A gay uple who beme foster rers open up about their fears, and the reali of fosterg when you're LGBTQ.
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- "THE FOSTERS" GAV MACINTOSH ON BEG PART OF TV'S YOUNGT GAY COUPLE: "THGS ARE DEFELY GOG TO MOVE FORWARD"{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 JIM HALTERMANJUNE 29, 2015/4:26 PMBY JIM HALTERMANJUNE 29, 2015 / 4:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"THE FOSTERS\" GAV MACINTOSH ON BEG PART OF TV'S YOUNGT GAY COUPLE: \"THGS ARE DEFELY GOG TO MOVE FORWARD\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-06-29T20:26:43.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-06-29T20:26:43.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"JIM HALTERMAN","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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_209838" ALIGN="ALIGNNONE" WIDTH="500"] GAV MACINTOSH[/PTN]{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;}ABC FAY HAS BEEN BLAZG A TRAIL WH THE FOSTERS, THE J-LO PRODUCED DRAMA ABOUT A LBIAN UPLE (TERI POLO AND SHERRI SM) AND THEIR BLEND FAY OF ADOPTED, BLOGIL AND FOSTER {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;}RELATED: MEET THE YOUNGT GAY COUPLE ON {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;}LAST SEASON, THEIR 13-YEAR-OLD SON, JU (HAYN BYERLY), EXPLORED HIS FEELGS FOR HIS CLASSMATE CONNOR (GAV MACINTOSH)—GIVG TELEVISN S YOUNGT SAME-SEX KISS—AND THE TWO TENTATIVELY BEGAN A {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 TONIGHT’S EPISO, "JONNER," AS FANS HAVE E TO LL THE YOUNG UPLE, ATTEND AN LGBTQ PROM—EVEN IF JU ISN'T QUE READY TO STICK A LABEL ON {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;}BELOW MACINTOSH, 16, TALKS ABOUT THE FOSTERS, WHAT'S NEXT FOR JONNER, AND ATTENDG HIS FIRST PRI {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;}{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;}NEWNOWNEXT: I SAW YOU ON THE DISNEY FLOAT DURG L.A. PRI. WAS THAT YOUR FIRST PRI?{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;}GAV MACINTOSH: IT ACTUALLY WAS MY FIRST GAY PRI PARA—AND WAS REALLY {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 A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO BE UP ON THE FLOAT WH OTHER ABC FAY ST MEMBERS. AND [HAYN AND I] WERE BOTH SIGNG TOGRAPHS [AT THE STREET FTIVAL]. SOME FANS ME OM NEW MEXI AND DIFFERENT STAT. IT WAS CREDIBLE TO SEE THEM E TOGETHER LIKE {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;}WHAT WOULD CONNOR THK OF BEG AT PRI, GIVEN ’S ALL PRETTY NEW FOR HIM?{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;}GM: I THK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR CONNOR BEE HE DON’T HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO STAND UP FOR HIM BIS HIMSELF AND JU. AND JU DON’T EVEN ALWAYS STAND UP FOR {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 THK GOG TO A PRI EVENT LIKE THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR HIM TO REALIZE THAT HE’S NOT {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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_209705" ALIGN="ALIGNNONE" WIDTH="600"] JU (HAYN BYERLY) AND CONNOR (GAV MACINTOSH) HEAR ABOUT THE PROM OM COLE (TOM PHELAN). (ABC FAY)[/PTN]{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;}CONNOR’S FATHER SEEMS TO BE TRYG TO UNRSTAND WHAT HE'S GOG {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;}GM: YEAH, HIS DAD IS FELY NOT FORTABLE—HE TRIED TO ACCEPT , BUT I DON’T THK HE’S ABLE TO. HOPEFULLY TURNS AROUND, BUT I THK ’S SOMETHG ABOUT THE WAY HIS DAD WAS {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;}THERE’S AN LGBT PROM ON TONIGHT'S EPISO. WHAT N YOU TELL ABOUT THE DANCE?