The Walkg Dead fans were not happy that Tara - one of the show's few proment gay characters - died the penultimate episo of season 9.
Contents:
- 'THE WALKG DEAD' JT CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY
- ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ ACTOR OUT AS GAY
- THE WALKG DEAD FANS ARE FUR ANOTHER GAY CHARACTER’S BEEN KILLED OFF
- 'THE WALKG DEAD' JT CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY
- J IS GAY ON 'THE WALKG DEAD.' HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS.
- FACT CHECK: IS ROSS MARQUAND GAY REAL LIFE?
- IS J GAY IN THE WALKG DEAD COMICS?
'THE WALKG DEAD' JT CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY
After a small, but vol segment of viewers rpond negatively to the cln of a gay uple the sp-off seri "The Walkg Dead: World Beyond," the anchise rpond om s official Twter acunt. * gay in the walking dead *
One of The Walkg Dead's biggt mysteri is one that hasn't actually ever been addrsed on the AMC h seri: is Daryl Dixon (Norman Res) gay? "I do have to clear somethg up, though: the letter lumn of the ic book that I do, I mentned that there was a possibily early on about makg Daryl Dixon's character gay. Kirkman did reveal that a "very proment gay character om the ics" will be troduced the send half of the fifth Page/AMCFans of the character have often "shipped" him wh Carol (Melissa McBri), whom he stck up a iendship wh season one, and then Beth (Ey Kney), who got closer to the guard Daryl season four.
He's gay.
"He said, 'Well, he's prison gay—like, you'll tch him lookg at a member of the same sex, but if you mentn to him, he'll jt stab you and be like what the f--k? The Walkg Dead is takg aim at homophobia, as well as a small, but vol segment of viewers rpond negatively to the cln of a gay uple the sp-off seri The Walkg Dead: World Beyond, the anchise rpond om s official Twter acunt. ”Jelani Allad and Ni Tortorella portray a gay uple 'The Walkg Dead: World Beyond' (Photo Cred: Mall Polay/AMC)Premierg last October, World Beyond was a teen-centric variatn on The Walkg Dead, followg four adolcents who are among the first generatn to grow up a world populated by bra-eatg monsters.
‘THE WALKG DEAD’ ACTOR OUT AS GAY
Tom Payne's good-natured badass is now the show's third gay ma character. * gay in the walking dead *
Oh we n’t fd a character for you, screw you’re gay wh this guy. 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.
THE WALKG DEAD FANS ARE FUR ANOTHER GAY CHARACTER’S BEEN KILLED OFF
The Walkg Dead actor Daniel Newman has e out as gay, tellg fans was "jt time" to be open about his sexualy. * gay in the walking dead *
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.
The Walkg Dead actor Daniel Newman has e out as gay. When a young woman at the centre thanked him for supportg the LGBTQ muny, prumg the actor was heterosexual, Newman rrected her by sayg he is gay.
'THE WALKG DEAD' JT CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY
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Earlier this month, was nfirmed that one of The Walkg Dead‘s ma characters is gay.
However, Tara’s ath also got a lot of people riled as spelled the send removal of a rare gay character on the show this same season. You’re probably aware that this is a troublg trope not jt TWD but across the televisn landspe, wh the tratg trend so popular ’s often known as the “buryg your gays” trope. I LITERALLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANYONE WHO DIED EXCEPT ENID AND TARA WHY DID THE SMARTEST DOCTOR AND ANOTHER HILLTOP LEADER DIE (also @ the walkg ad stop killg the gays off) #TheWalkgDead — khalil (@khvl1l) March 25, 2019 THEY KILLED TARA, ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CHARACTERS AND ANOTHER GAY CHARACTER FUCK OFF #TheWalkgDead — jordan (@jensmish) March 26, 2019 You jt had to kill Tara, didn't you??
J IS GAY ON 'THE WALKG DEAD.' HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS.
Tom Payne's good-natured badass is the show's third gay ma character. * gay in the walking dead *
#TheWalkgDead #BuryYourGays — Krystle?? It's weird they were too sred to do that but were fe to kill off all but one of their queer characters — Moe: Sparkledog edn (@EnbyDal) March 25, 2019 Are we surprised #walkgad did the bury your gays trope more than once? How e they always gotta kill off the gays?
@WalkgDead_AMC @AMCTalkgDead On the topic of killg off tara, why as soon as you troduce new gay characters you kill off an old one? — Syd (@squidr14) March 25, 2019 Alongsi Magna and Yumiko, Aaron (Ross Marquand) is the only other proment gay character left alive on the seri.
Not tryg to be racist but ’s really odd how almost every sgle uple asi om the homosexuals and lbians, (which were apart of the ics) and Jerry and his wife HAS to be a mixed uple. Openly gay, he still found difficulty relatnships wh boyiends. Tom Payne on J possibly beg gay on the show: "What I fd tertg om the ics is that 's not a big al.
FACT CHECK: IS ROSS MARQUAND GAY REAL LIFE?
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.
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. The Walkg Dead on social media is also a proud supporter, nouncg homophobic people. In The Walkg Dead ics, he's gay.
He's a badass, and he happens to be gay. "While he isn't the first gay character to be featured on the AMC seri, J beg gay is still a big al for televisn 2017. Progrs has been ma, but gay characters still acunt for a small percentage of total TV rol, acrdg to the latt numbers om GLAAD's 2016 "Where We Are on TV" report.
IS J GAY IN THE WALKG DEAD COMICS?
The "bury your gays" trope beme a hot topic last year after The 100 ntroversially killed off a character named Lexa, shortly after her relatnship wh another female character was nsummated.
The Walkg Dead has also stggled to portray s only current gay relatnship between Alexandrians Aaron and Eric. He is a role mol, spiratn, and a mentor to other characters and a perfect example that prov to all the anti-LGBTQIA+ people that beg gay don’t mean you are a bad says:I would say whout doubt ’s Strand Fear. ClaimLike Aaron on the h show, Ross Marquand om The Walkg Dead is gay real life.
But fans n’t help but wonr if Marquand is also gay. Read on for more about Marquand’s relatnship has that the actor who portrays one half of TWD‘s first gay uple is gay real life.