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- BLUE’S SIMON WEBBE PROUD TO BE LGBT ALLY WH GAY DGHTER AND BANDMATE DUNN JAM: ‘IT’S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO TRY AND BE ACCEPTED’
- 'LOVE, SIMON' IS A GOTDAMN LIGHTFUL ROM, AND 'S GAY AS HELL
- SIMON AND BLUE FLIRT OVER THE ROCK IN NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN 'LOVE, SIMON' EMAILSMTV NEWS HAS EXCLIVE ACCS TO SIMON'S BOX — NO BLACKMAIL NECSARY! {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;}MOVIBY CRYSTAL BELLJUNE 11, 2018/4:25 {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:675PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}20TH CENTURY FOXBY CRYSTAL BELLJUNE 11, 2018 / 4:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SIMON AND BLUE FLIRT OVER THE ROCK IN NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN 'LOVE, SIMON' EMAILS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-06-11T20:25:31.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-06-11T20:25:31.000+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":"CRYSTAL BELL","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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;}IN LOVE, SIMON, A NOT-SO-OPENLY GAY TEEN NAMED SIMON SPIER VELOPS A ROMANTIC (AND ANONYMO) EMAIL RRPONNCE WH A FELLOW CLOSETED STUNT KNOWN SOLELY 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;}IF YOU'VE SEEN GREG BERLANTI FEATURE FILM ADAPTATN OF BECKY ALBERTALLI'S SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA, THEN YOU ALREADY KNOW BLUE'S INTY — AND YOU'RE PROBABLY STILL THKG ABOUT THAT DREAMY, MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD-NOMATED FERRIS WHEEL KISS — BUT NOW FANS N GET AN TIMATE GLIMPSE TO "JACQU" AND BLUE'S EMAIL HISTORY. NO HACKG AND/OR BLACKMAILG NECSARY!{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;}IN FACT, MTV NEWS HAS AN EXCLIVE LOOK AT THE EMAILS YOU DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE MOVIE. WRTEN BY ALBERTALLI HERSELF, THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN SECRET MSAG VER EVERYTHG OM SIMON'S OBSSN WH THE ROCK (SAME) TO GREEK MYTHOLOGY — AND WE FALLY LEARN IF SIMON IS MORE OF A BOXERS OR BRIEFS KD OF GUY. GET A SNEAK PEEK OF SIMON AND BLUE'S FLIRTAT EMAILS BELOW:COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL 1COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL 2COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL 3COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL 4COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL {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;}WANT MORE? STARTG TOMORROW, JUNE 12, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON A NOTEBOOK NTAG AN ENTIRE LLECTN OF EMAILS BETWEEN SIMON AND BLUE WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE LOVE, SIMON BLU-RAY AT {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;}—METARGET EXCLIVE BETY {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
- LOVE, SIMON IS A GROUNDBREAKG GAY MOVIE. BUT DO TODAY'S TEENS ACTUALLY NEED IT?
- 'LOVE, SIMON' ACTOR OUT AS GAY
BLUE’S SIMON WEBBE PROUD TO BE LGBT ALLY WH GAY DGHTER AND BANDMATE DUNN JAM: ‘IT’S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO TRY AND BE ACCEPTED’
The All Rise sger has revealed his elst dghter is openly gay and has seen her battle for 'acceptance' along wh bandmate Dunn Jam. * is simon from blue gay *
(Picture: Jordan Rossi)Blue sger Simon Webbe has seen first-hand the battle for acceptance wh the LGBTQ+ muny, wh his dghter and bandmate Dunn Jam both openly gay. The 44-year-old announced he was bisexual 2009 before later g out as gay.
'LOVE, SIMON' IS A GOTDAMN LIGHTFUL ROM, AND 'S GAY AS HELL
* is simon from blue gay *
Dunn revealed he was bisexual 2009 and then later me out as gay (Picture: WireImage)‘I wanted to be the background and didn’t want that level of attentn… was so tense.
I was at the peak of my reer and was willg to let that go bee I was aaid to e out as gay and didn’t want anyone to know about . Sharg his own personal sight, Simon then revealed: ‘My dghter is gay as well so ’s hard for people to try and be accepted today’s world. Love, Simon is breakg barriers as the first major stud movie about a gay kid, and along wh that distctn, is also jt a really sweet, funny, and heartfelt high school rom-.
