Gay paramedic fil lawsu over harassment and "culture of discrimatn" at Denver Health - LGBTQ Natn

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• MY CHAT WH KEV RANK WHO PORTRAYS A GAY PARAMEDIC ON NBC’S NEW MEDIL DRAMA “TRMA”
• TCA EXCLIVE! NBC'S "TRMA" TO FEATURE GAY PARAMEDIC!{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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENAUGT 5, 2009/5:40 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENAUGT 5, 2009 / 5:40 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TCA EXCLIVE! NBC'S \"TRMA\" TO FEATURE GAY PARAMEDIC!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-08-05T21:40:37.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-08-05T21:40:37.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}HERE'S SOME NEWS THAT SHOULD GLADN GLAAD'S HEART (NOT TO MENTN OURS!): I'VE NFIRMED EXCLIVELY THAT NBC'S NEW MEDIL DRAMA TRMA IS GOG TO CLU A MAJOR GAY CHARACTER AS PART OF S {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;}SET SAN FRANCIS, THIS IS AN "TENSE, ACTN-PACKED LOOK AT ONE OF 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;}DANGERO MEDIL PROFSNS THE WORLD: FIRST RPONR PARAMEDICS."{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;}AND ONE OF THOSE FIRST RPONRS IS GOG TO BE AN OUT GAY MAN OR WOMAN. SO WHO MIGHT THE GAY BE? WELL, JT LIKE WE DID WH MY SOP OM LAST YEAR ABOUT SOUTHLAND, WE'RE GOG TO PLAY "GUS THE GAY!" (THIS TIME I ACTUALLY KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT N'T DIVULGE.){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;}SO HERE ARE THE NDIDAT:{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;} CAMERON BOONE (DEREK LE), A "STOIC PARAMEDIC"{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;}TYLER BRIGGS (KEV RANK) AN "EDGY EMT"{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;} GLENN MORRIS (TAYLOR KNEY), A "ROOKIE EMT"{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;}MARISA BENEZ (AIMEE GARCIA),{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;}AS A "TOUGH ROOKIE HELIPTER PILOT"{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;}DR. JOE SAVIANO (JAMEY SHERIDAN) AS THE "PARAMEDIC'S MENTOR" {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;}NANCY CARNAHAN (ANASTASIA GRIFFH) {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;}"STRONG-WILLED PARAMEDIC" {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;}  RBEN "RABB" PALCH (CLIFF CURTIS), A "DAREVIL {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;}AS I SAID ABOVE, I KNOW THE INTY OF THE GAY CHARACTER, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO WA FOR NOW TO FD OUT WHO IS. HOWEVER, FEEL EE TO GUS AWAY THE MENTS! I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS DAR SRDAPANE AND {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;}REER TOLD ME WAS IMPORTANT THAT A SHOW SET SAN FRANCIS CLU A GAY CHARACTER AND THAT THEY WANTED TO AVOID THE CLICHED G OUT STORYLE. KUDOS TO THEM FOR {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'VE SEEN THE PILOT AND I HAVE TO SAY, I CERTALY DIDN'T REALIZE THIS CHARACTER WAS GAY AND SRDAPANE AND REER TOLD ME THE "REVEAL" IS FUN AND DIFFERENT. AND EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A FAN OF MEDIL DRAMAS, I RATHER LIKED THIS ONE. HERE'S HOPG LASTS LONGER THAN KGS. TRMA PREMIER MONDAY SEPTEMBER {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;}NOW LET THE GUSG BEG!{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
• GAY PARAMEDIC FIL LAWSU OVER HARASSMENT AND “CULTURE OF DISCRIMATN” AT DENVER HEALTH
• GAY PARAMEDIC SAYS HE WAS REFED ENTRY TO MOSQUE TO TREAT HEART ATTACK PATIENT
• GAY PARAMEDIC, 29, BURNED ALIVE 'HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK' AS HOME SET ON FIRE
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

MY CHAT WH KEV RANK WHO PORTRAYS A GAY PARAMEDIC ON NBC’S NEW MEDIL DRAMA “TRMA”

As the agency’s newly created liaison officer between the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (or qutng) the LGBTQ+ Liaison Officer, Boyd will be promotg equaly and cln the workplace, and tg our first rponrs on LGBTQ+ related emergency healthre ndns and rpectful practic when rg for the dividuals.

