The Arrowverse is Preparg to Get a Lot Gayer

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William Clayton, the son of Oliver Queen on Arrow, was revealed to be gay last night's episo [...]

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'ARROW' STAR COLTON HAYN OPENS UP ABOUT BEG GAY HOLLYWOOD

William Clayton said he’s gay on the latt episo of the show. * is arrow gay *

A major character on Arrow, the CW seri based on DC Comics superhero Green Arrow, fally nfirmed that he's gay.

I'm gay, and she's my mom. ""[This] may be my favore le of dialogue ever, " tweeted Lewis, who happens to be gay is the first time that William has ed the word "gay" to scribe himself on the show, the CW nfirmed to Out.

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'ARROW' REVEALS THAT OLIVER QUEEN'S SON WILLIAM IS GAY

Colton Hayn opens up about the challeng of beg openly gay Hollywood. * is arrow gay *

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"ARROW" STAR ECHO KELLUM ON PLAYG A MARRIED GAY SUPERHERO: "IT'S THE FIFTH-MOST INTERTG THG ABOUT HIM!""HE'S JT A PERSON WHO IS OUT HERE HELPG TEAM ARROW, AND HE HAPPENS TO BE GAY. I THK THAT’S JT LIKE REAL LIFE.”{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;}TVBY JIM HALTERMANOCTOBER 21, 2015/4:34 PMBY JIM HALTERMANOCTOBER 21, 2015 / 4:34 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"ARROW\" STAR ECHO KELLUM ON PLAYG A MARRIED GAY SUPERHERO: \"IT'S THE FIFTH-MOST INTERTG THG ABOUT HIM!\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-10-21T20:34:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-10-21T20:34:23.000+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":"JIM HALTERMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}WHERE’S THE GAY BAR STAR CY?{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;}WE MIGHT BE ASKG THAT QUTN SOON IF ARROW KEEPS ADDG MORE LGBT CHARACTERS: BIS NYSSA AL GHUL (KATRA LAW) AND THE SOON-TO-BE-RURRECTED SARA LANCE (CAY LOTZ), THE SHOW JT TRODUCED TO CURTIS HOLT (ECHO KELLUM), AN EMPLOYEE AT PALMER TECHNOLOGI WHO WILL EVENTUALLY BEE THE HEROIC MISTER {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;}CURTIS IS LOOSELY BASED ON MICHAEL HOLT, THE MR. TERRIFIC OM THE DC COMICS UNIVERSE, BUT KELLUM SAYS THE SHOW WILL HAVE S OWN TAKE ON 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;}“I’VE FELY LOOKED TO MICHAEL HOLT THE IC BOOKS FOR SPIRATN TO HOW I WAS GOG TO PLAY HIM,” HE TELLS {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;}“[BUT] I LIKE THAT I HAVE THE EE REIGN TO GO PLAC THAT ARE DIFFERENT... AND I THK IC BOOK FANS WILL ACTUALLY LIKE WHERE WE GO.”{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;}IN THE ICS, FOR EXAMPLE, HOLT IS HETEROSEXUAL—AND HNTED BY THE ATH OF HIS WIFE. ON ARROW, THOUGH, CURTIS IS OPENLY GAY, AND HAPPILY MARRIED TO ANOTHER MAN—WHO IS VERY MUCH {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 N’T SAY WHICH EPISO PARTICULAR BUT I N SAY THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON YOU WILL MEET THE HBAND,” KELLUM {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;}ANOTHER DIFFERENCE: THE IC-BOOK MR. TERRIFIC IS SUPER-RICH, SUPER-SUCCSFUL AND SUPER-SMART. ARROW FDS CURTIS HOLT CLOSER TO THE START OF HIS {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;}"WE'RE TAKG OM A REALLY OL ORIGS ASPECT: HE'S NOT THE BILLNAIRE CEO YET, BUT SEEG WHAT CURTIS HAS TO GO THROUGH TO BEE A SUPERHERO LIKE MISTER TERRIFIC.”{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;}MR. TERRIFIC WILL BE THE FIRST GAY MALE HERO THE BERLANTI-VERSE, BUT KELLUM SISTS WON'T BE HIS FG {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;}“IT’S THE FIFTH-MOST TERTG THG ABOUT HIM!" HE TEAS. "HE HAS SO MUCH ELSE GOG ON. IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HIM, BUT ’S NOT WHAT F HIM. HE'S JT A PERSON WHO IS OUT HERE HELPG TEAM ARROW, AND HE HAPPENS TO BE GAY. I THK THAT’S JT LIKE REAL LIFE.”{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;}WE’VE ALREADY SEEN CURTIS CLICK WH BRAIAC FELICY SMOAK (EY BETT RICKARDS). BIS BOTH BEG MEGA-SMART, KELLUM SAYS THE TWO SHARE "THE LOVE OF WANTG TO DO THE RIGHT THG, AND DO RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CY."{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;}GIVEN HOW UNFIVG MOST SUPER-SUS ARE, IS KELLUM WORRIED ABOUT HOW HE'LL STACK UP TO STEPHEN AMELL AND COLTON HAYN?{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’M ALWAYS HAVG TO WATCH THOSE RBS—BUT I LOVE BEG HEALTHY AND F AND WORKG OUT,” HE {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;}“[BUT] ’S NOT LIKE ANYONE IS SAYG ‘ECHO, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE PUMPG IRON. YOU’RE NOT GOG TO SEE ME ON [STEPHEN AMELL'S] SALMON LADR."{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;}ARROW AIRS WEDNDAYS AT 8PM ON THE CW. {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

