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Hugh Sheridan, 37, married openly gay  la Fuente, 35, who is bt known for playg Sam Jon Amerin soap opera reboot Dynasty, July 2011.

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DYNASTY’S RAFAEL: “I SUPPRSED BEG GAY UNTIL I WAS 20”

As Michael, the boyiend of middle son Jamal ( Jsie Smollett), la Fuente is playg one of the few gay mory characters currently on televisn. As for what is store for season 3 of his soapy Fox drama, la Fuente isn't allowed to spill any spoilers – but he do promise a good time. De la Fuente adds that returng to set after their summer hiat has been like g home. * rafael dela fuente gay *

Speakg a Pri chat wh trans actrs Ivory Aquo, he explaed that took him many years to fally be te to himself as he stggled to feel fortable about beg gay. “I always knew [I was gay] om a very young age, ” he said. I never really told myself ‘I’m gay’.

EMPIRE'S RAFAEL LA FUENTE ON PLAYG A GAY, MORY CHARACTER: 'IT'S NECSARY AND IMPORTANT'

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Rafael went on to expla that durg his time at uni, he was endured mental heath issu bee he found a hard time to feel fortable enough to adm to himself he was gay1 “I was llege. I didn’t grow up around any gay people that I knew were out. I didn’t have anyone gay I uld look up to.

RAFAEL LA FUENTE TALKS 'EMPIRE,' GAY UPL ON TV, MAKG MIC

“When I was about to graduate, I started lookg up people tellg their g out stori and I started to see gay people beg happy and succsful, talkg about thgs I had felt. Whe gay men have privilege over black gay men, immigrant gay, bi and lbian people al wh different issu than their Amerin-born unter parts.. Whe gay men have privilege over black gay men, immigrant gay, bi and lbian people al wh different issu than their Amerin-born unter parts.

He was proud to play a gay character. “Empire” is one of the many shows that have gone ahead to clu gay characters, and Rafael playg a gay mory character uld not have been prour. Many actors have been assumed to be gay after playg gay characters.

People like Sean Penn, Eddie Cibrian, and Eric Stontreet put on such an imprsive performance that some fans speculated they were gay.

«VOLVERíA A NACER GAY. AMO SER GAY»: RAFAEL LA FUENTE

While the are all straight men playg gay characters, Rafael is not. “Empire” was the first show which Rafael was portrayg a gay character, so he felt he need to prepare for like he would any other role. As Michael, the boyiend of middle son Jamal ( Jsie Smollett), la Fuente is playg one of the few gay mory characters currently on televisn.

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Empire's Rafael la Fuente on Playg a Gay, Mory Character: 'It's Necsary and Important' .

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