Barry Williams on the Brady Bunch legacy and gay -star Robert Reed

Contents:

• 2 ‘BRADY BUNCH’ ACTORS PLAYED A GAY COUPLE A GROOVY S
• CDY BRADY ON HER 'GAY DAD'
• BARRY WILLIAMS ON THE BRADY BUNCH LEGACY AND GAY -STAR ROBERT REED
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• TOM BRADY HAS TREATED GAY MEN WELL WHILE NEVER TALKG PUBLICLY ABOUT LGBT RIGHTS OR OFFERG ANY SUPPORT
• CDY BRADY ON HER 'GAY DAD'
• 2 ‘BRADY BUNCH’ ACTORS PLAYED A GAY COUPLE A GROOVY S

2 ‘BRADY BUNCH’ ACTORS PLAYED A GAY COUPLE A GROOVY S

Fifteen years ago, when Reed died of AIDS, the world learned that he was gay, which me as a huge shock to many people. Reed was gay but kept hidn. hi the fact that he was a gay man playg a straight person on televisn.

existed at that time wh the public knowg that Robert Reed was gay. ”The st of 'The Brady Bunch'; Photo: Walt Disney Televisn via Getty Imag Photo Archiv/Walt Disney Televisn via Getty ImagReed was a homosexual real life and kept his sexualy a secretAs Mike, Reed was the level-head patriarch of the Brady fay, dolg out words of wisdom wh a kdly tone and fatherly hugs at the ready. In real life, Reed, a classilly-traed actor, was a homosexual who kept his private life unr wraps, a not unmon occurrence at the time due to fears the revelatn would impact ongog reer succs.

“I don’t thk The Brady Bunch uld have existed at that time wh the public knowg that Robert Reed was gay. 18 (UPI) -- Former "Brady Bunch" brothers Chris Knight and Barry Williams are breakg the Brady mold by portrayg gay lovers on Fox TV's "That '70s Show.

CDY BRADY ON HER 'GAY DAD'

Knight, 47, bt known as Peter Brady, and Williams, 51, aka Greg Brady, have already shot the episo which they play a gay uple who mov next door to the Foreman fay, the New York Daily News reported Wednday. Reed kept a secret that he was gay until he died 1992. ”While homosexualy has been more visible recently on work TV wh shows like Ellen and Will & Grace, when The Brady Bunch first aired 1968, Reed’s sexualy would not have been well received.

BARRY WILLIAMS ON THE BRADY BUNCH LEGACY AND GAY -STAR ROBERT REED

”“I don’t thk The Brady Bunch uld have existed at that time wh the public knowg that Robert Reed was gay, ” says Henrson. However, some viewers might not know that two actors who played brothers on The Brady Bunch also portrayed a gay uple another TV edy s later.

On-screen brothers Barry Williams and Christopher Knight later played a gay uple. That changed years later when the two actors portrayed a gay uple a 2006 episo of the popular s That ’70s Show. In a heartfelt open letter posted on her Facebook fan page last week durg the Supreme Court's hearg on gay marriage, Olsen wrote, "As a child, I was BLESSED to have another father figure my life.

JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

So I really n hontly say, 'My Dad was Gay. "I n also say that beg gay killed him, " she add. Followg his ath, st members, cludg Florence Henrson, who played his wife on the show, and Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, acknowledged that he was a closeted homosexual.

TOM BRADY HAS TREATED GAY MEN WELL WHILE NEVER TALKG PUBLICLY ABOUT LGBT RIGHTS OR OFFERG ANY SUPPORT

Olsen wrote last Wednday's post that bee his homosexualy was "so taboo, he uld never make peace wh himself. In addn to her tribute to her "gay dad, " Olsen posted a picture of herself om the inic seri prayg bi Reed and Henrson, along wh the ptn, "Please God, let the Supreme Court know that you thk 's OK for gay people to marry. After receivg thoands of ments, many of them posive, Olsen wrote on her Facebook page Friday, "Many thanks to all the wonrful people (nearly as many straight people as gay!

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Reed hid his sexualy om the public for many years even though his -stars knew he was gay. Publicy portra of actor Robert Reed, for the TV Seri, "The Defenrs" | Photo: Getty ImagREED'S SEXUALITY REVEALEDReed managed to keep many aspects of his private life a secret, cludg the fact that he was gay. Williams felt if was ever known that Reed was gay, uld have led to the end of the show and his late -star's reer.

CDY BRADY ON HER 'GAY DAD'

Actor Robert Reed attends the 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 8, 1979 at the Exhibn Hall, Pasana Civic Audorium Pasana, California | Photo: Getty ImagHenrson add that she do not thk the show uld have existed at that time if the public knew Reed was gay.

And y — as I was remd chattg wh gay men on my most recent Atlantis cise — some watched him for his good looks (more on that om Alex Reimer).

2 ‘BRADY BUNCH’ ACTORS PLAYED A GAY COUPLE A GROOVY S

The Greatt Of All Time has, over his storied reer, been absolutely silent about his thoughts on basic human rights like marriage equaly, or even his willgns to accept a gay or bi teammate (while actually havg two who have e out). Yet dog a basic search for Brady’s thoughts on our muny’s issu — and talkg to two gay men who have teracted wh Brady durg their reers — ’s clear he has ma a nsc cisn to not discs LGBTQ rights, or even mentn gay people or sexual orientatn.