI. A 2010 STUDY OF GAY MEN WASHGTON D.C. FOUND THAT 14% OF GAY MEN THAT CY ARE {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;}SUNDAY NIGHT'S BROTHERS & SISTERS PLOT-TWIST, G THE LAST EPISO OF THE SEASON, GIV THE SHOW AN OPPORTUNY TO AL WH AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED BY MASTREAM TELEVISN FOR FAR TOO LONG: HIV FECTN AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN, PARTICULARLY AMONG 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;}IT ALSO GIV THE SHOW A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHG TERTG WH RON RIFK, A TALENTED ACTOR WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN LTLE TO DO ON THE SHOW TO DATE, SPE THE REVELATN THAT HE IS GAY EARLY THE SEND {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;}ACRDG TO HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, THE SHOW HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR A FIFTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
On Sunday night the ABC drama had a gay character wrtle wh the possibily of HIV fectn — and did so a remarkably effective way. * is saul gay in brothers and sisters *
The ath of Robert McCallister (Rob Lowe) Sunday night's season fale of Brothers & Sisters may have been one of the worst-kept secrets televisn the same episo, "On the Road Aga, " ntaed another a pivotal plot-twist that ught many viewers by plete Sl, played by Ron Rifk, is jos an extremely small number of gay characters on scripted Amerin televisn who have ever been intified as HIV-posive. The last such character, at least such a high-profile TV project, may have been the character of Vce Taylor (Anthony Azizi) on the 2005-2006 seri regular gay or bisexual HIV-posive characters TV history clu Lee Campbell on The Bt Years (a Canadian import that aired on The N 2007), and several characters on the Showtime seri Queer as Folk.
Speedy, also known as Mia Dearn, is an HIV-posive superhero troduced on the latt season of Smallville ( a meo), the characters, like most HIV-posive characters on TV to date, are heterosexual — perhaps reflectg the entertament dtry's ambivalence toward HIV/AIDS and their reluctance to rerce the mistaken notn that AIDS is a "gay" by repeatedly promotg the well-tentned ia that you don't have to be gay to get HIV/AIDS, Hollywood has rerced another misperceptn: that most s of HIV fectn the U. Were not among gay and bisexual men when, fact, they were (and still are) last night's Brothers & Sisters episo, Sl is ntacted by an old iend (and one-time romantic tert) via Facebook.
Currently, gay and bisexual men make up half of all HIV fectns the U. Estimat of the number of gay men currently livg wh HIV range om ten percent to forty percent certa ci. A 2010 study of gay men Washgton D.
THERE ARE 3 GUYS PLAYG GAY ON B&S, ARE ANY OF THEM GAY REAL LIFE?
There are 3 guys playg gay on B&S, are any of them gay real life? - qutn and answer the Brothers & Sisters club * is saul gay in brothers and sisters *
Found that 14% of gay men that cy are night's Brothers & Sisters plot-twist, g the last episo of the season, giv the show an opportuny to al wh an issue that has been ignored by mastream televisn for far too long: HIV fectn among gay and bisexual men, particularly among the also giv the show a chance to do somethg tertg wh Ron Rifk, a talented actor who has been given ltle to do on the show to date, spe the revelatn that he is gay early the send season. The actor who play Stty(Le Macfarlane) is gay real life. Jason (Eric Wter) is not gay the real life, and Kev (Matthew Rhys) I really don't know, sorry!
i didn't know that le mcfarlene was gay.
He is too hot to be gay. I do not THINK Matthew Rhys (Kev) is gay real life and Ron Rifk (Sl) is married to a woman named Iva. Matthew rhys is gay I'm pretty sure of .
MATTHEW RHYS ON HIS 'REHG' GAY CHARACTER ON 'BROTHERS & SISTERS'
Stat of the Unn: Directed by Michael Schultz. Wh Dave Annable, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Kerris Dorsey, Sally Field. Kty and Nora take Sarah to a spa on her weddg anniversary. Jt is tempted to relieve his pa. Stty se Sl at a gay party and Kev nonts his uncle. Tommy is sperate about Julia leavg and looks for fort." data-id="ma * is saul gay in brothers and sisters *
Le {SCOTTY}is the only gay one!!
Matthew {KEVIN} is ff NOT gay!!! Le is such a hottie, but do make sense if he is gay. S tertg that hollywood was first created by a group of gay men who put on plays.
All actors i thk have a gay si to them as they woulnt be able to play the rol they do. If you e out as gay you risk losg work. The guys who played Kev and Sl are not gay real.
'BROTHERS & SISTERS' STAR NFIRMS HE IS GAY
But the guy who played Stty is gay real life. Y I thk that he is gay. I mean I have nothg agast gay people I have some gay iends and he jt played the role so good.
And if he's not gay than he is one heck of a good actor and way to go Matthew. When actor Matthew Rhys was dng for the role of "Kev Walker, " a man who intifi as gay, ABC's " Brothers & Sisters, " he told HuffPost Live was a "rehg" character for him to enunter. He was one of the siblgs who happened to be gay and he was so clear about that.
Before You GoFavore Gay TV CouplYou May Like. While televisual reprentatns of HIV-posive gay men have moved away om aligng HIV/AIDS wh (impendg) ath, trac of this alignment lger. Th, while Brothers & Sisters striv to avoid the reprentatnal pfall of aligng HIV-posive gay men wh ath, Sl is neverthels portrayed as an elrly man wh potentially agile health.
SULU IS GAY THE NEXT ‘STAR TREK’ MOVIE. GEE TAKEI ISN’T HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
This alignment of Sl wh imag of beg elrly is pound by the prence of a young gay uple, Kev and Stty, who are a monogamo, long-term relatnship. Throughout all seasons, Brothers & Sisters lls on generatnal difference as a key way of reprentg Sl, Kev and Stty’s varyg attus toward beg gay.
In the season four fale, generatnal difference functns both as a way of distguishg Sl, Kev and Stty’s experienc as gay men and as a more general way of martg the reprentatn of past and prent gay liv and practic. Sl is portrayed as a member of an olr gay generatn that lived through the heady days of equent partners and unprotected sex the late 1970s and early 1980s, whereas Kev and Stty belong to a “post”-AIDS generatn that valu monogamy and a normative way of life.