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• EASTENRS WS A GAY TIM HONOUR AWARD REGNN OF S LGBT STORYL
• 'EASTENRS' NEW GAY STORYLE: UPDATE
• BBC EASTENRS FANS MAND A 'GAY FAY WH REGULAR PROBLEMS' AS EVERY LGBTQ+ CHARACTER HAS 'THE SAME STORYLE'FANS OF THE SHOW WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME DIFFERENT STORYL GIVEN TO S LGBTQ+ CHARACTERSGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYELLEN JENNESENR WHAT'S ON, SHOWBIZ AND TV WRER11:56, 4 MAY 2022UPDATED12:28, 4 MAY 2022BOOKMARKEASTENRS FANS SAY THEY WANT TO SEE LGBTQ+ FAI WH 'REGULAR PROBLEMS' (IMAGE: BBC/KIERON MCCARRON/JACK BARN)GET FREE EMAIL UPDAT FOR EASTENRSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET FREE EMAIL UPDAT FOR EASTENRSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• 'EASTENRS' ACTOR REVEALS HE IS GAY
• EASTENRS' JONNY LABEY REVEALS HOMOPHOBIC ABE OVER GAY STORYLE
• EASTENRS' GARY HAIL SAYS BBC CUT 1987 GAY STORYLE BEE OF TORY LEGISLATN
• EASTENRS GAY STORYLE PUTS SOAP BACK ON TRACK SAY FANS
• EASTENRS STAR CLAIMS BBC CUT THE SOAP’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE BEE OF THE ERNMENT’S ANTI-LGBT+ SECTN 28

EASTENRS WS A GAY TIM HONOUR AWARD REGNN OF S LGBT STORYL

Memorable LGBTQ moments EastEnrs historyEastEnrs has been on our screens for more than 35 years – that time, the Walford-based soap has bee one of Bra’s most inic TV s but 1985, EastEnrs has never shied away om hard-htg storyl and has been at the foreont of LGBTQ reprentatn on Bize tak a look at some of the most memorable LGBTQ moments om the BBC One show’s gay kiss on a Brish soapCol Rsell was the first gay character on EastEnrs, appearg Albert Square jt over a year after the show’s first by Michael Cashman, there was ntroversy at the time when Col kissed boyiend Barry Clark (Gary Hail) 1987 – even though was jt a peck on the (Michael Cashman) and Barry (Gary Hall) were EastEnrs' first gay years later, Col and new character Guido Smh (Nicholas Donovan) shared the first mouth-to-mouth kiss on a Brish soap – an timated 17 ln people tuned to watch the uple’s beme one of the most ground-breakg scen soap history – but was emed so ntroversial that some MPs lled for the soap to be pulled om the air.

Syed tells Christian he is gay and love wh him – but unr prsure om his fay, gets married to feelgs for Christian prove too strong – so Syed out. Mick held his teenage son his arms to liver a tear-jerkg speech, tellg Johnny that he loved him and there was nothg bad about beg gay, supportg him to e out through both of their stifled Carter (played by Sam Strike, send om left) and dad Mick (Danny Dyer, centre) both ma their first appearanc the soap December ’s mother Lda (Kellie Bright) ially stggled wh his sexualy – but the pair eventually make up as she tak him to his first Pri event where he meets new boyiend Gianlu Cavallo (Gabriele Lombardo) transgenr character played by transgenr actorKyle Slater’s arrival Albert Square was a landmark moment for marked the first time Brish soap history that a transgenr character had been played by a transgenr actor, wh Riley Carter Millgton takg on the historic ’s first appearanc showed him followg Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) before he later reveals he is her long-lost half-brother and the pair ultimately sharg his story wh Stacey, Kyle reveals that his mother Alison (Denise Welch) has never seen him as a man. Walford’s first Gay PriIn July 2019, Walford threw s first-ever Gay Pri event, wh an episo tacklg a number of LGBTQ ahead of London’s Gay Pri event, the episo was seen as celebratory, diverse and tnal, but also clud moments that remd the dience of the prejudice and discrimatn still faced by the LGBTQ muny to this the inic episo, Bernatte Taylor (Clair Norris) embrac her sexualy while celebratg her first Pri, havg e out as a lbian to her mother six months earlier, while Callum Highway (Tony Clay) stggl to e to terms wh his new, also known as Halfway, was engaged to Whney Dean (Shona McGarty) at the time of Pri and was helpg to get everythg anised for the big event.

'EASTENRS' NEW GAY STORYLE: UPDATE

But he was mortified when brother Stuart (Ricky Champ) turned up and told him he saw him kissg Ben Mchell (Max Bown) the night 's been que the journey for Ben Mchell (Max Bown, pictured) and Callum Highway (Tony Clay), who recently got engaged the the urse of te love didn’t always n smoothly for Callum and Ben – Stuart beat up Ben later the Pri episo - the fan favoure duo went on to bee a uple, wh the pair eventually proposg to each other on the balny of lol gay bar The Prce Albert. EastEnrs has won a Gay Tim Honour award regnn of s LGBT storyl. The soap – which clud the first gay kiss a Brish soap 1987 – has equently set the bar for LGBTQ storytellg.

