J is gay on 'The Walkg Dead.' Here’s why that matters.

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The Walkg Dead actor Daniel Newman has e out as gay, tellg fans was "jt time" to be open about his sexualy.

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'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.

‘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 *

"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. Oh we n’t fd a character for you, screw you’re gay wh this guy.

THE WALKG DEAD FANS ARE FUR ANOTHER GAY CHARACTER’S BEEN KILLED OFF

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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.

'THE WALKG DEAD' JT CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY

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. * gay in the walking dead *

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. 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.

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 *

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.

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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.

IS J GAY IN THE WALKG DEAD COMICS?

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?? #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?

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