Tom Payne's good-natured badass is the show's third gay ma character.
Contents:
- 'THE WALKG DEAD' JT CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY
- IS J GAY IN THE WALKG DEAD COMICS?
- IS THE WALKG DEAD'S J GAY? HERE'S WHAT THOMAS PAYNE SAYS
- IS J GAY WALKG AD? (J’ SEXUALY ON THE WALKG AD)
- 'THE WALKG DEAD' FALLY CONFIRMED J’S SEXUALYTV J AND COMICS J ARE ONE AND THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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 STACEY GRANTMARCH 20, 2017/11:39 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GENE PAGE/AMCTOM PAYNE AS PL 'J' ROVIA, LREN COHAN AS MAGGIE GREENE - THE WALKG DEAD _ SEASON 7, EPISO 13 - PHOTO CRED: GENE PAGE/AMCBY STACEY GRANTMARCH 20, 2017 / 11:39 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'THE WALKG DEAD' FALLY CONFIRMED J’S SEXUALY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-03-20T15:39:46.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-03-20T15:39:46.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"STACEY GRANT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEWT WALKG DEAD EPISO FOCED ON GIRLS ATTACKG THE PATRIARCHY, BUT THERE WAS ONE IMPORTANT MOMENT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED BEFORE THE SH H THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FANS HAVE BEEN WAG FOR J (TOM PAYNE) TO REVEAL ON THE TV SERI THAT HIS SEXUALY IS THE SAME AS IS THE ICS, AND SUNDAY NIGHT (MARCH 19), WE FALLY GOT OUR NFIRMATN "THE OTHER SI." WHILE SPEAKG WH MAGGIE (LREN COHAN) AT THE HILLTOP BEFORE THE SAVRS MAKE ANOTHER UNEXPECTED HOE LL, J REVEALS HE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISCSG HIS NEW POST-APOLYPSE HOME, J STAT, "WHEN I WAS FIRST HERE, I WAS NEVER HERE. I ALWAYS FOUND HARD GETTG CLOSE TO ANYONE: NEIGHBORS, IENDS, BOYIENDS." MAGGIE TELLS HER IEND, "YOU SHOULD TRY SOME TIME, EVEN IF DON’T LAST."GENE PAGE/AMCTHE WALKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WALKG DEAD HAS A HISTORY OF LGBT CHARACTERS, LIKE TARA (ALANNA MASTERSON) AND UPLE AARON (ROSS MARQUAND) AND ERIC (JORDAN WOODS-ROBSON), BUT AS WH THEM, J IS "SO MUCH MORE THAN HIS SEXUALY, JT LIKE PEOPLE ARE REAL LIFE," WALKG DEAD BOSS ROBERT KIRKMAN TOLD ENTERTAMENT TONIGHT. LIKE PAYNE SAID EARLIER THIS YEAR, "LISTEN, 'S THE END OF THE WORLD. DO YOU REALLY THK WE'RE GOG TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THGS LIKE THAT?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- "THE WALKG DEAD": J IS GAY!THE SHOW NOW BOASTS THREE OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS. {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 CODY GOHLMARCH 20, 2017/9:25 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}AMCBY CODY GOHLMARCH 20, 2017 / 9:25 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"THE WALKG DEAD\": J IS GAY!","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-03-20T13:25:19.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-03-20T13:25:19.000+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":"CODY GOHL","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;}PRAISE J HALLELUJAH—THE WALKG DEAD'S GOOD-NATURED REBEL J HAS OFFICIALLY E OUT!{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;}{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 TOM PAYNE MA HIS BUT ON THE WALKG DEAD LAST SEASON AS J, FANS WONRED IF THE CHARACTER WOULD BE GAY LIKE HE IS THE ORIGAL IC BOOK SERI. AFTER DODGG THE QUTN FOR A YEAR, THE SHOW FALLY NFIRMED HIS SEXUALY LAST NIGHT'S EPISO "THE OTHER SI."{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 MOMENT OCCURRED A NVERSATN BETWEEN THE ELIVE HERO AND MAGGIE. DURG THEIR TALK, J REVEALED THAT HE GREW UP A GROUP HOME AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS FEELG LIKE HE BELONG ANYWHERE. