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MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS PHED FOR MORE GAY INTIMACY ON ‘THE WIRE’: ‘YOU KNOW GAY PEOPLE F*CK, RIGHT?’

In his new memoir, the Emmy nomee and "Wire" star Michael K. Williams addrsed the portrayal of his gay character Omar. * the wire omar gay reddit *

QUESTION: Why did they (wrers) make Omar character gay? Jt gonna put out there, might get roasted but f*** : Omar ma me have more rpect for gay people.

I never had any close homosexual iends growg up, jt acquatanc and people I've had cent nversatns wh llege. I'm not sayg Omar reprented all gay people, but he helped add dimensn to them for me real life. Omar was Black, gay, homels, implied hero er (S1), and a thls crimal.

HOW THE WIRE'S OMAR STAR FOUGHT FOR GAY REPRENTATN IN THE HBO SHOW

The “Lovecraft Country” and “Boardwalk Empire” actor portrayed gay dg aler Omar “The Wire” om 2002 to 2008. “As for Omar’s homosexualy, was groundbreakg 20 years ago, and I adm that at first I was sred to play a gay character, ” Williams penned an excerpt om his memoir “Scen From My Life” -thored wh Jon Sternfeld, via Vulture. “I thk my ial fear of Omar’s sexualy me om my upbrgg, the muny that raised me, and the stubborn stereotyp of gay characters.

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