Cys Goodman is a ma character Andi Mack. He is one of Andi's bt iends. Cys is the first Disney ma character to e out as gay. He is portrayed by Joshua Rh. Cys is credibly kd and has an open md, wantg to see the bt everyone and give them a chance, like wh TJ...
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- ‘ANDI MACK’ ACTOR, WHOSE CHARACTER ME OUT AS GAY, OUT AS BISEXUAL
- 'ANDI MACK' MAK HISTORY WH FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY 'I'M GAY'
- ‘ANDI MACK’ SEASON 2 PREMIERE TOPS PREV LNCH’S VIEWERS AS GAY CHARACTER DEBUTS
- ‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST
- DISNEY ANDI MACK LE MULLEN TEAR GAY CHARACTER SHOW
- ‘ANDI MACK’: TEEN CHARACTER WILL COME OUT AS GAY ON DISNEY CHANNEL’S GROUNDBREAKG SERI
- 'ANDI MACK' FANS GET EMOTNAL AFTER DISNEY SHOW TEAS NETWORK'S FIRST GAY COUPLE
- “ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCETHE GROUNDBREAKG SHOW ALREADY MA HISTORY WH THE WORK'S FIRST G-OUT {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 BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019/5:33 {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:1350PX;WIDTH:2044PX;}DISNEY CHANNELBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019 / 5:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","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;}TYS FOREVER!{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;}DISNEY CHANNEL'S GROUNDBREAKG SERI ANDI MACK, WHICH FEATURED THE WORK'S FIRST CHARACTER TO E OUT AS GAY, NCLUD FRIDAY NIGHT WH THE TRODUCTN OF THE WORK'S FIRST GAY TEEN {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 WAS ANNOUNCED APRIL THAT THE POPULAR SHOW'S THIRD SEASON FALE WOULD ALSO SERVE AS S SERI {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;} .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;}{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;}ANDI MACK MA HISTORY AND HEADL OCTOBER 2017 WHEN 13-YEAR-OLD CYS GOODMAN (JOSHUA RH) NFID IENDS ANDI (PEYTON ELIZABETH LEE) AND BUFFY (SOFIA WYLIE) THAT HE HAD A CSH ON ANDI'S BOYIEND, JONAH (ASHER ANGEL), MARKG THE START OF DISNEY CHANNEL'S FIRST G-OUT STORYLE. THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD-WNG SERI MA HISTORY AGA FEBARY WHEN CYS BEME THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY "I’M GAY."{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 FAL EPISO, WHICH FEATURED A GROUP SGALONG OF LADY GAGA'S LGBTQ ANTHEM "BORN THIS WAY," CYS RNED WH IEND TJ (LE MULLEN). THE YOUNG MEN SHARED AN TIMATE MOMENT AT A PARTY—“IS THERE ANYTHG ELSE YOU WANNA TELL ME?”—THAT DITED THEY WOULD BEG DATG. OH, THE HAND-HOLDG! THE KNOWG S! THE UNSULLIED NOCENCE!{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 TELL YOU NOW: TYS ENDGAME NON AND NFIRMED," RH TWEETED, REFERRG TO THE CHARACTERS' SHIP PORTMANTE, SO 'S TWTER {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;}"HONORED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A GROUNDBREAKG SHOW," MULLEN WROTE. "I HOPE MY CHARACTER N SPIRE PEOPLE TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE AND LOVE WHO THEY 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;} .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;}{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;} .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;}{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;} .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;}{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;}ANDI MACK CREATOR AND SHOWNNER TERRI MSKY SPOKE TO PASTE ABOUT THE SPECIAL MOMENT—AND WHY TYS DIDN'T SHARE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HISTORIC 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;}"I FEEL LIKE… THEY’RE STILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW," SHE EXPLAED. "AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO THGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I GUS I FEEL LIKE ’S SO. MUCH. FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PTA OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM, TO HOLD HANDS WH A BOY THE MIDDLE OF A PARTY. LIKE, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE? I FEEL LIKE A KISS, A WAY, WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN REALISTIC TO THE CHARACTERS."{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;}"A LOT OF THAT STORY, A LOT OF THAT JOURNEY BETWEEN CYS AND TJ WAS SUBTEXT, AND I THK THAT WHATEVER THEY WERE SAYG TO EACH OTHER, THEY WEREN’T ACTUALLY SAYG WORDS," MSKY NTUED. "AND EVEN THAT FAL NVERSATN ISN’T EXPLIC. I LOVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT MOMENT REACHG FOR EACH OTHER AND HOLDG HANDS, MY MD, THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE , THE STORY OF THIS RELATNSHIP, THAT IS A LOT."