‘Amerin Bandstand’ kept secret that teen stars were gay

Contents:

• GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE
• ‘AMERIN BANDSTAND’ KEPT SECRET THAT TEEN STARS WERE GAY
• MORE U.S. TEENS INTIFYG AS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, STUDY SAYS

GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE

This 2018 romantic edy-drama follows Simon, a 17-year-old who has not yet e out to his iends or fay and fds himself nversatg onle wh an anonymo gay stunt who go by the name "Blue. Based loosely on Shakpeare's Henry IV, Part 1 & 2, and Henry V plays, this movie shows the journey of gay htlers Mike and Stt, and their search for Mike's mother.

‘AMERIN BANDSTAND’ KEPT SECRET THAT TEEN STARS WERE GAY

UFO enthiast Brian reprs the memory and nvc himself he was a victim an alien abductn, whereas Neil mov to New York to seek fulfillment as a gay sex worker.

A edy pokg fun at the "gay bt iend" stereotype, the film explor g out high school and navigatg iendships and school when that happens.

MORE U.S. TEENS INTIFYG AS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, STUDY SAYS

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I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN "As much reprentatn as there is, there are very few big gay love stori. Puttg his stamp on The Ln Kg — he played Timon to great acclaim the billn-dollar-earng Disney reboot — the out-and-proud funnyman will next play Matt Ddge  Amerin Crime Story: Impeachment while his upg Judd Apatow-produced feature at Universal is set to be the first gay rom- om a major stud. Creator of the NBC s One Big Happy and her own YouTube talk show This Jt Out, Feldman recently ma her Netflix edy outright queer, as Dead to Me's sophomore season revealed a lead character to be bisexual.

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