Contents:
- HAL SPARKS SAID HE PLAYED A MARRIED GAY MAN ON TV AND HE’S PROUD OF IT
- IS HAL SPARKS GAY? A PEEK INTO THE COMEDIAN’S PRIVATE LIFE
- HOW QUEER AS FOLK BEME THE DEFG GAY TV SHOW OF A GENERATN—TWICE
- HAL SPARKS, 'GAY-ADJACENT' STAR OF <I>QUEER AS FOLK</I>, EXPLAS WHY HE SUPPORTS LGBT EQUALY (AUDIO)
HAL SPARKS SAID HE PLAYED A MARRIED GAY MAN ON TV AND HE’S PROUD OF IT
In December 2000, dienc were troduced to a group of gay men and women livg Ptsburgh through Showtime’s drama Queer as Folk. Starrg Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Peter Paige, Stt Lowell, Thea Gill, and Michelle Clunie, the seri revolved around the liv, lov, ambns, reers, and iendships of a group of gay was the first time people had seen empowered gay characters on televisn. Hal Sparks on Playg a Gay CharacterIn 2017, Sparks tweeted that even though he was not a married gay man, he played one on TV and was proud.
IS HAL SPARKS GAY? A PEEK INTO THE COMEDIAN’S PRIVATE LIFE
The seri was mend for tacklg the growg ntroversy over gay marriage and left an imprsn on dienc who did not have the right to marry their partners at the time.
Hal Sparks Advot for the LGBTQ Communy Apart om playg gay characters on televisn, Sparks is also a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ muny. Two of them later me out as gay. Statistil speakg, he noted that 50% of his iends were gay, which meant that LGBTQ was prevalent societi and that issu affectg their muny were signifint.
Sparks also touched on the AIDS crisis that affected the gay explaed that the primary reasons for were the lack of hospal visatn rights and to do his part the crisis; he worked wh Marianne Williamson, AIDS Project Los Angel, and Project Angel Food. In 1999, Harrison land his first televisn actg gig, takg on the ma character of 17-year-old Jt Taylor, who is disowned by his parents after g out as gay.
HOW QUEER AS FOLK BEME THE DEFG GAY TV SHOW OF A GENERATN—TWICE
He quickly fds a new fay a group of gay men after fallg for Brian Kney. Paige plays Emmet "Queer as Folk, " and at first, he seems to be a feme gay stereotype, but as the seri progrs, Paige brgs layers to the plited and sensive character.
HAL SPARKS, 'GAY-ADJACENT' STAR OF <I>QUEER AS FOLK</I>, EXPLAS WHY HE SUPPORTS LGBT EQUALY (AUDIO)
So, is Hal Sparks gay? It as no surprise sce his character, Michael Novotny, is openly gay.
Dpe his glowg performance, Sparks sisted that he was not gay. I may not be a married gay man, but I played one on tv… and I’m proud of that.
While this may have disappoted some fans om the gay muny, Sparks is still a strong ally for LGBTQ rights. Two of them would later e out and so fifty percent of my iends as a kid were gay.