* is arrow gay *

On Arrow, though, Curtis is openly gay, and happily married to another man—who is very much alive. Terrific will be the first gay male hero the Berlanti-verse, but Kellum sists won't be his fg characteristic. He's jt a person who is out here helpg Team Arrow, and he happens to be gay.

” In last night’s episo “The Longbow Hunters, ” Queen son, William, says that he’s gay. Our iends at Cafe n Leche Nerds report that last night’s episo of “Arrow, ” the son of ma character Oliver Queen nonchalantly said he’s gay.

‘ARROW’ DISCLOS THAT OLIVER QUEEN’S SON, WILLIAM CLAYTON, IS GAY

"He's jt a person who is out here helpg Team Arrow, and he happens to be gay. I thk that’s jt like real life.” * is arrow gay *

Arrow’s son is gay. If the show is picked up, would be historic — the first lbian or gay superhero to headle a live-actn seri. He won two awards and received a nomatn for his reportg on the lol LGBTQ muny, cludg a two-part vtigatn that exposed anti-gay bullyg of lol high school stunts and the school districts' failure to implement state mandated protectns for LGBTQ stunts.

The work which famoly killed The 100's Lexa off and subsequently kickstarted a thoand Bury Your Gays says has siarly stumbled more than once the Arrowverse too. It's ok for Supergirl to extensively explore the g out procs through Alex Danvers, jt like 's ok to cintally mentn characters like The Flash's Detective Sgh are gay whout foregroundg them too. Gay Arrowverse producer Greg Berlanti once told Fandom that reprentatn has "gotten a lot better" when to TV, and 's no exaggeratn to suggt that the world he helped create has played a huge part that.

ARROW'S GAY REVEAL: BOSS SOUND OFF ON SAME-SEX RELATNSHIP, TEASE FELICY'S BACKSTORY AND MORE

On the TV show "Arrow," Arrow's son, William Queen, nonchalantly said last night that he’s gay. The episo is set 20 years the future. * is arrow gay *

Whether is bee their stori revolve around their genr and sexualy — and the stggle that om this — or bee they're jt superhero that happen to be gay, the characters expand on the Arrowverse diversy.

10 David Sgh Is A Gay Police Capta. Somethg tertg about him is that he's a gay man. Instead of gettg a dramatic arc about her g out, Anissa is already openly gay when the show starts, and she's very explic about .

