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Executive producer Edward Ksis tells EW about the new gay character g season 7

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'ONCE UPON A TIME' PAIRS DOROTHY AND RED RIDG HOOD IN THE SHOW'S FIRST GAY LOVE STORY'OUAT' CLAR THAT FAIRY TAL N HAPPEN TO GAY PEOPLE, {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 JOSEPH LAMOURAPRIL 18, 2016/2:53 {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;}DISNEY / ABCBY JOSEPH LAMOURAPRIL 18, 2016 / 2:53 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'ONCE UPON A TIME' PAIRS DOROTHY AND RED RIDG HOOD IN THE SHOW'S FIRST GAY LOVE STORY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-04-18T18:53:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-04-18T18:53:52.000+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":"JOSEPH LAMOUR","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;}LAST NIGHT, LTLE RED RIDG HOOD BEME MORE THAN A "IEND OF DOROTHY'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;}THE 18TH EPISO OF ONCE UPON A TIME'S FIFTH SEASON, TLED "RUBY SLIPPERS," FEATURED THE FAIRY TALE DRAMA’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE WHEN AN ADULT RED RIDG HOOD (RUBY, PLAYED BY MEGHAN ORY) FELL LOVE WH THE WIZARD OF OZ'S DOROTHY (TERI REEV).DISNEY / {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;}EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ADAM HOROWZ AND EDWARD KSIS HTED BEFORE THIS SEASON BEGAN THAT AN LGBT RELATNSHIP WOULD BE ON THE HORIZON, STATG, "WE WANT THE SHOW TO REFLECT THE WORLD AS IS NOW. WHETHER THAT’S GOG TO BE WH ANY PARTICULAR CHARACTER, WE’RE NOT GOG TO SAY."{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;}WH THE RETURN OF MULAN TO THE SCREEN, FANS SPECULATED THE WARRR PRCS WOULD FALLY GET A VIABLE LOVE TERT -- HER UNREQUED LOVE FOR SLEEPG BETY MA HEADL WHEN WAS REVEALED ALL THE WAY BACK SEASON {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;}THIS TIME, MULAN SERVED AS A VEHICLE TO HELP RUBY REALIZE HER ROMANTIC FEELGS FOR DOROTHY, WHO THE EPISO FALLS VICTIM TO A SLEEPG CURSE. 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"THIS PAST SUNDAY’S EPISO WAS JT ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW A FAIRY TALE, AS LIFE, LOVE IS LOVE."{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;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .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;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}FUN, RELATED FACT: "FRIEND OF DOROTHY" IS A TERM THAT WAS ED AS EARLY AS THE 1930S AND '40S TO SCRIBE GAY MEN AND, LATER ON, {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;}SCE HOMOSEXUALY SELF ED TO BE ILLEGAL, GAY FOLKS NEED TO REFER TO EACH OTHER SECRET. THE TERM OM THE WIZARD OF OZ THOR L. FRANK BM'S SEQUEL, ROAD TO OZ, WHERE A CHARACTER STAT, "YOU HAVE SOME QUEER IENDS, DOROTHY", TO WHICH DOROTHY REPLI, "THE QUEERNS DON'T MATTER, SO LONG AS THEY'RE IENDS."{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;}WHO KNOWS IF THAT'S WHAT HOROWZ AND KSIS WERE THKG WHEN THEY CID TO PAIR RUBY WH DOROTHY (WHO UNTIL NOW HAD ONLY APPEARED ONE OTHER EPISO,) BUT FELY LKS THE REAL WORLD AND THE WORLD OF FAIRY TAL TOGETHER {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

Commentg on the reveal that the relatnship would exist between Dorothy and Ruby Red (not Mulan, the show’s first openly gay character) Edward Ksis and Adam Horowz said to EW, “This past Sunday’s episo was jt another example of how a fairy tale, as life, love is love. This is a list of LGBTQ+ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer) characters on ABC's Once Upon a Time. In one ABC productn, Once Upon a Time, this character has feelgs for another prcs, technilly makg her one of the first openly gay prcs of the drama seri.

By the end of this episo, Ruby and Dorothy are the characters wh the first openly-gay relatnship on the seri, even sharg a kiss.

After all, havg the two female leads — who, by the way, already -parent a son, sacrifice their eternal souls for each other, and lerally create unstoppable magic together — bee a non uple might be too much for the homophobic portn of the dience to handle.

‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ GETS FIRST GAY UPLE

"The 18th episo of Once Upon a Time's fifth season, tled "Ruby Slippers, " featured the fairy tale drama’s first gay romance when an adult Red Ridg Hood (Ruby, played by Meghan Ory) fell love wh The Wizard of Oz's Dorothy (Teri Reev).

"Fun, related fact: "Friend of Dorothy" is a term that was ed as early as the 1930s and '40s to scribe gay men and, later on, homosexualy self ed to be illegal, gay folks need to refer to each other secret. Wt) alongsi Rega (Lana Parrilla), Hook (Col O’Donoghue), and Rumple (Robert Carlyle) — executive producers Adam Horowz and Edward Ksis are g the opportuny to troduce a gay character who will have a more substantial role. I don’t thk ’s an arc, ’ll be a character who is gay and that’s who they are and they exist the world.

ONCE UPON A TIME.. GAY CHARACTERS

Here before me were three men who were gay and died om AIDS. Then-Print Ronald Reagan did not mentn the word AIDS publicly for years until after his Hollywood iend Rock Hudson me out as gay and revealed that he was livg wh AIDS.

The ernment was so adamant about not mentng AIDS that the topic was met wh lghter and homophobic remarks a 1982 prs nference which former Prs Secretary Larry Speak asked reporter Lter Ksolvg if he had AIDS. In that time of ernmental neglect, misrmatn, and homophobia, Jake posed a challenge his piece.

WHY THE WRONG CHARACTERS WENT GAY ON ‘ONCE UPON A TIME.’

In my muny, ’s not unmon to hear someone mentn that homosexualy isn’t “Ain” or that homosexualy is an “agenda” beg phed by the whe mastream media to stroy the Black fay stcture. Even though the Black church is currently experiencg drops attendance, not too many Black people are far removed om the fluence the church has had on our people and unfortunately, homophobia has been one of s fluenc.

Beg a Black gay man the 70s, 80s, and 90s, I wonr how Charl navigated the social issu. On one hand you have the head the sand typ that refe to adm that gay people exist and that they serve to be shown on TV as well. On the other, you have the gay people that have been lookg forward to a gay relatnship on OUaT be given gay relatnship wh no buildup, g C- list characters for (C list characters, not actors.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* ONCE UPON A TIME IS RUBY GAY

'Once Upon a Time' gets first gay uple .

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