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Contents:

• WAS OMAR GAY ON THE WIRE | EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
• MAN WHO SAYS HE WAS OMAR MATEEN'S GAY LOVER SPEAKS OUT
• EXCLUSIVE REMINDER: ILHAN OMAR’S BROTHER IS GAY, SHE MARRIED HIM ANYWAY
• OMAR LTLE ON ‘THE WIRE’ WAS ONE OF TV’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO
• OMAR APOLLO ON THE EXACT MOMENT HE REALIZED HE WAS GAY & WHY HE MAY BE PERFECT BOYIEND MATERIAL
• RE-WATCHG OMAR: MOHA, BLACK GAYNS AND SHIFTG MEDIA RECEPTN ALED L. MART, JR. / UNIVERSY OF IOWA
• GAY REPARATNS ARE PAST DUE
• HOW THE WIRE’S OMAR LTLE CHALLENGED GAY STEREOTYP MEDIA
• OMAR LTLE IS THE GAY STICK-UP MAN WHO ROBS DG ALERS FOR A LIVG THE WIRE

WAS OMAR GAY ON THE WIRE | EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW

ORLANDO -- A man who says he was Orlando shooter Omar Mateen's gay lover is speakg out followg the attack on Pulse nightclub that left 49 people ad, and dozens more an terview wh Univisn anchor Maria Elena Salas, the man -- who was lled "Miguel" to protect his inty -- said he first met Mateen on the gay datg app Grdr. Addnally, other media outlets have heard several stori of Mateen poppg up and nversg wh men on gay datg Van Horn, 71, said Mateen was a "regular" at the popular Pulse Horn, a retired pharmacist, said he met Mateen once, and the younger man talked about his ex-wife.

"This to me suggts somebody that may have had sexual inty issu and may have actually been stgglg wh the ia that he himself was gay and that would add a different motive and a different perspective on the se, " O'Toole said. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) married her brother an alleged immigratn d and stunt loan d scheme, they’ll likely follow up by reportg that her brother is a homosexual orr to prove that the marriage was arranged, solely for the purpose of skirtg immigratn laws and gettg stunt loans at North Dakota State Universy. Durg her mpaign, Omar was acced of marryg her brother for the purpos of mtg immigratn d when was revealed that she was legally married to two people at the same time, and new documents om North Dakota State Universy (NDSU) and archiv social media posts om her brother that show he is an open homosexual man strongly suggt Omar mted stunt loan d through her dulent marriage wh Elmi (believed to be her blogil brother).

Elmi’s Instagram also has multiple transgenr and homosexual referenc, ditg that he is not a straight man, and th, any marriage to a woman, pecially Ilhan Omar, would be entirely dulent as is clear he is one picture, Ahmed Elmi tagged himself wh a group of homosexual men drsed drag si Heaven nightclub London. The fact that Elmi is a homosexual explas why Omar’s children are not wh her brother, Elmi, but wh her other hband, Ahmed would Omar say that she divorced Elmi 2011 and that the moved back to England if they were still documented as beg married 2012 while he was still the Uned Stat attendg an Amerin universy? After attendg a recent Gay Pri para, Congrswoman Ilhan Omar tweeted a ‘joke’ about implementg sharia law sharia law, homosexual people are killed many untri, cludg Omar’s birth untry of Somalia.

MAN WHO SAYS HE WAS OMAR MATEEN'S GAY LOVER SPEAKS OUT

I remember readg articl (that’s what we ed to ll thkpiec, child) the queer prs eagerly applyg that sipid and blandly normalizg phrase “who happens to be gay” to Omar, as if were a prize medal. It was that the show never treated the outward signs of gayns as somethg Rickie should be ashamed of, or as thgs the dience should take as symbols for gayns wr-large.

There was a specificy to the character that allowed him to move beyond the kd of didacticism "very special episos" featurg gay characters had long been rced to. For me, Jack's refal to be anythg but himself, to give anyone the power to huiate him, was credibly powerful to watch not only as a small gay child, but as a medium-sized gay adult too. Uptight, fty, and exceptnally private, David's gay inty certaly rmed his character, but wasn't the entirety of -- a rary for the early days of prtige televisn.

