‘Andi Mack’ actor, whose character me out as gay, out as bisexual

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• ‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST
• ‘ANDI MACK’ ACTOR, WHOSE CHARACTER ME OUT AS GAY, OUT AS BISEXUAL
• ‘ANDI MACK’: TEEN CHARACTER WILL COME OUT AS GAY ON DISNEY CHANNEL’S GROUNDBREAKG SERI
• “ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCETHE GROUNDBREAKG SHOW ALREADY MA HISTORY WH THE WORK'S FIRST G-OUT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019/5:33 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1350PX;WIDTH:2044PX;}DISNEY CHANNELBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019 / 5:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TYS FOREVER!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISNEY CHANNEL'S GROUNDBREAKG SERI ANDI MACK, WHICH FEATURED THE WORK'S FIRST CHARACTER TO E OUT AS GAY, NCLUD FRIDAY NIGHT WH THE TRODUCTN OF THE WORK'S FIRST GAY TEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS ANNOUNCED APRIL THAT THE POPULAR SHOW'S THIRD SEASON FALE WOULD ALSO SERVE AS S SERI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDI MACK MA HISTORY AND HEADL OCTOBER 2017 WHEN 13-YEAR-OLD CYS GOODMAN (JOSHUA RH) NFID IENDS ANDI (PEYTON ELIZABETH LEE) AND BUFFY (SOFIA WYLIE) THAT HE HAD A CSH ON ANDI'S BOYIEND, JONAH (ASHER ANGEL), MARKG THE START OF DISNEY CHANNEL'S FIRST G-OUT STORYLE. THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD-WNG SERI MA HISTORY AGA FEBARY WHEN CYS BEME THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY "I’M GAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FAL EPISO, WHICH FEATURED A GROUP SGALONG OF LADY GAGA'S LGBTQ ANTHEM "BORN THIS WAY," CYS RNED WH IEND TJ (LE MULLEN). THE YOUNG MEN SHARED AN TIMATE MOMENT AT A PARTY—“IS THERE ANYTHG ELSE YOU WANNA TELL ME?”—THAT DITED THEY WOULD BEG DATG. OH, THE HAND-HOLDG! THE KNOWG S! THE UNSULLIED NOCENCE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I N TELL YOU NOW: TYS ENDGAME NON AND NFIRMED," RH TWEETED, REFERRG TO THE CHARACTERS' SHIP PORTMANTE, SO 'S TWTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HONORED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A GROUNDBREAKG SHOW," MULLEN WROTE. "I HOPE MY CHARACTER N SPIRE PEOPLE TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE AND LOVE WHO THEY LOVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDI MACK CREATOR AND SHOWNNER TERRI MSKY SPOKE TO PASTE ABOUT THE SPECIAL MOMENT—AND WHY TYS DIDN'T SHARE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HISTORIC TV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I FEEL LIKE… THEY’RE STILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW," SHE EXPLAED. "AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO THGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I GUS I FEEL LIKE ’S SO. MUCH. FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PTA OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM, TO HOLD HANDS WH A BOY THE MIDDLE OF A PARTY. LIKE, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE? I FEEL LIKE A KISS, A WAY, WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN REALISTIC TO THE CHARACTERS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"A LOT OF THAT STORY, A LOT OF THAT JOURNEY BETWEEN CYS AND TJ WAS SUBTEXT, AND I THK THAT WHATEVER THEY WERE SAYG TO EACH OTHER, THEY WEREN’T ACTUALLY SAYG WORDS," MSKY NTUED. "AND EVEN THAT FAL NVERSATN ISN’T EXPLIC. I LOVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT MOMENT REACHG FOR EACH OTHER AND HOLDG HANDS, MY MD, THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE , THE STORY OF THIS RELATNSHIP, THAT IS A LOT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IN TERMS OF THE STORY, DIDN’T NEED A KISS. ADDG A KISS WOULD HAVE BEEN DOG JT TO DO , TO BE FIRST, AND I DIDN’T WANT THAT. I WOULD LOVE IF WE WERE GOG TO GO ON AND HAVE ANOTHER SEASON OR ANOTHER STORY, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE FIRST LGBTQ KISS ON DISNEY."ANDI MACK/THE DISNEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WH MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE G OUT AS LGBTQ, ANDI MACK IS REFLECTG THE LIV AND LIVED EXPERIENC OF SO MANY LGBTQ YOUTH AROUND THE UNTRY," SAID GLAAD PRINT SARAH KATE ELLIS A PREV STATEMENT. "TELEVISN REFLECTS THE REAL LIFE WORLD AND TODAY THAT CLUS LGBTQ YOUTH WHO SERVE TO SEE THEIR LIV PICTED ON THEIR FAVORE SHOWS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ANDI MACK WAS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR A ROOM OF IMPASSNED, VENTIVE WRERS, A TALENTED AND DITED CREW, AND AN EXTRAORDARY, MIRACULO ST WHO SPIRED ALL," SAID MSKY THE NCELLATN ANNOUNCEMENT. "WE HAD THE HONOR OF BREAKG A LOT OF NEW GROUND FOR DISNEY CHANNEL. WE WERE S FIRST SERIALIZED SHOW, S FIRST SERI CENTERED AROUND AN ASIAN AMERIN FAY, AND S FIRST TO FEATURE AN LGBTQ CHARACTER WHO SPOKE THE WORDS 'I’M GAY.' BUT THE BT PART OF MAKG ANDI MACK WAS OUR DIENCE, WHO LET KNOW WE MATTERED TO THEM. THE SERI FALE IS FOR THEM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDI MACK, WHICH PREMIERED APRIL 2017, BEME DISNEY CHANNEL'S MOST-WATCHED SERI OVERALL AND S HIGHT-RATED SHOW AMONG KIDS AGED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISNEY CHANNEL, A LEAR LGBTQ CLN, TRODUCED A PAIR OF LBIAN MOMS  A 2014 EPISO OF GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. DISNEY XD'S ANIMATED SERI GRAVY FALLS FEATURED A GAY MALE UPLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH ANDI MACK'S SWEET GAY GOODBYE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST

In a first for Disney Channel, a key character on s popular tween seri Andi Mack will realize he’s gay and e out to his story arc will mark the channel’s first pictn of a g-out journey.

A 17-year-old -star of the jt end, ma--Utah seri “Andi Mack” has e out as bisexual — almost two years after the character he played me out as gay. “I suffered wh some level of my own ternalized homophobia even while playg the first openly gay character on Disney Channel, ” he Season 2 of “Andi Mack, ” Rh’s character, Cys, had a csh on another boy and me out to his iends. As the show returns for a sophomore season, ’s revealed that Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) isn’t the only character wh a csh on one of the boys at school, Jonah Beck (Asher Angel).

‘ANDI MACK’ ACTOR, WHOSE CHARACTER ME OUT AS GAY, OUT AS BISEXUAL

This leads to Cys gog on a journey to fe himself as a gay dividual this season, spe the fact he has a girliend Iris (Molly Jackson).

This is a first for Disney Channel to pict character’s journey to self-disvery as a gay dividual. ” Disney Channel had prevly tted the waters for LGBTQ-adjacent storytellg by cludg gay parents on both the live-actn edy “Good Luck Charlie” and animated seri “Doc McStuffs.

‘ANDI MACK’: TEEN CHARACTER WILL COME OUT AS GAY ON DISNEY CHANNEL’S GROUNDBREAKG SERI

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In what was hailed as a Disney Channel first, “Andi Mack” took a progrsive step last year when revealed one of s prcipal characters was gay.

””- Liz Owen, PFLAG NatnalHurwz, whose creds clu “The Daily Show” and “One Life to Live, ” said he had a “very personal stake” “One a Myan” as a gay Jewish man who has stggled wh anxiety. Disney Channel's groundbreakg seri Andi Mack, which featured the work's first character to e out as gay, nclud Friday night wh the troductn of the work's first gay teen was announced April that the popular show's third season fale would also serve as s seri Mack ma history and headl October 2017 when 13-year-old Cys Goodman (Joshua Rh) nfid iends Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and Buffy (Sofia Wylie) that he had a csh on Andi's boyiend, Jonah (Asher Angel), markg the start of Disney Channel's first g-out storyle. The GLAAD Media Award-wng seri ma history aga Febary when Cys beme the first Disney Channel character to say "I’m gay.

“ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCETHE GROUNDBREAKG SHOW ALREADY MA HISTORY WH THE WORK'S FIRST G-OUT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019/5:33 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1350PX;WIDTH:2044PX;}DISNEY CHANNELBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 28, 2019 / 5:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“ANDI MACK” SERI ENDS WH DISNEY CHANNEL’S FIRST GAY ROMANCE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-28T21:33:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TYS FOREVER!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISNEY CHANNEL'S GROUNDBREAKG SERI ANDI MACK, WHICH FEATURED THE WORK'S FIRST CHARACTER TO E OUT AS GAY, NCLUD FRIDAY NIGHT WH THE TRODUCTN OF THE WORK'S FIRST GAY TEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS ANNOUNCED APRIL THAT THE POPULAR SHOW'S THIRD SEASON FALE WOULD ALSO SERVE AS S SERI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDI MACK MA HISTORY AND HEADL OCTOBER 2017 WHEN 13-YEAR-OLD CYS GOODMAN (JOSHUA RH) NFID IENDS ANDI (PEYTON ELIZABETH LEE) AND BUFFY (SOFIA WYLIE) THAT HE HAD A CSH ON ANDI'S BOYIEND, JONAH (ASHER ANGEL), MARKG THE START OF DISNEY CHANNEL'S FIRST G-OUT STORYLE. THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD-WNG SERI MA HISTORY AGA FEBARY WHEN CYS BEME THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY "I’M GAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FAL EPISO, WHICH FEATURED A GROUP SGALONG OF LADY GAGA'S LGBTQ ANTHEM "BORN THIS WAY," CYS RNED WH IEND TJ (LE MULLEN). THE YOUNG MEN SHARED AN TIMATE MOMENT AT A PARTY—“IS THERE ANYTHG ELSE YOU WANNA TELL ME?”—THAT DITED THEY WOULD BEG DATG. OH, THE HAND-HOLDG! THE KNOWG S! THE UNSULLIED NOCENCE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I N TELL YOU NOW: TYS ENDGAME NON AND NFIRMED," RH TWEETED, REFERRG TO THE CHARACTERS' SHIP PORTMANTE, SO 'S TWTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HONORED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A GROUNDBREAKG SHOW," MULLEN WROTE. "I HOPE MY CHARACTER N SPIRE PEOPLE TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE AND LOVE WHO THEY LOVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDI MACK CREATOR AND SHOWNNER TERRI MSKY SPOKE TO PASTE ABOUT THE SPECIAL MOMENT—AND WHY TYS DIDN'T SHARE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HISTORIC TV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I FEEL LIKE… THEY’RE STILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW," SHE EXPLAED. "AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO THGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I GUS I FEEL LIKE ’S SO. MUCH. FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PTA OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM, TO HOLD HANDS WH A BOY THE MIDDLE OF A PARTY. LIKE, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE? I FEEL LIKE A KISS, A WAY, WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN REALISTIC TO THE CHARACTERS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"A LOT OF THAT STORY, A LOT OF THAT JOURNEY BETWEEN CYS AND TJ WAS SUBTEXT, AND I THK THAT WHATEVER THEY WERE SAYG TO EACH OTHER, THEY WEREN’T ACTUALLY SAYG WORDS," MSKY NTUED. "AND EVEN THAT FAL NVERSATN ISN’T EXPLIC. I LOVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT MOMENT REACHG FOR EACH OTHER AND HOLDG HANDS, MY MD, THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE , THE STORY OF THIS RELATNSHIP, THAT IS A LOT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IN TERMS OF THE STORY, DIDN’T NEED A KISS. ADDG A KISS WOULD HAVE BEEN DOG JT TO DO , TO BE FIRST, AND I DIDN’T WANT THAT. I WOULD LOVE IF WE WERE GOG TO GO ON AND HAVE ANOTHER SEASON OR ANOTHER STORY, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE FIRST LGBTQ KISS ON DISNEY."ANDI MACK/THE DISNEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WH MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE G OUT AS LGBTQ, ANDI MACK IS REFLECTG THE LIV AND LIVED EXPERIENC OF SO MANY LGBTQ YOUTH AROUND THE UNTRY," SAID GLAAD PRINT SARAH KATE ELLIS A PREV STATEMENT. "TELEVISN REFLECTS THE REAL LIFE WORLD AND TODAY THAT CLUS LGBTQ YOUTH WHO SERVE TO SEE THEIR LIV PICTED ON THEIR FAVORE SHOWS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ANDI MACK WAS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR A ROOM OF IMPASSNED, VENTIVE WRERS, A TALENTED AND DITED CREW, AND AN EXTRAORDARY, MIRACULO ST WHO SPIRED ALL," SAID MSKY THE NCELLATN ANNOUNCEMENT. "WE HAD THE HONOR OF BREAKG A LOT OF NEW GROUND FOR DISNEY CHANNEL. WE WERE S FIRST SERIALIZED SHOW, S FIRST SERI CENTERED AROUND AN ASIAN AMERIN FAY, AND S FIRST TO FEATURE AN LGBTQ CHARACTER WHO SPOKE THE WORDS 'I’M GAY.' BUT THE BT PART OF MAKG ANDI MACK WAS OUR DIENCE, WHO LET KNOW WE MATTERED TO THEM. THE SERI FALE IS FOR THEM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDI MACK, WHICH PREMIERED APRIL 2017, BEME DISNEY CHANNEL'S MOST-WATCHED SERI OVERALL AND S HIGHT-RATED SHOW AMONG KIDS AGED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISNEY CHANNEL, A LEAR LGBTQ CLN, TRODUCED A PAIR OF LBIAN MOMS  A 2014 EPISO OF GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. DISNEY XD'S ANIMATED SERI GRAVY FALLS FEATURED A GAY MALE UPLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH ANDI MACK'S SWEET GAY GOODBYE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

