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Joel Creasey’s Short B(Age): Fay, GayBorn on 11 Augt 1990, Sydney, Atralia, Joel, age 28, is openly gay. Prr to his graduatn at Wley College 2007, the gay edian had found his school’s stunt newspaper, The Wley Inquirer of which he was edor--chief. Moreover, his school age, he also served as the pta of the drama droppg out to foc on his reer stand-up edy, he studied polil science and foreign affairs at Curt Universy for three Creasey Celebrat One Year Anniversary Wh Partner, Jack Stratton-SmhJoel Creasy has always been on the spotlight, as one of the vol advot of gay rights, and vouched numero tim for legalizatn of same-sex marriage Atralia.

The openly gay J&J duo was the toast of the town, and their relatnship was hugely celebrated before their breakup. I'll be like Roxy Jacenko”Quippgly acknowledgg the fact that neher of the gay partners n geilly give birth to a baby, the Take Me Out host further joked about havg the babi wh a fabulo girliend stead. Ever sce LGBT marriage had been voted y Atralia, many gay weddgs had been takg place.

He humoroly said, 'There are so many gay weddgs g up sce the y vote me through that I'm gog to have to wa bee I need all foc on me. RELATED:Rhys Nicholson spills on awkward lunch wh RuPl and Michelle VisageCourtney Act and Vany want to teach Atralian queer history to the worldRicki-Lee spills on Atralia’s Got Talent and Atralian Idol mours“I’ve always found, and I thk my gay edy peers would say the same thg, that 's nice to have a pot of difference, ” he tells Yahoo Liftyle. If you thk about , between myself, Hannah Gadsby, Rhys Nicholson, Nathan Valvo, Geralde Hickey, there are so many brilliant gay ics right now.

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JOEL CREASEY OPENS UP ON GAY PLAYERS THE AFL

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Dermott Brereton only last year ma claims gay players the AFLW were “groomg” straight young teammat, somethg Gillon McLachlan quickly refuted. "I have been to the football a few tim, ” Creasey says, “and I have been stg the stands and I've heard lots of (anti-gay slurs) ed as tnts to players and yelled out. Joel Creasey has opened up about his awkward terview wh Cher at Sydney's Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras 2018.

'' Funny: Joel Creasey, 30, has revealed what really happened wh his bizarre terview wh gay in Cher (both pictured) at Sydney's Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras back 2018Joel said the sger appeared to offer a more general statement as opposed to answerg his qutn. Love: Joel is openly gay and has been a relatnship wh mol Jack Stratton-Smh (L) 'Essentially I was onle datg two people wh a whole bunch of other people havg an opn on those dat.

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COMEDIAN JOEL CREASEY SHOCKED AT LACK OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN ON ASIE TV

COMEDIAN Joel Creasey’s heart breaks when he thks about his gay iends mted, long-term relatnships who are unable to get married. * is joel creasey gay *

“It is shockg to me that I’m pretty much the only out gay man on mercial televisn Atralia that I know of, ” Creasey told News Corp Atralia.

“We shouldn’t be havg this nversatn but there are so many gay and lbian entertaers out there and don’t translate to jobs on TV. A gay man is allowed to play a leadg man on Broadway but you wouldn’t see him as a leadg man on TV.

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Cred: Channel 10, Nigel WrightLast week, News Corp Atralia published an article by journalist Shannon Molloy tled, Where are all the gay characters on Asie TV? “The only time I n remember seeg a homosexual man on TV was terrible Brish ss, and they were ridiculoly over-the-top effemate or somethg, ” Lus said.

”Creasey, 25, acknowledg there has been gay and lbian hosts on TV, rarely have they been open about their sexualy and he uldn’t name any currently on air and that troubl him. Knowg he’s ntradictg himself though, he also fds strange he’s labelled a gay edian, not jt a InVisable...

“When I joke about my ex or sex or datg, I’m often lumped wh, oh he mak gay jok about his gay ex-boyiend or his gay sex or gay datg. They’re not gay jok.

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”He add: “It would be great to see more gay men and women workg televisn. It also don’t help that same-sex uple and transgenr cizens are nied several basic rights afford to their cisgenr heterosexual none of this seems to faze Asie Eurovisn host and openly gay man Joel Creasey. “but apart om my 21st birthday, they’re about to have the gayt event the history of the world happen their cy.

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Comedian Joel Creasey celebrat his 30th birthday amid Melbourne's strict lockdown and says he's now officially 'gay ad' Published: 09:18 BST, 12 Augt 2020 | Updated: 09:38 BST, 12 Augt 2020.

Takg to Instagram, Joel applied his signature sense of humour to the suatn admtg he's now 'gay ad'.

Miltone: Comedian Joel Creasey (pictured) celebrated his 30th birthday amid Melbourne's strict lockdown and says he's now officially 'gay ad''I turned 30 today or ''gay ad'' as my muny affectnately ll , ' Joel said, referrg to the tone of exg his 20s.

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Key pots:The event will be held next Saturday at a lol Colac feJoel Creasey vised the town for a documentary after experiencg homophobic cinc the townThe print of Gippsland Pri Iniative says public events such the are important to normalise diversyThe event is beg anised by lols Kristen Turley and her partner Holly Kercheval, who were spired to act when they noticed a growg queer prence the town after years of feelg like they were the "only gays the village". (Supplied: Kristen Turnley)Colac's spotty historyComedian Joel Creasey has publicly discsed his history wh the town where he was heckled wh anti-gay remarks durg a stand-up set his first vis 2011 and when he was chased to his r by teenagers at a send vis later that returned to Colac for a third time wh an ABC mera crew for the largely posive documentary Gaycrashers but later  2018 told the Bge List podst was not all as seemed.

"We had people yellg at 24/7, so Colac is a very homophobic place, " he Otway Shire uncillor Tosh-Jake Fnigan said that although the ments ma by Mr Creasey were accurate at the time, their posn as the first trans-elected official the area showed how a change of heart had occurred. Although the Colac Otway uncillors will vote on whether or not to raise a rabow flag regnn of the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia, Lbophobia and Transphobia next Wednday, the Colac Otway Shire still remas only one of 11 municipali that has not the past.

He told Gay Star News: “I toured wh Joan Rivers and I was lucky to have learnt om the master. Creasey, who is set to perform five shows at the Soho Theatre next month, also spoke about his love for London and s number of gay bars and nightclubs.

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“I’ve got gay mat who’ve been lovg, stable relatnships for 10, 20 and even 30 years and I watch them wag to get married, and breaks my heart.

“They keep puttg their feet down and n’t stop talkg about the gays.

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I don’t know anyone who speaks about the gays as much as him. “Gays love a vodka and soda — no rbs. “Once gays are allowed to get married, god we’re gog to do well.

“Me will be like the gay weddg the send Sex And The Cy movie. The brand was found San Francis, historilly seen as one of the hubs for the gay and lbian rights movement.

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