{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;}GM: I’VE NEVER BEEN TO A PROM THAT EVENTFUL—THERE’S THIS LTLE DISPUTE BETWEEN CONNOR AND JU THAT WE’RE GOG TO SEE. I N’T TELL YOU TOO MUCH, BUT THERE’S FELY A LOT OF "JONNER" THE EPISO AND THE PROM MAK FOR AN TERTG ENVIRONMENT FOR THE {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;}DO WE GET TO SEE YOU DANCE?{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;}GM: YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SEE ME DANCE A LTLE B. IT’S A RARE OCSN FOR ME! COMPARED TO OTHER PEOPLE L.A., I DO NOT DANCE [LGHS.] IT WAS KD OF TERTG DOG ON {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;}JU IS STILL RELUCTANT TO PUT A LABEL ON HIS SEXUALY. IS THAT GOG TO BEE AN ISSUE SCE CONNOR HAS E OUT?{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;}GM: I THK MAY BE A LTLE TOUGH FOR JU. HE’S PROBABLY NOT GOG TO LIKE TOO MUCH. JU IS JU. [LGHS]{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;}HAVE YOU HEARD OM KIDS YOUR AGE WHO ARE GOG THROUGH WHAT JU AND CONNOR ARE GOG THROUGH?{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;}GM: THERE ARE SO MANY KIDS THAT WHO ARE GOG THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW, AND WE NEED EVENTS LIKE THE PRI PARA TO SPREAD AWARENS. SO MANY PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR ABOUT THE STGGLE THAT THE KIDS ARE GOG THROUGH AND THK POSIVELY ABOUT THE WHOLE {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;}CONNOR WAS ON CTCH FOR A WHILE. WAS THAT CHALLENGG?{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;}GM: IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY. THEY GAVE ME THE CTCH ON SET AND I’D NEVER ED THEM BEFORE, BUT I JT TOOK OFF. I WAS G THE CTCH ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN I WASN’T FILMG. I WAS WALKG WH THEM BACK AND FORTH TO MY TRAILER SO I ULD GET ED TO {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;}WHAT ELSE WILL WE SEE WH CONNOR AND JU AND THEIR RELATNSHIP?{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;}GM: THGS ARE FELY GOG TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE ARE ALWAYS UPS AND DOWNS RELATNSHIPS BUT I THK CONNOR AND JU’S RELATNSHIP IS VERY STRONG—EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ALWAYS GOG TO BE FACTORS THAT MAY NEGATIVELY AND POSIVELY AFFECT THEIR {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 THIS PROM EPISO THERE IS GOG TO BE A NFLICT, BUT I THK THEY’RE GOG TO ROLVE . THEY ALWAYS DO AND THEY’RE ALWAYS THERE FOR EACH {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;}OUTSI OF THE FOSTERS, HOW ELSE ARE YOU SPENDG YOUR SUMMER?{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 THK ’S GOG TO BE A GREAT THIS SUMMER. I’LL BE HANGG OUT WH IENDS LIKE HAYN. I’M PLAYG SOCCER AND TRYG TO GET ON A FUN TEAM AND JT STAY REALLY ACTIVE AND BY THIS {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;}{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;}THE FOSTERS AIRS MONDAYS AT 8PM ON ABCFAY. YOU N FOLLOW GAV MACINTOSH ON TWTER @GAVMACTOSH. {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
- ABC FAY'S THE FOSTERS MAK TV HISTORY WH YOUNGT EVER GAY KISS
- GAY COUPLE ACCED OF SEXUALLY ABG, ‘PIMPG OUT’ ADOPTED CHILDREN
- COUPLE FEARED BEG GAY WOULD GET WAY OF BEG FOSTER RERS. THEY ULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG
- ARE JU AND CONNOR OM THE FOSTERS GAY REAL LIFE?