SIMON AND BLUE FLIRT OVER THE ROCK IN NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN 'LOVE, SIMON' EMAILSMTV NEWS HAS EXCLIVE ACCS TO SIMON'S BOX — NO BLACKMAIL NECSARY! {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;}MOVIBY CRYSTAL BELLJUNE 11, 2018/4:25 {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:675PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}20TH CENTURY FOXBY CRYSTAL BELLJUNE 11, 2018 / 4:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SIMON AND BLUE FLIRT OVER THE ROCK IN NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN 'LOVE, SIMON' EMAILS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-06-11T20:25:31.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-06-11T20:25:31.000+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":"CRYSTAL BELL","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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;}IN LOVE, SIMON, A NOT-SO-OPENLY GAY TEEN NAMED SIMON SPIER VELOPS A ROMANTIC (AND ANONYMO) EMAIL RRPONNCE WH A FELLOW CLOSETED STUNT KNOWN SOLELY 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;}IF YOU'VE SEEN GREG BERLANTI FEATURE FILM ADAPTATN OF BECKY ALBERTALLI'S SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA, THEN YOU ALREADY KNOW BLUE'S INTY — AND YOU'RE PROBABLY STILL THKG ABOUT THAT DREAMY, MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD-NOMATED FERRIS WHEEL KISS — BUT NOW FANS N GET AN TIMATE GLIMPSE TO "JACQU" AND BLUE'S EMAIL HISTORY. NO HACKG AND/OR BLACKMAILG NECSARY!{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;}IN FACT, MTV NEWS HAS AN EXCLIVE LOOK AT THE EMAILS YOU DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE MOVIE. WRTEN BY ALBERTALLI HERSELF, THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN SECRET MSAG VER EVERYTHG OM SIMON'S OBSSN WH THE ROCK (SAME) TO GREEK MYTHOLOGY — AND WE FALLY LEARN IF SIMON IS MORE OF A BOXERS OR BRIEFS KD OF GUY. GET A SNEAK PEEK OF SIMON AND BLUE'S FLIRTAT EMAILS BELOW:COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL 1COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL 2COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL 3COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL 4COURTY 20TH CENTURY FOXLS TARGET - EMAIL {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;}WANT MORE? STARTG TOMORROW, JUNE 12, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON A NOTEBOOK NTAG AN ENTIRE LLECTN OF EMAILS BETWEEN SIMON AND BLUE WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE LOVE, SIMON BLU-RAY AT {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;}—METARGET EXCLIVE BETY {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
Blue is the onle alias of Simon Spier's secret pen-pal, and later, boyiend. The name "Blue" was taken om his email addrs, Blue out as gay on his high school's Tumblr page. Soon, Simon emails him unr the alias of "Jacqu", tellg him that he is also gay... * is simon from blue gay *
In Love, Simon, Simon Spier velops an timate email-based relatnship wh a fellow closeted gay kid at his high school, who sends him msag unr the alias Blue.
The Homo Sapiens Agenda — on which Love, Simon is based — Simon also ends up wh Bram, but that party make-out scene is not a part of the story. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, " the 2015 but novel om Becky Albertalli, followed an -the-closet gay teen forced to operate wh one of his classmat or be outed to the whole school.
LOVE, SIMON IS A GROUNDBREAKG GAY MOVIE. BUT DO TODAY'S TEENS ACTUALLY NEED IT?
Jacqu is the onle alias of Simon Spier. He adopts the nickname when he begs munitn wh Blue. After a mystery stunt, g the alias "Blue", posts on the creeksecrets Tumblr page that he is gay, Simon creat the onle persona of "Jacqu" to msage Blue and tell him that he... * is simon from blue gay *
Though don't share the book's tle, the adaptatn ma an earnt effort to stay fahful to s source material, likely due part to s openly gay director Greg Berlanti, known for wrg "Dawson's Creek" and "The Flash. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, " om an email thread between Blue and Simon, as Jacqu explas midway through the book.
'LOVE, SIMON' ACTOR OUT AS GAY
Love, Simon is a tone mastream movie as foregrounds a gay character, but might have been outpaced by real life. * is simon from blue gay *
Blue jokgly referenc the phrase "homosexual agenda, " once ed as a rogatory term the fight for gay rights.
Simon fir back that should be lled the Homo Sapiens Agenda if everyone should have to e out. The Homo Sapiens Agenda" is followed by "Leah on the Offbeat, " a book about Leah and her stggle wh tellg people she's bisexual on the cp of high school graduatn. Jack is filled wh dad jok, some of which are homophobic nature, and seem to upset Simon or make him unfortable, even though he very clearly stat the social leangs of his parents.
The actor says he stggled wh a sense of shame, spe havg played gay characters twice. * is simon from blue gay *
The Homo Sapiens Agenda" is based around a tangled love triangle.
Mart disvers Simon's emails wh Blue, and that Simon is gay, after readg them on a school puter Simon ed, fettg to log off.
Albright brgs stunts to him for bullyg Simon and Ethan (Clark Moore), another gay stunt at school, he mak them apologize and shows his acceptance of Simon beg gay. Now he says he's all gay all the time (but uld still fancy a woman). And he Instagrams pictur like this 's what he said to Gay Star News about his sexual orientatn recently: "I thk to myself, I sleep wh men, so that mak me gay.