'ARROW': KATRA LAW DISCS PLAYG AN LGBT CHARACTER WH RPECT"THEY GIVE HER THE HONOR TO BE WHAT SHE IS," LAW TOLD MTV {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 ALEX ZALBENAPRIL 29, 2015/11:48 {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;}THE CWBY ALEX ZALBENAPRIL 29, 2015 / 11:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'ARROW': KATRA LAW DISCS PLAYG AN LGBT CHARACTER WH RPECT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-04-29T15:48:10.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-04-29T15:48:10.000+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":"ALEX ZALBEN","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;}AS THE THIRD SPECTACULAR SEASON OF "ARROW" TO A CLOSE, WE'VE ONLY FALLEN MORE LOVE WH KATRA LAW'S ANTI-HEROIC NYSSA AL-GHUL. SHE'S GONE OM A TWO-NOTE BAD GUY, TO AN ALLY OF TEAM ARROW, TO A HEARTBROKEN DGHTER ON THE N, AND WE'VE BEEN WH HER EVERY STEP OF THE {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;}ON TONIGHT'S (APRIL 29) EPISO, "AL SAH-HIM," EVERYTHG TO A (MON'S) HEAD, AS NYSSA IS CHASED DOWN BY THE LEAGUE OF ASSASSS. BEFORE THAT ALL GO DOWN, THOUGH, MTV NEWS TALKED TO LAW ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR NYSSA -- AS WELL AS PORTRAYG ONE OF THE ONLY FULLY FLHED OUT LGBT IC BOOK CHARACTERS 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;}MTV NEWS: WHAT N YOU TEASE G UP FOR NYSSA THE NEXT EPISO?{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;}KATRA LAW: THIS EPISO IS LIFE OR ATH FOR NYSSA. SHE IS SENTIALLY A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE! THE LEAGUE OF ASSASSS ARE AFTER HER... AND YOU GET TO FD OUT WHAT HAPPENS BY THE {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;}MTV: IT'S BEEN FASCATG TO SEE NYSSA VELOP OVER THE PAST FEW SEASONS, OM A FOIL FOR SARA, TO A FULLY BLOWN CHARACTER. ON YOUR END, WHAT'S BEEN LIKE SEEG HER VELOP?{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;}LAW: PLAYG THIS ROLE HAS BEEN AN HONOR, AND HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN. TO BE ABLE TO SAY GENERAL THAT I AM PART OF THE DC WORLD KD OF MAK ME GEEK OUT ON SO MANY LEVELS 'S NOT EVEN FUNNY... BUT I THK BETWEEN GREG RUCKA, WHO ORIGALLY CREATED NYSSA, ALONG WH THE "ARROW" WRERS, MARK GUGGENHEIM AND ANDREW KREISBERG AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT IS VOLVED, THEY’VE MA ME SUCH A BETIFUL AND PLITED CHARACTER TO {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;}AND GRANTED, NYSSA IS A LTLE B DIFFERENT THAN A IC BOOK VERSN. BUT SEEG HOW SHE HASN’T BEEN A LOT OF ICS, HAS BEEN FUN PUTTG MY OWN SP ON HER. EVERYBODY ACROSS THE BOARD HAS REALLY HAD A LOT OF FUN PUTTG ALL THEIR OWN LTLE TOUCH, AND KNOWG WE ARE NOT BREAKG ANY BIBLE THAT’S ALREADY OUT THERE 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;}IT HAS BEEN A FUN FAN REACTN, OM EVERYBODY GOG, 'I HATE THIS WOMAN BEE SHE GO AGAST OLIVER.' SHE IS A VERY POLARIZG CHARACTER -- AND I THK IS JT FUN TO PLAY THOSE [TYP OF] {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;}GETTG TO TERACT MORE WH THE ARROW, OR TEAM ARROW, HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN AND I THK BY BRG ON