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT 'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO GET CLOSE TO ANYONE, CLUDG "NEIGHBORS, IENDS, BOYIENDS," WH MAGGIE TELLG HIM HE SHOULD TRY SOME TIME.AMCLREN COHAN AS MAGGIE GREENE, TOM PAYNE AS PL 'J' ROVIA - THE WALKG DEAD _ SEASON 7, EPISO 14 - PHOTO CRED: GENE PAGE/{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 WALKG DEAD NOW HAS THREE GAY CHARACTERS S MA ST, A SIGNIFINT NUMBER FOR AN ACTN-LED SERI WH A LARGE FAN BASE OF BOTH LIBERAL AND NSERVATIVE VIEWERS. THOUGH SOME BIGOTED FANS WENT BALLISTIC WHEN GAY UPLE AARON AND BOYIEND ERIC SHARED A STEAMY SMOOCH ON THE SHOW'S FIFTH SEASON, THAT J IS A FAN-FAVORE AND A PROMENT FIGURE THE UNIVERSE WILL HOPEFULLY ALLOW PRODUCERS TO EXPLORE HIS {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 MY OPN THERE SHOULD BE MORE AWOME GAY PEOPLE FICTN BEE THERE ARE PLENTY OF AWOME GAY PEOPLE REAL LIFE," ROBERT KIRKMAN, WHO CREATED THE WALKG DEAD ICS, SAID LAST {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;}"I WANT J TO BE A CHARACTER WHERE HIS SEXUALY IS AS UNIMPORTANT AS RICK OR OTHER HETEROSEXUAL CHARACTERS. SO WE WON'T FOC ON NSTANTLY AND WON'T BE THE FOC OF ANY BIG STORYL FOR HIM... BUT HE'LL MAKE WH A DU EVERY NOW AND THEN... BEFORE GOG OUT AND DROP KICKG ZOMBI."{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;}H/T: HARPER'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{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 WALKG DEAD' JT CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY
Tom Payne's good-natured badass is now the show's third gay ma character. * the walking dead jesus is gay *
Payne said last year that he saw no reason why his on-screen J wouldn't be gay, as he is the ics, and tonight's episo "The Other Si, " he officially beme the show's third major gay character. Her girliend Denise (Merrt Wever) was ntroversially killed off what beme part of a troublg TV trend last year; an unwele rurgence of the "Bury Your Gays" trope which me to a head wh a profoundly ntroversial storyle on The CW's The 100.
But the fact that this is now a show wh three gay characters s ma st matters.
Given his stat as a badass fan favore, his signifint role the ics and the bonds he's veloped wh several of the show's ma characters, the now-openly-gay J has the potential to bee genuely inic a way Aaron and Tara are not.
IS J GAY IN THE WALKG DEAD COMICS?
* the walking dead jesus is gay *
Gay characters on televisn are no longer unmon, but gay male hero on actn-led genre shows are, and the fact that The Walkg Dead has an unually bipartisan fan base wh a strong Republin ntgent mak s sexual diversy all the more charged. "In my opn there should be more awome gay people fictn bee there are plenty of awome gay people real life, " Robert Kirkman, who created The Walkg Dead ics and is an EP on the show, said last year. Her girliend Denise (Merrt Wever) was ntroversially killed off what beme part of a troublg TV trend last year; an unwele rurgence of the "Bury Your Gays" trope which me to a head wh a profoundly ntroversial storyle on The CW's The the fact that this is now a show wh three gay characters s ma st matters.
IS THE WALKG DEAD'S J GAY? HERE'S WHAT THOMAS PAYNE SAYS
J is openly gay the Walkg Dead show, jt like some of his -stars, Aaron and Eric. * the walking dead jesus is gay *
If you ask a ic rear about J, they'll be quick to pot out that he - like Aaron and Eric - is an openly gay character. "In the past, Robert Kirkman has also nfirmed that J is fely gay on the show, jt hasn't been officially addrsed this week's episo is featurg the characters of The Hilltop, 's likely J will be around. But bee we are all human, the nversatn has now turned to sexualy, and the Inter was recently taken by storm by ments the actor ma about J potentially beg gay.