- INQUIRY ORRED AFTER GAY UPLE JAILED FOR ABG FOSTER CHILDREN
"THE FOSTERS" GAV MACINTOSH ON BEG PART OF TV'S YOUNGT GAY COUPLE: "THGS ARE DEFELY GOG TO MOVE FORWARD"{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 JIM HALTERMANJUNE 29, 2015/4:26 PMBY JIM HALTERMANJUNE 29, 2015 / 4:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"THE FOSTERS\" GAV MACINTOSH ON BEG PART OF TV'S YOUNGT GAY COUPLE: \"THGS ARE DEFELY GOG TO MOVE FORWARD\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-06-29T20:26:43.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-06-29T20:26:43.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"JIM HALTERMAN","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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_209838" ALIGN="ALIGNNONE" WIDTH="500"] GAV MACINTOSH[/PTN]{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;}ABC FAY HAS BEEN BLAZG A TRAIL WH THE FOSTERS, THE J-LO PRODUCED DRAMA ABOUT A LBIAN UPLE (TERI POLO AND SHERRI SM) AND THEIR BLEND FAY OF ADOPTED, BLOGIL AND FOSTER {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;}RELATED: MEET THE YOUNGT GAY COUPLE ON {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;}LAST SEASON, THEIR 13-YEAR-OLD SON, JU (HAYN BYERLY), EXPLORED HIS FEELGS FOR HIS CLASSMATE CONNOR (GAV MACINTOSH)—GIVG TELEVISN S YOUNGT SAME-SEX KISS—AND THE TWO TENTATIVELY BEGAN A {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 TONIGHT’S EPISO, "JONNER," AS FANS HAVE E TO LL THE YOUNG UPLE, ATTEND AN LGBTQ PROM—EVEN IF JU ISN'T QUE READY TO STICK A LABEL ON {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;}BELOW MACINTOSH, 16, TALKS ABOUT THE FOSTERS, WHAT'S NEXT FOR JONNER, AND ATTENDG HIS FIRST PRI {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;}{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;}NEWNOWNEXT: I SAW YOU ON THE DISNEY FLOAT DURG L.A. PRI. WAS THAT YOUR FIRST PRI?{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;}GAV MACINTOSH: IT ACTUALLY WAS MY FIRST GAY PRI PARA—AND WAS REALLY {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 A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO BE UP ON THE FLOAT WH OTHER ABC FAY ST MEMBERS. AND [HAYN AND I] WERE BOTH SIGNG TOGRAPHS [AT THE STREET FTIVAL]. SOME FANS ME OM NEW MEXI AND DIFFERENT STAT. IT WAS CREDIBLE TO SEE THEM E TOGETHER LIKE {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;}WHAT WOULD CONNOR THK OF BEG AT PRI, GIVEN ’S ALL PRETTY NEW FOR HIM?{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;}GM: I THK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR CONNOR BEE HE DON’T HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO STAND UP FOR HIM BIS HIMSELF AND JU. AND JU DON’T EVEN ALWAYS STAND UP FOR {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 THK GOG TO A PRI EVENT LIKE THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR HIM TO REALIZE THAT HE’S NOT {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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_209705" ALIGN="ALIGNNONE" WIDTH="600"] JU (HAYN BYERLY) AND CONNOR (GAV MACINTOSH) HEAR ABOUT THE PROM OM COLE (TOM PHELAN). (ABC FAY)[/PTN]{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;}CONNOR’S FATHER SEEMS TO BE TRYG TO UNRSTAND WHAT HE'S GOG {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;}GM: YEAH, HIS DAD IS FELY NOT FORTABLE—HE TRIED TO ACCEPT , BUT I DON’T THK HE’S ABLE TO. HOPEFULLY TURNS AROUND, BUT I THK ’S SOMETHG ABOUT THE WAY HIS DAD WAS {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;}THERE’S AN LGBT PROM ON TONIGHT'S EPISO. WHAT N YOU TELL ABOUT THE DANCE?{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;}GM: I’VE NEVER BEEN TO A PROM THAT EVENTFUL—THERE’S THIS LTLE DISPUTE BETWEEN CONNOR AND JU THAT WE’RE GOG TO SEE. I N’T TELL YOU TOO MUCH, BUT THERE’S FELY A LOT OF "JONNER" THE EPISO AND THE PROM MAK FOR AN TERTG ENVIRONMENT FOR THE {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;}DO WE GET TO SEE YOU DANCE?