TCA EXCLIVE! NBC'S "TRMA" TO FEATURE GAY PARAMEDIC!{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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENAUGT 5, 2009/5:40 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENAUGT 5, 2009 / 5:40 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TCA EXCLIVE! NBC'S \"TRMA\" TO FEATURE GAY PARAMEDIC!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-08-05T21:40:37.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-08-05T21:40:37.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}HERE'S SOME NEWS THAT SHOULD GLADN GLAAD'S HEART (NOT TO MENTN OURS!): I'VE NFIRMED EXCLIVELY THAT NBC'S NEW MEDIL DRAMA TRMA IS GOG TO CLU A MAJOR GAY CHARACTER AS PART OF S {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;}SET SAN FRANCIS, THIS IS AN "TENSE, ACTN-PACKED LOOK AT ONE OF 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;}DANGERO MEDIL PROFSNS THE WORLD: FIRST RPONR PARAMEDICS."{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;}AND ONE OF THOSE FIRST RPONRS IS GOG TO BE AN OUT GAY MAN OR WOMAN. SO WHO MIGHT THE GAY BE? WELL, JT LIKE WE DID WH MY SOP OM LAST YEAR ABOUT SOUTHLAND, WE'RE GOG TO PLAY "GUS THE GAY!" (THIS TIME I ACTUALLY KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT N'T DIVULGE.){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;}SO HERE ARE THE NDIDAT:{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;} CAMERON BOONE (DEREK LE), A "STOIC PARAMEDIC"{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;}TYLER BRIGGS (KEV RANK) AN "EDGY EMT"{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;} GLENN MORRIS (TAYLOR KNEY), A "ROOKIE EMT"{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;}MARISA BENEZ (AIMEE GARCIA),{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;}AS A "TOUGH ROOKIE HELIPTER PILOT"{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;}DR. JOE SAVIANO (JAMEY SHERIDAN) AS THE "PARAMEDIC'S MENTOR" {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;}NANCY CARNAHAN (ANASTASIA GRIFFH) {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;}"STRONG-WILLED PARAMEDIC" {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;}  RBEN "RABB" PALCH (CLIFF CURTIS), A "DAREVIL {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;}AS I SAID ABOVE, I KNOW THE INTY OF THE GAY CHARACTER, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO WA FOR NOW TO FD OUT WHO IS. HOWEVER, FEEL EE TO GUS AWAY THE MENTS! I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS DAR SRDAPANE AND {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;}REER TOLD ME WAS IMPORTANT THAT A SHOW SET SAN FRANCIS CLU A GAY CHARACTER AND THAT THEY WANTED TO AVOID THE CLICHED G OUT STORYLE. KUDOS TO THEM FOR {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'VE SEEN THE PILOT AND I HAVE TO SAY, I CERTALY DIDN'T REALIZE THIS CHARACTER WAS GAY AND SRDAPANE AND REER TOLD ME THE "REVEAL" IS FUN AND DIFFERENT. AND EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A FAN OF MEDIL DRAMAS, I RATHER LIKED THIS ONE. HERE'S HOPG LASTS LONGER THAN KGS. TRMA PREMIER MONDAY SEPTEMBER {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;}NOW LET THE GUSG BEG!{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

“As a member of the gay muny, I am honored to be chosen for this posn, ” Boyd ments.

But the work, which has a gay p character on s drama Southland, adds a gay paramedic to s roster the new fall seri Trma about a group of first-rponr paramedics. Reported exclively om the Televisn Crics Associatn Tour Wednday morng the news about the gay paramedic. The seri is set San Francis and the dience will fd out pretty early the season that Tyler is gay.

“It’s actually the Halloween episo so we have the whole San Francis Halloween gay para gog on and I e out to my partner on the show who is played Derek Le. He has no qualms about playg a gay character on Trma. “I’ve played a gay character twice, ” he explaed.

GAY PARAMEDIC FIL LAWSU OVER HARASSMENT AND “CULTURE OF DISCRIMATN” AT DENVER HEALTH

): I've nfirmed exclively that NBC's new medil drama Trma is gog to clu a major gay character as part of s San Francis, this is an "tense, actn-packed look at one of the mostdangero medil profsns the world: first rponr paramedics.

GAY PARAMEDIC SAYS HE WAS REFED ENTRY TO MOSQUE TO TREAT HEART ATTACK PATIENT

"And one of those first rponrs is gog to be an out gay man or woman. So who might the gay be? Well, jt like we did wh my sop om last year about Southland, we're gog to play "Gus the Gay!

Joe Saviano (Jamey Sheridan) as the "paramedic's mentor" Nancy Carnahan (Anastasia Griffh) a"strong-willed paramedic" Rben "Rabb" Palch (Cliff Curtis), a "darevil flightmedicAs I said above, I know the inty of the gay character, but you'll have to wa for now to fd out who is. I will tell you that the show's executive producers Dar Srdapane and JefeyReer told me was important that a show set San Francis clu a gay character and that they wanted to avoid the cliched g out storyle.

GAY PARAMEDIC, 29, BURNED ALIVE 'HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK' AS HOME SET ON FIRE

I've seen the pilot and I have to say, I certaly didn't realize this character was gay and Srdapane and Reer told me the "reveal" is fun and different. Acrdg to a gay, former paramedic for Denver Health, the cy’s largt health servic provir has been rpted by a “culture of discrimatn, retaliatn, sexism, [and] racism, and “needs to stop. Beg Black, male, and gay, I fely stood out, but not the way I wanted.

Not only that, I found there were also lbian women, gay men, bisexual dividuals, and even a trans person all wh learship rol and the field. Even though I was found to be one of the few Black paramedics, I felt fortable and a sense of secury bee I uld be unapologetilly Black and gay at a progrsive agency where I did not feel as though I was secretly judged. A gay paramedic claimed he was refed entry to a mosque Manchter to treat a heart attack victim.

Tom says a man at the door told him he looked 'funny' and he said 'Do you mean gay? When 'Chigo Fire' first started airg the fall of 2012, the show featured Lren German as an openly gay paramedic, Llie Shay who would often crack self-pretg jok about .

GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

Beg what was possibly the most proment gay character on a Dick Wolf show meant that Llie Shay was a breath of h air. Llie's ath not only vered the 'Dead Lbian Syndrome', but also vered the 'Gay but not too gay' and 'All lbians have kids' trop.

The 'Gay but not too gay' trope impli that the sexualy of characters who intify as LGBTQ is ually only implied snippets of nversatn. Invtigators Latvia are beg urged to treat the alleged arson attack ath of 29-year-old paramedic Normunds Kdzulis as a homophobic hate crimeVio LoadgVio UnavailableLatvia: Prottors hold rally followg ath of paramedicA gay paramedic has been burnt alive an alleged homophobic attack Latvia. The victim was tragilly unable to survive his horrific juri that left him wh burns to 85% of his body Another gay man was also burned the blaze as he shed to Normunds' aid, mpaigners urgg the police to treat the cint as a homophobic hate crime claimed, acrdg to the Star Onle.