IS J GAY WALKG AD? (J’ SEXUALY ON THE WALKG AD)
The show now boasts three openly gay characters. * the walking dead jesus is gay *
Perhaps thgs were taken slightly out of ntext, though, as Payne said this when asked about havg suated J' homosexualy:Yeah, he's... But sce any attempts to take him down and get rmatn would jt lead to him bamboozlg and pg, we'll have to look to the show and givg his answer to TMZ, Thomas Payne mentns that J is gay the source material, which is ed the se.
Even though we know Daryl's not gay (at least officially), people still qutn , and the same will probably happen wh J if nothg five gets revealed soon. But yeah, if we're worryg about whose bed J' boots are gog unr, at least that means we're not worryg about him gettg killed soon, which n't be said about the rerd, here's how Thomas Payne feels about if the world is ready for gay J. So, is J gay Walkg Dead?
J is openly gay the Walkg Dead show, jt like some of his -stars, Aaron and Eric. Tom Payne, the actor that plays J, aka Pl Rovia, voiced his approval for the character to be gay an terview wh the Huffgton Post, sayg he thks “It’s amazg.
'THE WALKG DEAD' FALLY CONFIRMED J’S SEXUALYTV J AND COMICS J ARE ONE AND THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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 STACEY GRANTMARCH 20, 2017/11:39 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GENE PAGE/AMCTOM PAYNE AS PL 'J' ROVIA, LREN COHAN AS MAGGIE GREENE - THE WALKG DEAD _ SEASON 7, EPISO 13 - PHOTO CRED: GENE PAGE/AMCBY STACEY GRANTMARCH 20, 2017 / 11:39 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'THE WALKG DEAD' FALLY CONFIRMED J’S SEXUALY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-03-20T15:39:46.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-03-20T15:39:46.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"STACEY GRANT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEWT WALKG DEAD EPISO FOCED ON GIRLS ATTACKG THE PATRIARCHY, BUT THERE WAS ONE IMPORTANT MOMENT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED BEFORE THE SH H THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FANS HAVE BEEN WAG FOR J (TOM PAYNE) TO REVEAL ON THE TV SERI THAT HIS SEXUALY IS THE SAME AS IS THE ICS, AND SUNDAY NIGHT (MARCH 19), WE FALLY GOT OUR NFIRMATN "THE OTHER SI." WHILE SPEAKG WH MAGGIE (LREN COHAN) AT THE HILLTOP BEFORE THE SAVRS MAKE ANOTHER UNEXPECTED HOE LL, J REVEALS HE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISCSG HIS NEW POST-APOLYPSE HOME, J STAT, "WHEN I WAS FIRST HERE, I WAS NEVER HERE. I ALWAYS FOUND HARD GETTG CLOSE TO ANYONE: NEIGHBORS, IENDS, BOYIENDS." MAGGIE TELLS HER IEND, "YOU SHOULD TRY SOME TIME, EVEN IF DON’T LAST."GENE PAGE/AMCTHE WALKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WALKG DEAD HAS A HISTORY OF LGBT CHARACTERS, LIKE TARA (ALANNA MASTERSON) AND UPLE AARON (ROSS MARQUAND) AND ERIC (JORDAN WOODS-ROBSON), BUT AS WH THEM, J IS "SO MUCH MORE THAN HIS SEXUALY, JT LIKE PEOPLE ARE REAL LIFE," WALKG DEAD BOSS ROBERT KIRKMAN TOLD ENTERTAMENT TONIGHT. LIKE PAYNE SAID EARLIER THIS YEAR, "LISTEN, 'S THE END OF THE WORLD. DO YOU REALLY THK WE'RE GOG TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THGS LIKE THAT?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
The Walkg Dead's J, played by Tom Payne, has e out as gay Season 7, Episo 14. "For the first time, I feel like I belong." * the walking dead jesus is gay *
” Although J wasn’t the first character to be gay on the seri or TV generally, his g out was a big al 2017.