{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;}GM: YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SEE ME DANCE A LTLE B. IT’S A RARE OCSN FOR ME! COMPARED TO OTHER PEOPLE L.A., I DO NOT DANCE [LGHS.] IT WAS KD OF TERTG DOG ON {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;}JU IS STILL RELUCTANT TO PUT A LABEL ON HIS SEXUALY. IS THAT GOG TO BEE AN ISSUE SCE CONNOR HAS E OUT?{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;}GM: I THK MAY BE A LTLE TOUGH FOR JU. HE’S PROBABLY NOT GOG TO LIKE TOO MUCH. JU IS JU. [LGHS]{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;}HAVE YOU HEARD OM KIDS YOUR AGE WHO ARE GOG THROUGH WHAT JU AND CONNOR ARE GOG THROUGH?{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;}GM: THERE ARE SO MANY KIDS THAT WHO ARE GOG THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW, AND WE NEED EVENTS LIKE THE PRI PARA TO SPREAD AWARENS. SO MANY PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR ABOUT THE STGGLE THAT THE KIDS ARE GOG THROUGH AND THK POSIVELY ABOUT THE WHOLE {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;}CONNOR WAS ON CTCH FOR A WHILE. WAS THAT CHALLENGG?{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;}GM: IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY. THEY GAVE ME THE CTCH ON SET AND I’D NEVER ED THEM BEFORE, BUT I JT TOOK OFF. I WAS G THE CTCH ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN I WASN’T FILMG. I WAS WALKG WH THEM BACK AND FORTH TO MY TRAILER SO I ULD GET ED TO {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;}WHAT ELSE WILL WE SEE WH CONNOR AND JU AND THEIR RELATNSHIP?{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;}GM: THGS ARE FELY GOG TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE ARE ALWAYS UPS AND DOWNS RELATNSHIPS BUT I THK CONNOR AND JU’S RELATNSHIP IS VERY STRONG—EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ALWAYS GOG TO BE FACTORS THAT MAY NEGATIVELY AND POSIVELY AFFECT THEIR {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 THIS PROM EPISO THERE IS GOG TO BE A NFLICT, BUT I THK THEY’RE GOG TO ROLVE . THEY ALWAYS DO AND THEY’RE ALWAYS THERE FOR EACH {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;}OUTSI OF THE FOSTERS, HOW ELSE ARE YOU SPENDG YOUR SUMMER?{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 THK ’S GOG TO BE A GREAT THIS SUMMER. I’LL BE HANGG OUT WH IENDS LIKE HAYN. I’M PLAYG SOCCER AND TRYG TO GET ON A FUN TEAM AND JT STAY REALLY ACTIVE AND BY THIS {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;}{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;}THE FOSTERS AIRS MONDAYS AT 8PM ON ABCFAY. YOU N FOLLOW GAV MACINTOSH ON TWTER @GAVMACTOSH. {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
A gay uple Geia have been acced of sexually abg and "pimpg" out their adopted children, acrdg to reports. * gay couple in the fosters *
Gav MacIntosh: It actually was my first gay Pri para—and was really was a great experience to be up on the float wh other ABC Fay st members. The moment ABC Fay's The Fosters ma TV history by showg two 13-year-old characters lock lips the youngt ever gay kiss on-screen The show ma history on Monday night wh the youngt ever same-sex kiss on U. 'The Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn group has also praised the show and received an award for Outstandg Drama Seri at the 2014 GLAAD Awards.
The History-Makg Gay Kiss: ‘The Fosters’ Featur the Youngt Same-Sex TV Kiss Ever - The Daily Beast. A gay uple Geia have been acced of sexually abg and “pimpg out” their adopted children, as well as producg distributg homema child pornography, acrdg to reports.