{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 TERMS OF THE STORY, DIDN’T NEED A KISS. ADDG A KISS WOULD HAVE BEEN DOG JT TO DO , TO BE FIRST, AND I DIDN’T WANT THAT. I WOULD LOVE IF WE WERE GOG TO GO ON AND HAVE ANOTHER SEASON OR ANOTHER STORY, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE FIRST LGBTQ KISS ON DISNEY."ANDI MACK/THE DISNEY {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;}"WH MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE G OUT AS LGBTQ, ANDI MACK IS REFLECTG THE LIV AND LIVED EXPERIENC OF SO MANY LGBTQ YOUTH AROUND THE UNTRY," SAID GLAAD PRINT SARAH KATE ELLIS A PREV STATEMENT. "TELEVISN REFLECTS THE REAL LIFE WORLD AND TODAY THAT CLUS LGBTQ YOUTH WHO SERVE TO SEE THEIR LIV PICTED ON THEIR FAVORE SHOWS."{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;}"ANDI MACK WAS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR A ROOM OF IMPASSNED, VENTIVE WRERS, A TALENTED AND DITED CREW, AND AN EXTRAORDARY, MIRACULO ST WHO SPIRED ALL," SAID MSKY THE NCELLATN ANNOUNCEMENT. "WE HAD THE HONOR OF BREAKG A LOT OF NEW GROUND FOR DISNEY CHANNEL. WE WERE S FIRST SERIALIZED SHOW, S FIRST SERI CENTERED AROUND AN ASIAN AMERIN FAY, AND S FIRST TO FEATURE AN LGBTQ CHARACTER WHO SPOKE THE WORDS 'I’M GAY.' BUT THE BT PART OF MAKG ANDI MACK WAS OUR DIENCE, WHO LET KNOW WE MATTERED TO THEM. THE SERI FALE IS FOR THEM."{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;}ANDI MACK, WHICH PREMIERED APRIL 2017, BEME DISNEY CHANNEL'S MOST-WATCHED SERI OVERALL AND S HIGHT-RATED SHOW AMONG KIDS AGED {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;}DISNEY CHANNEL, A LEAR LGBTQ CLN, TRODUCED A PAIR OF LBIAN MOMS A 2014 EPISO OF GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. DISNEY XD'S ANIMATED SERI GRAVY FALLS FEATURED A GAY MALE UPLE {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;}WATCH ANDI MACK'S SWEET GAY GOODBYE {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;} .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;}{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
- ‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST
‘ANDI MACK’ ACTOR, WHOSE CHARACTER ME OUT AS GAY, OUT AS BISEXUAL
Tys is the relatnship pairg between Cys Goodman and TJ Kippen on Andi Mack. The two beme close spe the former rivalry between TJ and Cys' bt iend, Buffy and veloped csh on each other, pecially as TJ beme a better person. They are notable as the first gay romance on... * is tj gay in andi mack *
Le Mullen nfirmed a post-fale terview wh She On Media that TJ is gay and that Terri told him before filmg his send ever episo. They are notable as the first gay romance on Disney Channel. TJ seems to be more about outsi acceptance and alg wh ternal homophobia.
'ANDI MACK' MAK HISTORY WH FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY 'I'M GAY'
A 17-year-old -star of the jt end, ma--Utah seri “Andi Mack” has e out as bisexual — almost two years after the character he played me out as gay. * is tj gay in andi mack *
Tys is the first gay romance on Disney Channel (both between two male characters and volvg a ma character).
Le Mullen nfirmed that TJ, like Cys, is gay. A 17-year-old -star of the jt end, ma--Utah seri “Andi Mack” has e out as bisexual — almost two years after the character he played me out as gay. “I suffered wh some level of my own ternalized homophobia even while playg the first openly gay character on Disney Channel, ” he Season 2 of “Andi Mack, ” Rh’s character, Cys, had a csh on another boy and me out to his iends.
‘ANDI MACK’ SEASON 2 PREMIERE TOPS PREV LNCH’S VIEWERS AS GAY CHARACTER DEBUTS
Joshua Rh's performance marks the first portrayal of an openly gay character on Disney Channel. * is tj gay in andi mack *
"I'm gay. His performance as Cys also marks the first portrayal of an openly gay character on Disney Channel.
" "Beg Jewish, beg 14, gog to middle school, havg this small, close-kn group of iends, and beg gay are all jt parts of his personaly, " he reactn to his character g out? Cys fds 's the right time for him to e out to his bt guy iend, Jonah, played by actor Asher out the piece of Disney Channel history for yourself:Cys prevly me out to his iends Andi and Buffy two separate past episos of the show, but has never actually said the words, "I'm gay" until 's one of those scen:"Cys has tght me a lot about beg fortable wh myself no matter what others thk, " Rh told "GMA.
‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST
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While grabbg burgers one afternoon, he asked me to pass the ketchup, so I hand him the bottle while mumblg the words, 'I’m gay., '" Hurwz wrote. In a first for Disney Channel, a key character on s popular tween seri Andi Mack will realize he’s gay and e out to his story arc will mark the channel’s first pictn of a g-out journey. One word that Le Mullen strsed on when asked about beg a part of 'Andi Mack', the first Disney show to star an openly gay character, was 'Honor'.
DISNEY ANDI MACK LE MULLEN TEAR GAY CHARACTER SHOW
He relled his journey while talkg about the show on the sil of the recently nclud 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards that regniz and honors the media for their fair, accurate and clive reprentatns of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) muny. As time go by, TJ is shown to change as a person wh the help of Cys (Joshua Rh, the first gay ma character), who also helps him wh his personal issu.
Cys (Rh), the first openly gay character, 'Andi Mack' plays a key role helpg out TJ (Mullen) wh this Dyslculia problems. It wasn't until the followg season that he said the words "I'm gay, " sually revealg the tth to his former csh the midst of his grandmother's the fal episo of the beloved tween show, was suggted that Cys might be about to embark on his first teen ss wh a iend, TJ, who shar somethg nobody knows about him -- his real name. ""Y, " TJ two fally hold hands and se, and that's both the first and the last we get om the Disney Channel's first real queer relatnship between two ma 's an appropriately gentle moment for a show that's handled s gay character and his storyl such a relatable human manner.
RELATED | This Is the First Disney Character to Ever Say "I'm Gay". --Cys Goodman is gay. As the show returns for a sophomore season, ’s revealed that Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) isn’t the only character wh a csh on one of the boys at school, Jonah Beck (Asher Angel).
‘ANDI MACK’: TEEN CHARACTER WILL COME OUT AS GAY ON DISNEY CHANNEL’S GROUNDBREAKG SERI
This leads to Cys gog on a journey to fe himself as a gay dividual this season, spe the fact he has a girliend Iris (Molly Jackson). This is a first for Disney Channel to pict character’s journey to self-disvery as a gay dividual. ” Disney Channel had prevly tted the waters for LGBTQ-adjacent storytellg by cludg gay parents on both the live-actn edy “Good Luck Charlie” and animated seri “Doc McStuffs.
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Over the years Andi Mack has gone on to tackle a number of ntroversial matters om anxiety, racism, homelsns, learng disabili and seri was also a historil one for the work after beme the first Disney program to ever clu a gay ma character, Cys, played by Joshua Rh. The work was praised for the way handled issu pertag to homophobia and g out after Cys, who was Andi's bt iend, revealed his sexualy durg a Season 2 episo by statg two simple words: "I'm Gay.
'ANDI MACK' FANS GET EMOTNAL AFTER DISNEY SHOW TEAS NETWORK'S FIRST GAY COUPLE
Tj stggled wh what was seemgly ternalized homophobia for a while.
Cys is the first Disney ma character to e out as gay. He go om beg aaid of his feelgs for a boy and what means to proudly but sually g out as gay to his former csh.
“ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCETHE GROUNDBREAKG SHOW ALREADY MA HISTORY WH THE WORK'S FIRST G-OUT {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 BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019/5:33 {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:1350PX;WIDTH:2044PX;}DISNEY CHANNELBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019 / 5:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","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;}TYS FOREVER!{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;}DISNEY CHANNEL'S GROUNDBREAKG SERI ANDI MACK, WHICH FEATURED THE WORK'S FIRST CHARACTER TO E OUT AS GAY, NCLUD FRIDAY NIGHT WH THE TRODUCTN OF THE WORK'S FIRST GAY TEEN {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 WAS ANNOUNCED APRIL THAT THE POPULAR SHOW'S THIRD SEASON FALE WOULD ALSO SERVE AS S SERI {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;} .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;}{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;}ANDI MACK MA HISTORY AND HEADL OCTOBER 2017 WHEN 13-YEAR-OLD CYS GOODMAN (JOSHUA RH) NFID IENDS ANDI (PEYTON ELIZABETH LEE) AND BUFFY (SOFIA WYLIE) THAT HE HAD A CSH ON ANDI'S BOYIEND, JONAH (ASHER ANGEL), MARKG THE START OF DISNEY CHANNEL'S FIRST G-OUT STORYLE. THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD-WNG SERI MA HISTORY AGA FEBARY WHEN CYS BEME THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY "I’M GAY."