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AFTER DODGG THE QUTN FOR A YEAR, THE SHOW FALLY NFIRMED HIS SEXUALY LAST NIGHT'S EPISO "THE OTHER SI."{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 MOMENT OCCURRED A NVERSATN BETWEEN THE ELIVE HERO AND MAGGIE. DURG THEIR TALK, J REVEALED THAT HE GREW UP A GROUP HOME AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS FEELG LIKE HE BELONG ANYWHERE. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT 'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO GET CLOSE TO ANYONE, CLUDG "NEIGHBORS, IENDS, BOYIENDS," WH MAGGIE TELLG HIM HE SHOULD TRY SOME TIME.AMCLREN COHAN AS MAGGIE GREENE, TOM PAYNE AS PL 'J' ROVIA - THE WALKG DEAD _ SEASON 7, EPISO 14 - PHOTO CRED: GENE PAGE/{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 WALKG DEAD NOW HAS THREE GAY CHARACTERS S MA ST, A SIGNIFINT NUMBER FOR AN ACTN-LED SERI WH A LARGE FAN BASE OF BOTH LIBERAL AND NSERVATIVE VIEWERS. THOUGH SOME BIGOTED FANS WENT BALLISTIC WHEN GAY UPLE AARON AND BOYIEND ERIC SHARED A STEAMY SMOOCH ON THE SHOW'S FIFTH SEASON, THAT J IS A FAN-FAVORE AND A PROMENT FIGURE THE UNIVERSE WILL HOPEFULLY ALLOW PRODUCERS TO EXPLORE HIS {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 MY OPN THERE SHOULD BE MORE AWOME GAY PEOPLE FICTN BEE THERE ARE PLENTY OF AWOME GAY PEOPLE REAL LIFE," ROBERT KIRKMAN, WHO CREATED THE WALKG DEAD ICS, SAID LAST {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;}"I WANT J TO BE A CHARACTER WHERE HIS SEXUALY IS AS UNIMPORTANT AS RICK OR OTHER HETEROSEXUAL CHARACTERS. SO WE WON'T FOC ON NSTANTLY AND WON'T BE THE FOC OF ANY BIG STORYL FOR HIM... BUT HE'LL MAKE WH A DU EVERY NOW AND THEN... 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The latt episo of The Walkg Dead nfirms that the character J is gay - see the spoilers om season 7 episo 14 here * the walking dead jesus is gay *
What season do J e out as gay?
In the Walkg Dead ics, Robert Kirkman portrays J as openly gay.
While fans of this TV show were aware of J’ sexualy the ics, they weren’t sure if the TV character would also be gay until March 19th, 2017, when this nversatn was put to rt wh a nfirmatn.
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"The Walkg Dead" fally nfirmed the character of J' sexualy on Sunday's episo. Hilltop Colony member J (Tom Payne) opened up that he was gay nversatn wh Maggie (Lren Cohan). * the walking dead jesus is gay *
Although the TV versn of the Walkg Dead seri don’t always follow su wh the ic versn, the TV show cid to mata J’ sexualy, and many fans approved of this, potg out how gay characters TV shows acunt for a very mute percentage. In this episo, J out as gay as he’s havg a nversatn wh a fellow character, Maggie, when he reveals he’s never felt like he belonged and had always found hard to form close relatnships wh “neighbors, iends…boyiends.
He ntued to add that diversy and cln are sential Tv programmg and J beg gay was a way of passg that msage.
J IS GAY: ‘WALKG DEAD’ CHARACTER COM OUT – WATCH
The reveal of J’ sexualy ntued the good track rerd the show had terms of cln and diversy alongsi other gay characters like Tara (Alanna Masterson), Eric (Jordan Woods – Robson), Denise (Mert Wever), Aaron (Ross Marquand), and Alisha (Juliana Harkavy). J out as gay on season 7, episo 14 of the Walkg Dead, known as “The Other Si. Many fans weren’t sure if J the show would be gay as he is the ics until the release of “The Other Si.