EXCLUSIVE REMINDER: ILHAN OMAR’S BROTHER IS GAY, SHE MARRIED HIM ANYWAY

Kurt Hummel Show: Glee Performer: Chris Colfer Episos: 121 (2009 - 2015) Ryan Murphy's visn for Glee clud, among many (MANY) other thgs, takg on issu of gay acceptance and teen bullyg, and while not the only gay character on the show, Kurt was the vsel through which Murphy's msag were most often livered. Kurt's teen romance wh Blae (Darren Criss) was the first full-blown gay teen romance that fans uld 'ship the same way they did for Joey/Pacey and Seth/Summer.

Jodie Dallas Show: Soap Performer: Billy Crystal Episos: 76 (1977 - 1981) As the first long-nng gay character televisn, Jodie Dallas paved the way for every other character on this list. Lafayette Reynolds Show: Te Blood Performer: Nelsan Ellis Episos: 81 (2008 - 2014) Wh the stereotyp of Sassy Black Friend and Sassy Gay Friend still alive and well popular culture, the character of Lafayette was ripe for tokenism. Max Blum Show: Happy Endgs Performer: Adam Pally Episos: 57 (2011 - 2013) It's a shame Happy Endgs only held on for three seasons, bee Adam Pally's gmpy, lazy, and slouchy gay man was unlike any other gay character a work s.

Jt Suarez Show: Ugly Betty Performer: Mark Inlito Episos: 85 (2006 - 2010) That work televisn featured a tweenage (and later teenage) gay kid a way that never felt like he was beg ma fun of was a great step forward. Bian Montgomery Show: All My Children Performer: En Riegel (primarily) Episos: 1988 - 2013 Gay characters the realm of daytime drama always had an uphill climb, given that their mographic was always olr and, as a rult, more nservative. Bian's importance to gay TV characters went beyond the ton (daytime's first same-sex kiss 2003; daytime's first legal same-sex weddg 2008); she not only forced Eri Kane to grapple wh her prejudic, but she did the same for the All My Children dience.

OMAR LTLE ON ‘THE WIRE’ WAS ONE OF TV’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO

Salvatore Romano Show: Mad Men Performer: Bryan Batt Episos: 39 (2007 - 2009) Through s warts-and-all portrayal of cy-life the 1960s, Mad Men livered a statement about gay life the pre-Stonewall era: Men remaed closeted, or they suffered the nsequenc. Patrick Episos: 63 (2001 - 2005) A Wt Pot grad and openly gay policeman, Keh Charl fied pretty much every pop culture stereotype of a gay character durg the early days of LGBT reprentatn.

OMAR APOLLO ON THE EXACT MOMENT HE REALIZED HE WAS GAY & WHY HE MAY BE PERFECT BOYIEND MATERIAL

He was always danger of beg relegated to the "sassy gay iend" role, but as the show went on, his relatnship wh Hannah beme as important as any of the other leads, and Andrew Rannells' performance was pable at surprisg pth at a moment's notice. Any notn that a show about gay men would have to peddle rpectabily polics went out the wdow wh the troductn of Brian Kney, played wh wildly sexy cks by Gale Harold.

Josh Show: Please Like Me Performer: Josh Thomas Episos: 32 (2013 - 2016) The creased visibily of LGBTQ characters over the last five years or so has allowed the dividual characters to feel a lot more specific, whout the burns of reprentg every gay character on TV.

Blissfully unncerned wh addrsg "issu" (yet cidly suated the real world of STD tts and three-ways), Please Like Me's Josh might be the most stereotype-averse gay character TV has livered to date. ) Performer: Hal Sparks Episos: 83 (2000 - 2005) Talk Soup host Hal Sparks seemed like an odd f to headle Showtime's big gay drama seri, but his performance as Michael was wngly nrotic and admirably imperfect. While the world of QAF was nstantly turng up the volume, Michael's secury wh his own gay subculture while at the same time fightg the outsi opprsns of the Bh era, h necsarily close to home.

RE-WATCHG OMAR: MOHA, BLACK GAYNS AND SHIFTG MEDIA RECEPTN ALED L. MART, JR. / UNIVERSY OF IOWA

Patrick Murray Show: Lookg Performer: Jonathan Groff Episos: 18 (2014 - 2015) That Patrick ranged om relatable to furiatg among the Lookg dience was a sign that the gay TV dience was begng to mand more om s entertament, but Jonathan Groff's wng portrayal the show's naive central character gave a protagonist we uld watch fuck up whout givg up on him.