RA'S AL GHUL, HER FATHER, HAS JT MA NYSSA THAT MUCH MORE ROUND. SHE WENT OM A PLOT POT, TO THIS FULLY FLHED OUT CHARACTER WHO IS VULNERABLE AND WHO NEEDS HELP -- BUT YET IS STILL SO STRONG AT THE SAME TIME. THE TERACTNS WH HER FATHER HAVE REALLY ALLOWED THEM TO GIVE SOME TERTG SCEN AND BACKSTORY AND DYNAMIC TO THE NYSSA {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;}MTV: IN PREV SEASONS WE SAW HER WH SARA, AND WE SAW HER WH OLIVER... AND THAT’S PRETTY MUCH . THIS SEASON, 'S BEEN SURPRISG TO SEE HER IENDSHIP BLOSSOM WH LREL, TO SEE HER PLAY OFF OF THEA... HAS THERE BEEN A PARTICULAR TERACTN THAT WAS MOST SURPRISG AND MOST ENJOYABLE TO YOU?{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;}LAW: THE NYSSA/LREL TERACTN IS MY FAVORE BY FAR. WORKG WH KATIE CASSIDY IS AMAZG... THAT WOMAN IS SO PREPARED AND SO PROFSNAL AND TALENTED, ’S SUCH A JOY TO SHOW UP WH HER TO WORK WH HER EVERYDAY. BUT THEN, TO HAVE TWO FEMALE CHARACTERS THAT GET TO BOND OFF OF EACH OTHER AND GROW TOGETHER AS CHARACTERS AND HELP EACH OTHER OUT -- AND NOT BE TTY TOWARDS EACH OTHER LIKE OTHER FEMALE CHARACTERS ARE -- HAS BEEN VERY {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;}I REALLY THANK THE WRERS FOR ALLOWG THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT STORY WISE, EVEN NYSSA WAS SURPRISED THAT SHE FELT A NNECTN TO LREL. OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SHE WANTED TO REACH OUT TO HER TIME OF NEED, HAPPENED TO BE LREL. SHE REALLY PUT HERSELF ON THE LE A WAY THAT SHE NORMALLY DON’{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;}WHEN SHE ASKED LREL THE ALLEYWAY, "DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR DADDY ISSU? OR DO YOU WANT TO GO GRAB SOMETHG TO EAT?" AND YOU N JT SEE ALL OVER HER FACE THAT HAD LREL SAID NO, THAT NYSSA PROBABLY JT WOULD HAVE CRAWLED AWAY TO A GUTTER SOMEWHERE AND JT {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;}BUT LREL’S KDNS TO NYSSA IS SOMETHG [SHE] FOUND VERY SHOCKG AND UNEXPECTED, BEE IS NOT WHAT SHE GREW UP WH -- AND IS NOT WHAT SHE IS ED TO OUT OF {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;}MTV: ONE ASPECT OF THE CHARACTER THAT HASN’T NECSARILY PLAYED TO THE SEASON, NYSSA IS ONE OF THE FEW LGBT CHARACTERS ON TELEVISN THAT JT IS THAT WAY... THAT ISN’T NECSARILY THE MAJOR FACET OF HER CHARACTER, JT ADDS ANOTHER LAYER TO HER. WHEN YOU’VE TERACTED WH FANS PERSON OR AT NVENTNS, HAVE YOU GOTTEN ANY POSIVE STORI? ANY STORI ABOUT PEOPLE BEG SPIRED BY NYSSA ANY WAY?{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;}LAW: I KNOW THAT THERE WAS THIS WOMAN ON TWTER WHO BASILLY -- AND YOU KNOW THIS ULD ALL JT BE FAKE ONLE TERACTIVY, BUT I AM GOG TO ASSUME THAT IS REAL, AND THAT PEOPLE ON THE TER DON’T LIE -- BUT SHE BASILLY SAID THAT BEE OF THE NYSSA/SARA STORYLE, THAT GAVE HER THE PH TO E OUT TO HER IENDS AND HER FAY. SHE JT KD OF PUT OUT {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;}THAT IS THE BETY OF HAVG CHARACTERS THAT DON’T MAKE A BIG AL OUT OF BEG GAY, OR LBIAN, OR WHATEVER. THEY ARE JT WHAT THEY ARE, AND THAT IS ACCEPTABLE -- AND THAT NOBODY SHOULD QUTN THAT AND THAT LOVE IS {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;}SO, MY