In an terview, Tom Payne, who plays J, revealed that he thks that J beg gay is amazg, but tryg to py the romance of J and Aaron om the ic would be “lazy.
”Tom Payne stated that they aren’t keen to follow su as the ics regards to a relatnship wh Aaron, although he ma clear that J is gay. Is J Gay In The Walkg Dead Comics?
HOW THE WALKG DEAD JT SUBTLY CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY
The Walkg Dead Fally Confirmed A Big Comic Character Is Gay On The TV Show – Here’s Why That Matters. Latt Episo Of The Walkg Dead Confirms Ma Character As Gay.
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LATT EPISO OF ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ NFIRMS MA CHARACTER AS GAY
The Walkg Dead Character Com Out As Gay In Latt Episo. " While speakg wh Maggie (Lren Cohan) at the Hilltop before the Savrs make another unexpected hoe ll, J reveals he's gay. When Tom Payne ma his but on The Walkg Dead last season as J, fans wonred if the character would be gay like he is the origal ic book seri.
He went on to say that 's been difficult for him to get close to anyone, cludg "neighbors, iends, boyiends, " wh Maggie tellg him he should try some Walkg Dead now has three gay characters s ma st, a signifint number for an actn-led seri wh a large fan base of both liberal and nservative viewers. Though some bigoted fans went ballistic when gay uple Aaron and boyiend Eric shared a steamy smooch on the show's fifth season, that J is a fan-favore and a proment figure the universe will hopefully allow producers to explore his sexualy.
J OM ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ OUT AS GAY
"In my opn there should be more awome gay people fictn bee there are plenty of awome gay people real life, " Robert Kirkman, who created The Walkg Dead ics, said last year. Openly gay, he still found difficulty relatnships wh boyiends.
THIS 'WALKG DEAD' CHARACTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GAY
Tom Payne on J possibly beg gay on the show: "What I fd tertg om the ics is that 's not a big al. Robert Kirkman nfirmed Letterhacks #164 that J is ed gay on the show.
This mak him the sixth LGBT character alongsi Tara, Alisha, Aaron, Eric, and Denise beg the third known gay male. Yup, J (Tom Payne) is gay.
" That's bee he didn't need to have one; fans who really know their Walkg Dead know that J -- real name Pl Rovia -- is gay the ic books.
THE WALKG DEAD STAR SAYS GAY ROMANCE BETWEEN AARON AND J HAPPENED OFFSCREEN
The Walkg Dead‘s J, played by Tom Payne, has e out as gay Season 7, Episo 14. Payne spoke about mors his character was gay late last year.
“I thk that would be amazg…He's a badass and he happens to be gay. Thankfully, the wrers have chosen to keep one element: J is still gay. "He's a badass and he happens to be gay, " he said.
The Payne of wag is over for “Walkg Dead” the ics, J, the character actor Tom Payne portrays on the AMC show, is gay.
THE WALKG DEAD, SAISON 7 : OUI, J T SSI GAY DANS LA SéRIE
The latt episo of The Walkg Dead nfirms that the character J is gay. In the origal Walkg Dead ic books created by Robert Kirkman, J is wrten as gay – however his sexualy was yet to be addrsed by the TV adaptatn, until now.
Season 7 episo 14 se Hilltop Colony member J, played by Tom Payne, e out as gay durg a nversatn wh character Maggie. He’s a badass and he happens to be gay.
Sadly, that joy mt now be forever tempered by the knowledge that Koko, whose life sh so brightly om the screen, has been lost to – who, though thori say there is no evince her ath was motivated by homophobia or transphobia, is neverthels yet another victim of the eply embedd hate and vlence that hnts our culture and mak movi like this one seem so very, very prec. CultureThis 'Walkg Dead' Character Was Supposed to be GayAnd another might be g out soon.
'WALKG DEAD' STAR TOM PAYNE BASILLY CONFIRMS J IS GAY
YouTubeThe Walkg Dead was supposed to be a ltle b gayer.