BBC EASTENRS FANS MAND A 'GAY FAY WH REGULAR PROBLEMS' AS EVERY LGBTQ+ CHARACTER HAS 'THE SAME STORYLE'FANS OF THE SHOW WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME DIFFERENT STORYL GIVEN TO S LGBTQ+ CHARACTERSGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYELLEN JENNESENR WHAT'S ON, SHOWBIZ AND TV WRER11:56, 4 MAY 2022UPDATED12:28, 4 MAY 2022BOOKMARKEASTENRS FANS SAY THEY WANT TO SEE LGBTQ+ FAI WH 'REGULAR PROBLEMS' (IMAGE: BBC/KIERON MCCARRON/JACK BARN)GET FREE EMAIL UPDAT FOR EASTENRSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET FREE EMAIL UPDAT FOR EASTENRSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

It regularly featur a fair amount of LGBTQ characters and the seri has pneered reprentatn of gay characters on Brish televisn as a celebrate, they were honoured wh the Jackie Forster Gay Tim Honour: Impact Media, TV and Entertament durg the gural Gay Tim Honours ceremony on Saturday eveng (November 18). Speakg about one of the soap's most recent g out storyl, wrer Daran Ltle explaed the msage of acceptance he wanted to [Mick supported his son Johnny (then played by Sam Strike) when he revealed that he is gay]"A few years ago I wrote a g out scene between Johnny Carter tellg his dad Mick, played by Danny Dyer, that he was gay, " he said (via Gay Tim).

I wanted to do so the father knew and was tellg them that was okay if he was gay.

'EASTENRS' ACTOR REVEALS HE IS GAY

There's a ltle update on EastEnrs' new gay storyle for Ben Mchell today as the soap has nfirmed the mours and executive producer Bryan Kirkwood has spoken about the plot. Speakg to The Guardian about the storyle, Kirkwood mented: "For EastEnrs viewers, was never a qutn of if, but more like when Ben Mchell was gog to e out as gay.

"To see a man like Phil learn to al wh, and ultimately accept, his gay son, is a valid story for a drama like EastEnrs to embark on. EastEnrs aired the first ever gay kiss a soap 1989. Prev LGBTQ+ storyl on EastEnrs have clud the very first gay kiss on a Brish soap, shared between characters Col Rsell and Guido Smh (played by Michael Cashman and Nicholas Donovan, rpectively) 1989.

The homosexual love scene between yuppie poofs was screened the early eveng when lns of children were watchg. ” The article also tailed how “homosexual actor” Michal Cashman lived wh his “real-life boyiend”. ” Piers told PkNews: “I’m ashamed of some of the appropriate language I ed The Sun 30 years ago about gay stars.

EASTENRS' JONNY LABEY REVEALS HOMOPHOBIC ABE OVER GAY STORYLE

EastEnrs actor Jake Maskall has revealed that he is gay and has a boyiend.

Jake plays womanizg Danny Moon on the soap, currently havg an affair wh Sam Mchell (Kim Medlf), but he told Now magaze: "I'm gay and I've been wh my boyiend for 12 years. Viewers know that unlucky--love Karen got chatted up by Caren – played by Amy Robbs – at Gay Pri several weeks ago.

EASTENRS' GARY HAIL SAYS BBC CUT 1987 GAY STORYLE BEE OF TORY LEGISLATN

The soap has sce explored a gay storyle for Karen, who has prevly had six children wh four different men. Karen announced she’s now gay (Cred: BBC). The fom er went on to say was a “shame” as “Karen actually would have been a suable character for a g out story where someone who’s spent their whole life relatnships wh the oppose sex realis that they’re gay”.

Karen and her dghter Bernatte, who is actually gay (Cred: BBC).

EASTENRS GAY STORYLE PUTS SOAP BACK ON TRACK SAY FANS

Viewers know that Karen’s dghter Bernatte has stggled wh her sexualy after realisg she was gay.

EastEnrs newer Jonny Labey has revealed he's received homophobic abe over his ntroversial storyle the 22-year-old actor has shot steamy scen wh -star Harry Reid on the BBC One soap, as their characters Pl Coker and Ben Mchell embark on a passnate secret Mchell and Pl Coker are havg an affair (BBC)“People would have been fe if was a guy and a girl kissg. We need to move on om discrimatn agast gay men, ” he told the Gay Tim.

EASTENRS STAR CLAIMS BBC CUT THE SOAP’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE BEE OF THE ERNMENT’S ANTI-LGBT+ SECTN 28

That's que an unrtakg… — BBC EastEnrs (@bbceastenrs) July 17, 2015Jonny said there needs to be more unrstandg towards the issu gay people face. “We’re not reprentg gay men general, that’s somethg we’re certaly not dog. What we’re reprentg is people that felt unfortable g out to their parents, ” he Labey joed EastEnrs June (BBC)“This is jt the story of two gay men, and that story for is that Ben is unfortable g out, and ’s the reactn of people who’re wantg him to e out.