FAN TERACTN HAS BEEN GREAT. IN PERSON, PEOPLE LOVE THE STORYLE, THEY LOVE THE CHARACTERS... AND EVERY NOW AND THEN I GET A UPLE OF RELIG ZEALOTS THAT DON’T LIKE THE CHARACTER -- YOU KNOW THEY ARE OUT THERE -- SO THEY ARE GOG TO DO THEIR THG AND I HAVE TO RPECT THEM FOR THAT AS {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;}BUT I REALLY RPECT THE WRERS AS WELL FOR NOT MAKG AN ISSUE THAT NYSSA DIDN’T CHOOSE TO BEE A LBIAN BEE SOMETHG TERRIBLE HAPPENED TO HER... THAT SHE JT IS THIS WAY. AND I’M REALLY HAPPY THAT THEY DIDN’T CI THAT SHE WOULD SUDNLY HOOK UP WH A MAN, THAT SHE WAS SWAYED TO... THEY GIVE HER THE HONOR TO BE WHAT SHE {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;}MTV: DO YOU FEEL A RPONSIBILY TOWARDS THIS ASPECT OF THE CHARACTER? TO MAKE SURE THE SHOW TREATS HER THE RIGHT WAY?{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;}LAW: Y... THERE IS A FEAR, THERE IS ALWAYS A FEAR -- AND I DON’T NECSARILY FEEL THAT WH THE WRERS PARTICULAR, IS MORE OF A GENERALIZED FEAR -- TO SUDNLY HAVE HER BEE STRAIGHT BEE SOME MAN WAS ABLE TO SWAY {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;}THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORLD WORKS. I DON’T THK I AM GOG TO SUDNLY BEE A LBIAN, OR SOME GUY IS SUDNLY GOG TO BEE GAY BEE HE'S HANGG OUT WH OTHER GUYS. IT DON’T REALLY HAPPEN LIKE THAT THE REAL WORLD. SO THERE WAS A FEAR, ORR TO PLATE DIENC, OR JT GIVE A STORYLE THAT THEY WERE GOG TO DO THAT... BUT SO FAR, THEY HAVEN’T AND DON’T LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOG TO. AND I LOVE {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;}MTV: ON THE OPPOSE END OF THE SPECTM, MAYBE A LTLE LS SERLY, I AM SURE SHE IS GOG TO BE PRETTY BY BEG CHASED BY ASSASSS -- BUT IS THERE A CHANCE NYSSA N FD LOVE AGA AFTER SARA?{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;}LAW: I THK SHE IS GOG TO TRY! WH NYSSA BEG MORE OPEN AND VULNERABLE, AND JT STARTG TO SEE THE WORLD A DIFFERENT WAY... SARA REALLY KICKED OFF SOMETHG NYSSA THAT SHE WASN’T PRIVY TO BEFORE, AND OPENED HER UP EMOTNALLY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, NYSSA IS GOG TO WANT TO FEEL LOVED, AND IS VERY PABLE OF LOVG SOMEBODY GREATLY AS {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;}MTV: HEADG TO THE LAST FEW EPISOS OF THE SEASON, THGS GOT PRETTY APOLYPTIC STARLG CY. WHAT WILL WE SEE THIS TIME?{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;}LAW: PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THG! [LGHS] IT IS GOG TO BE EPIC, AND BIG, AND BOLD... AND YEAH, LOTS OF DRAMA HAPPENS, LOT OF MAYHEM HAPPENS AND YOU ARE GOG TO BE ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT. NOBODY IS SAFE. NOBODY IS SAFE BY THE END OF THE SEASON, SO WILL BE FUN TO SEE WHO MAK OUT {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

7 Curtis Holt Is A Gay Tech Geni Wh A Bronze Medal. Although his homosexualy is not explored as a major topic, he's featured as a happy married man to Nick Anastas.

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A Major ‘Arrow’ Character Fally Confirmed ‘I’m Gay’ .

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