Kurt Elizabeth Hummel is a major character the h seri, Glee. He is the first openly gay character troduced the seri. In the begng of the seri, Kurt is the closet until he out to Merces Jon and eventually to his father, Burt. He tablish a csh on Fn Hudson...
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- WHICH GLEE CHARACTERS ARE GAY IN REAL LIFE?
- THE GAY ONE OM GLEE – POSIVE ROLE MOL OR DANGERO CLICHé?
WHICH GLEE CHARACTERS ARE GAY IN REAL LIFE?
* is kurt on glee gay in real life *
The mil edy-drama Glee was not only known for featurg artists like Ida Menzel, was also one of the first popular work shows that featured entire storyl around Kurt's stggl as a gay person livg wh a homophobic environment. One night, after the game is over, Kurt and Burt return home where Kurt tells his father “I’m gay.
Glee’s creator Ryan Murphy, himself a gay man, ed his own personal experienc g out to his father as spiratn for the scene.
He clarified an terview (via LA Tim) that gay characters so rarely get happy endgs, and even more rarely are their sexuali treated wh digny. He poted out that was jt as important (if not more important) to see gay characters happy and thrivg, pecially sce the LGBTQ+ muny has suffered so much persecutn and misery. At the time of Glee's release, gay marriage was not yet legal and the reprentatn of gay characters on televisn was strikgly small.
THE GAY ONE OM GLEE – POSIVE ROLE MOL OR DANGERO CLICHé?
Origally, Colfer dned for the role of Artie, but after dng Ryan Fuller realized Colfer was the perfect actor to break through gay stereotyp on televisn. While Glee may have promoted many harmful stereotyp throughout s n, s pictn of Kurt g out to his father was a rehg change of pace pared to how gay characters were treated the past on televisn. By the time Glee end after six seasons, Kurt and Burt gave dienc a healthy relatnship between a father and his gay son that was rarely seen on televisn.
Gay characters may not always have a happy endg on televisn shows, but Glee showed dienc that there is a place for this type of story. Jonathan Groff is openly gay. Darren Criss as Blae AnrsonThis actor played a gay man the show, though he is straight and married real life.
The uple is yet to start a and Grant dated for jt over a year before they cid to spend the rt of their liv together, and although fairly private about their personal liv, the pair often share adorable pictur on social Colfer as Kurt HummelChris Colfer is openly gay and currently a relatnship wh his longtime partner, Will Sherrod. When Kurt eventually tells her that he is gay, she asks why he was not hont wh her.