Santana Lopez Show: Glee Performer: Naya Rivera Episos: 113 (2009 - 2015) While at first seemed like Kurt (Chris Colfer) was gog to be Glee's lone gay ma character, the almost accintal pairg of Santana and Brtany (Heather Morris) gave Naya Rivera the platform she need to break out as one of the show's major stars. Santana was a much-need slice of genue queer excellence on a show that sometim felt like was strag too hard to show s other gay characters the most sated light. Noah Nicholson Show: Noah's Arc Performer: Darryl Stephens Episos: 17 (2005 - 2006) It wasn't fair that Noah's Arc languished relative obscury on (pre-Drag Race) LOGO while the siarly-themed Queer As Folk got s premium Showtime perch, but for those fortunate enough to seek out, the half-hour dramedy about screenwrer Noah and his close circle of iends was a landmark for gay people of lor on TV.

GAY REPARATNS ARE PAST DUE

Mar Del Rossi Show: Degrassi: The Next Generatn Performer: Adamo Ruggiero Episos: 82 (2002 - 2009) Canadian teen drama Degrassi documented the emotnally ght high school experienc of gay kids through Mar Del Rossi. The arc that Ugly Betty took Marc on -- om tty schemer to a kd of shadow protagonist to Betty herself s fal seasons -- was a great lson roundg out a gay character whout sacrificg his queerns for the sake of assiatn. Steven Carrgton Show: Dynasty Performer: Jack Coleman, Al Corley Episos: Coleman: 149 (1982 - 1988); Corley: 35 (1981-1982) In a when gay characters were mostly relegated to one-off appearanc ss, Dynasty's Steven Carrgton rried the torch for reprentatn for eight seasons.

As one of Dynasty's ma characters, every tail of Steven's life was fodr for larger-than-life plots -- even if '80s standards and practic and the emergence of the relig right prsured creators to put a character they nceived of as gay numero relatnships wh women. Alex Danvers Show: Supergirl Performer: Chyler Leigh Episos: 42 (2015 - Prent) Alex's g out story and romance wh Detective Maggie Sawyer (Floriana Lima) beme the heart of Supergirl's sophomore season.

Cameron Tucker Show: Morn Fay Performer: Eric Stontreet Episos: 188 (2009 - Prent) As one half of Morn Fay's gay power uple Mch and Cam, Eric Stontreet adds pizzazz to the show's docu-style look at everyday life. But a new terview, the 25-year-old sger took time out of his hectic schle to reflect on the the moment he realized he was gay, how his queerns rms his work, and why he jt may have the quali of a great boyiend.

HOW THE WIRE’S OMAR LTLE CHALLENGED GAY STEREOTYP MEDIA

Durg a nversatn wh 55-year-old fashn signer Willy Chavarria for the New York Tim, the two gay Mexin-Amerin artists scribed their jot experienc of beg closeted high school. In Orlando, people grappled wh the magnu of the horror: One man armed wh an asslt rifle and a pistol managed to kill 49 people and wound another 53 si a gay nightclub. But, of urse, that’s only part of Williams’ Simon, creator of the show, once told me that whenever someone asked him why he ma Omar gay, he would rpond: Why did we make the other 19 characters straight?

OMAR LTLE IS THE GAY STICK-UP MAN WHO ROBS DG ALERS FOR A LIVG THE WIRE

It’s a brilliant unterpot, one that nonts whout antagonizg, while touchg on the theme of the first LGBTQ equaly march on Washgton, back 1979: We are clus the ‘ jt didn’t talk about for people to accept the premise that the most feared man one of Baltimore’s most dangero neighborhoods was openly gay, the actor portrayg him had to first breathe life to an asphyxiated versn of Black masculy. It took somethg like Hugh’ poem “Mother to Son” and assumed the le “life for me a’t been no crystal stair” was solely about the impact of racism and not homophobia or a batn of the ’s what ma Williams’ work on the show as transformative as was brgg the character of Omar to life, Williams rurrected aspects of Black queerns that had largely gone missg Black artistry outsi of theater and edians such as Mart Lawrence and Jamie Foxx dog drag on TV.

Betiful boyiends who would appear naked bed wh him, makg impossible for viewers not to see his sexualy as part of his Omar on a h show, beg an out and proud gay Black man livg the Black muny, was on par wh seeg Will hang out wh Grace their all-whe one — an experience that Joe Bin once said ntributed to changg attus toward gay people.