Gay uple charged wh moltg their adopted sons also pimped them out to pedophile rg, report claims — New York Post (@nypost) January 20, 2023 Acrdg to a 17-unt dictment obtaed by Townhall, the uple allegedly performed oral sex on the boys, forced the children to perform oral sex on them and one stance anally raped the olr child to the pot of jury.
ABC FAY'S THE FOSTERS MAK TV HISTORY WH YOUNGT EVER GAY KISS
* gay couple in the fosters *
Rirdo and Bradleigh, a gay uple om Essex, say their liv were enriched by fosterg kids, and now they want other LGBTQ+ upl to nsir fosterg. A gay uple who beme foster rers open up about their fears and the rewardg reali of lookg after children.
While they were ready to open their home, they were ncerned about how parents would react to the news their child was livg wh a gay uple. They’re gog to turn him gay. Bradleigh and Rirdo were worried about how parents would react to a gay uple fosterg their child, but they found acceptance and support.
Gay-oriented TV shows first entered the mastream the 1990s.
GAY COUPLE ACCED OF SEXUALLY ABG, ‘PIMPG OUT’ ADOPTED CHILDREN
But too often gay characters on mastream televisn shows are flamboyant and good-lookg; the rol often ic relief that is rife wh stereotyp and untend whe privilege.
Unlike their prime-time unterparts Morn Fay and The Real O’Neals, The Fosters sisteps stereotyp by wrg gay characters who experience the ups and downs of normal life.
Centered around the fay of mixed-race lbian uple Stef and Lena Adams Foster, the show breaks tablished trop of televisn homosexualy and challeng the assumptn that shows mt star whe mal.
COUPLE FEARED BEG GAY WOULD GET WAY OF BEG FOSTER RERS. THEY ULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG
In stark ntrast, The Real O’Neals, starrg gay actor Noah Gav as Kenny O’Neal, sticks to tablished trop. Stef and Lena’s adopted son Ju has perhaps bee the most important gay characters the seri. Are gay or transgenr.
ARE JU AND CONNOR OM THE FOSTERS GAY REAL LIFE?
4 ln intify as homosexual. Through Ju, The Fosters sh a light on this epimic as no other gay-oriented show has.
At the end of the first season, Ju asks Lena (Sherri Sm) when she knew she was gay after he feels a pang of jealoy when Connor exprs tert a girl. And don’t necsarily mean that you’re gay or that you’re not. 19 seri fale, straight odd uple Waln and Alan ci to marry orr to adopt a child—unr the logic that adoptn would be easier for a gay uple than for a sgle man.
INQUIRY ORRED AFTER GAY UPLE JAILED FOR ABG FOSTER CHILDREN
” This pictn, though perhaps exaggerated, undoubtedly rembl scen many Amerin hoeholds—even those where parents would never nsir themselv homophobic or heterosexist. This assumptn that children are straight has long unrlied bat around LGBT parentg, pecially fears of “queer ntagn”—the possibily that same-genr parents will “teach, ” or “nvert” their children to homosexualy.
Michael Dakis placed a ban on gay and lbian foster parentg, bee, as he explaed, “a home wh a father and a mother and other children, or prr parentg experience, all thgs beg equal, is the bt placement. Homosexualy was nsired a velopmental arrt and moral failg. Early advocy for gay and lbian foster and adoptive re, as first emerged among queer activists and child-welfare agenci the 1970s, ironilly tend to make siarly sentialist claims.
They amed the “bt terts of the child” a ltle differently when they suggted that only gay and lbian parents uld unrstand the stggl gay and lbian youth enuntered. In 1974, for example, the Gay Task Force of New York actively sought gay foster parents for naway and throwaway gay youth. As the director of muny servic for the Gay Task Force told the New York Tim, gay foster parents “want to help the child face the same kd of agonizg problems of discrimatn and self-image which they had to face.