Is Barbie gay and why is the new movie rated PG-13?

Contents:

• GAY CHARACTERS
• IT'S "ABSOLUTELY" TIME LAW & ORR: SVU INTRODUCED A NEW GAY CHARACTER—SO WHERE ARE THEY?
• IS BARBIE GAY AND WHY IS THE NEW MOVIE RATED PG-13?

GAY CHARACTERS

The Showtime drama Queer as Folk ran between 2000 and 2005, and was the first hour-long drama on Amerin televisn to foc on the liv of gay men and lbians. The fifth season isn't on Netflix yet, but you also have a very gay (rabow clud) kiss between Dorothy and Ltle Red Ridg Hood to look forward to. Though Uned Stat of Tara is mostly about givg Toni Collette some really tense clips for her reel, the show featur Marshall Gregson as a gay teen character.

You'll have to get through (or skip through) the first four seasons of The Vampire Diari to see the first major gay character, but Le Parker (Chris Brochu) is worth the wa.

IT'S "ABSOLUTELY" TIME LAW & ORR: SVU INTRODUCED A NEW GAY CHARACTER—SO WHERE ARE THEY?

Sadly, none of The Tudors' gay storyl feature Jonathan Rhys Meyers, but the tragic love story between artist, Thomas Tallis, and closeted nobleman Sir William Compton, make worth a watch. The fay wel her warmly, but as Beverly (out of drag) and Archie’s son--law, Mike, walk to the subway, they are btally attacked by gay bashers, who beat Beverly to ath.

Mike eventually enurag Edh to be strong for her fay, but ’s clear her crisis of fah isn’t rolved when the closg creds Dallas, Soap (1977-1981)A young Billy Crystal played Jodie Dallas, one of the first recurrg gay characters on Amerin TV, this s send-up of daytime dramas.

Steven Carrgton, Dynasty (1981-1989)Dynasty helped lnch the glzy nighttime soap era of the 1980s, and Steve Carrgton was one of prime time’s first major gay characters as the son of tyon Blake Carrgton. Corley once told Interview he was eager to play a a gay character, but that Steven ”has no humor" and suffers om “ever-shiftg sexual preferenc. ’”Ellen Man, Ellen (1994-1998)Every gay person of a certa age remembers where they were when Ellen’s “The Puppy Episo” aired 1997—the two-parter that saw Ellen DeGener’s character e out as a lbian, cidg wh the edian’s own real-life g out.

IS BARBIE GAY AND WHY IS THE NEW MOVIE RATED PG-13?

Ellen Man was the first gay lead character a prime-time seri, and dienc followed her journey of self-acceptance, disclosure, and romantic relatnships. Ultimately, the equent aths of LGBTQ characters on TV lead to anized cricism of what was dubbed the “bury your gays” Tman, Will & Grace (1998-2006)Jack McFarland (Sean Hay) got the big lghs on this top-rated NBC s, but Will Tman (Eric McCormack) was the ground unterpot to Jack’s flamboyance. Will’s ep, though platonic love for Grace (Debra Msg) ronated wh many viewers, and the show’s unapologetic pictn of a smart, succsful gay man searchg for love ted untls more.

” Brian Kney, Queer as Folk (2000-2005)If Will Tman showed Ameri that gay men uld be more than jt their sexualy, Gale Harold’s Brian Kney was a vorac sexual beg wh ltle e for social nventns. “Shane was the only non-femme ma character, and seeg her have ternal stggl that weren’t jt about beg gay was so important to queer kids, ” Jacquele Toboni, who -starred wh Moeng on the 2019 reboot The L Word: Generatn Q, told Vogue. ) But was always picted wh humor and heart—and helped normalize gay relatnships for many straight Hummel, Glee (2009-2015)Chris Colfter was only 18 when Glee buted on Fox.

When Glee buted 2009, a gay teen was still a rary on televisn, pecially one allowed to get the guy, as Kurt was wh longtime flame Blae (Darren Criss).