{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 FAL EPISO, WHICH FEATURED A GROUP SGALONG OF LADY GAGA'S LGBTQ ANTHEM "BORN THIS WAY," CYS RNED WH IEND TJ (LE MULLEN). THE YOUNG MEN SHARED AN TIMATE MOMENT AT A PARTY—“IS THERE ANYTHG ELSE YOU WANNA TELL ME?”—THAT DITED THEY WOULD BEG DATG. OH, THE HAND-HOLDG! THE KNOWG S! THE UNSULLIED NOCENCE!{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 TELL YOU NOW: TYS ENDGAME NON AND NFIRMED," RH TWEETED, REFERRG TO THE CHARACTERS' SHIP PORTMANTE, SO 'S TWTER {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;}"HONORED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A GROUNDBREAKG SHOW," MULLEN WROTE. "I HOPE MY CHARACTER N SPIRE PEOPLE TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE AND LOVE WHO THEY 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;} .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;}{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;} .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;}{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;} .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;}{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;}ANDI MACK CREATOR AND SHOWNNER TERRI MSKY SPOKE TO PASTE ABOUT THE SPECIAL MOMENT—AND WHY TYS DIDN'T SHARE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HISTORIC 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;}"I FEEL LIKE… THEY’RE STILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW," SHE EXPLAED. "AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO THGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I GUS I FEEL LIKE ’S SO. MUCH. FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PTA OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM, TO HOLD HANDS WH A BOY THE MIDDLE OF A PARTY. LIKE, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE? I FEEL LIKE A KISS, A WAY, WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN REALISTIC TO THE CHARACTERS."{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;}"A LOT OF THAT STORY, A LOT OF THAT JOURNEY BETWEEN CYS AND TJ WAS SUBTEXT, AND I THK THAT WHATEVER THEY WERE SAYG TO EACH OTHER, THEY WEREN’T ACTUALLY SAYG WORDS," MSKY NTUED. "AND EVEN THAT FAL NVERSATN ISN’T EXPLIC. I LOVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT MOMENT REACHG FOR EACH OTHER AND HOLDG HANDS, MY MD, THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE , THE STORY OF THIS RELATNSHIP, THAT IS A LOT."{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 TERMS OF THE STORY, DIDN’T NEED A KISS. ADDG A KISS WOULD HAVE BEEN DOG JT TO DO , TO BE FIRST, AND I DIDN’T WANT THAT. I WOULD LOVE IF WE WERE GOG TO GO ON AND HAVE ANOTHER SEASON OR ANOTHER STORY, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE FIRST LGBTQ KISS ON DISNEY."ANDI MACK/THE DISNEY {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;}"WH MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE G OUT AS LGBTQ, ANDI MACK IS REFLECTG THE LIV AND LIVED EXPERIENC OF SO MANY LGBTQ YOUTH AROUND THE UNTRY," SAID GLAAD PRINT SARAH KATE ELLIS A PREV STATEMENT. "TELEVISN REFLECTS THE REAL LIFE WORLD AND TODAY THAT CLUS LGBTQ YOUTH WHO SERVE TO SEE THEIR LIV PICTED ON THEIR FAVORE SHOWS."{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;}"ANDI MACK WAS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR A ROOM OF IMPASSNED, VENTIVE WRERS, A TALENTED AND DITED CREW, AND AN EXTRAORDARY, MIRACULO ST WHO SPIRED ALL," SAID MSKY THE NCELLATN ANNOUNCEMENT. "WE HAD THE HONOR OF BREAKG A LOT OF NEW GROUND FOR DISNEY CHANNEL. WE WERE S FIRST SERIALIZED SHOW, S FIRST SERI CENTERED AROUND AN ASIAN AMERIN FAY, AND S FIRST TO FEATURE AN LGBTQ CHARACTER WHO SPOKE THE WORDS 'I’M GAY.' BUT THE BT PART OF MAKG ANDI MACK WAS OUR DIENCE, WHO LET KNOW WE MATTERED TO THEM. THE SERI FALE IS FOR THEM."{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;}ANDI MACK, WHICH PREMIERED APRIL 2017, BEME DISNEY CHANNEL'S MOST-WATCHED SERI OVERALL AND S HIGHT-RATED SHOW AMONG KIDS AGED {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;}DISNEY CHANNEL, A LEAR LGBTQ CLN, TRODUCED A PAIR OF LBIAN MOMS A 2014 EPISO OF GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. DISNEY XD'S ANIMATED SERI GRAVY FALLS FEATURED A GAY MALE UPLE {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;}WATCH ANDI MACK'S SWEET GAY GOODBYE {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;} .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;}{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
While listg var foods, Cys sually nclus the list wh "and I'm gay! Cys is Disney Channel (US)'s first gay ma and first gay male character. When he out to Jonah, he says "I'm gay.
" This is the first time the word "gay" has ever been ed Disney-brand media. Cys is gay and is played by a bisexual actor (Rh me out Augt 2019, jt over a week after the seri fale). That's gefilte fish, skip that, and I'm gay.
‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST
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