We were s first serialized show, s first seri centered around an Asian Amerin fay, and s first to feature an LGBTQ character who spoke the words 'I’m gay. Disney XD's animated seri Gravy Falls featured a gay male uple Andi Mack's sweet gay goodbye below.

The Disney Channel officially has s first-ever openly gay character. Durg a recent episo of Andi Mack, Cys Goodman (played by Joshua Rh) ma history by utterg the words "I'm gay" to a iend. ""And I'm gay, " he add, played by Asher Angel, simply sed and said, "Yeah?

'ANDI MACK': CYS BE FIRST EVER GAY DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER

"While grabbg burgers one afternoon, he asked me to pass the ketchup, so I hand him the bottle while mumblg the words, 'I'm gay. "Beg Jewish, beg 14, gog to middle school, havg this small, close-kn group of iends, and beg gay are all jt parts of his personaly.

“I’m gay, ” Cys tells Jonah Beck, played by Asher Angel. This is the first time a character has spoken the words “I’m gay” on the Disney Channel.

A FIRST FOR THE DISNEY CHANNEL, CHARACTER OUT AS GAY ON ‘ANDI MACK’

The popular TV work has already prented same-sex relatnships other shows (like Doc McStuffs), but this marks the very first time will pict a character's entire journey to self-acceptance after realizg they're gay.

For the first time a young character discsed beg gay on the Disney Channel. ByLESLEY MESSERNovember 4, 2017, 1:07 PM— -- Last month, "Andi Mack" beme the first seri on The Disney Channel to pict a character g out as gay, when Joshua Rh's character, Cys, told his iend Buffy, played by Sofia Wylie, that he had feelgs for a male, a reprentative for Disney said last month, "mak for posive role mols for kid and adult viewers. The popular Disney show Andi Mack ma headl last week when announced that one of the ma characters would e out as gay the upg send season.

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'ANDI MACK' MAK HISTORY WH FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER TO SAY 'I'M GAY'

His performance as Cys also marks the first portrayal of an openly gay character on Disney Channel. " "Beg Jewish, beg 14, gog to middle school, havg this small, close-kn group of iends, and beg gay are all jt parts of his personaly, " he reactn to his character g out?

Cys fds 's the right time for him to e out to his bt guy iend, Jonah, played by actor Asher out the piece of Disney Channel history for yourself:Cys prevly me out to his iends Andi and Buffy two separate past episos of the show, but has never actually said the words, "I'm gay" until 's one of those scen:"Cys has tght me a lot about beg fortable wh myself no matter what others thk, " Rh told "GMA. While grabbg burgers one afternoon, he asked me to pass the ketchup, so I hand him the bottle while mumblg the words, 'I’m gay., '" Hurwz wrote.

In a first for Disney Channel, a key character on s popular tween seri Andi Mack will realize he’s gay and e out to his iends. Disney Channel’s “Andi Mack” is makg history wh the work’s first story le about a gay character g edic drama om “Lizzie McGuire” creator Terri Msky follows 13-year-old Andi (Petyon Elizabeth Lee) as she navigat her early teens. Friday night, Andi’s iend Cys (Joshua Rh) will beg his g-out has troduced gay characters before — “Bety and the Beast” ma headl earlier this year for featurg an openly gay LeFou, and Disney XD’s animated seri “Star vs.

‘ANDI MACK’ CHARACTER TO COME OUT AS GAY: A DISNEY CHANNEL FIRST

Other Disney anchis, such as “High School Mil, ” have allud to gay characters. @ambersmack, praisg the show “Andi Mack” for beg the first-ever Disney Channel seri to feature an openly gay character.

Though character Cys Goodman, played by Joshua Rh, me out an episo last year, he’d never explicly said the words “I’m gay” until Friday’s episo. cheryl blossom said she’s a lbian on last night’s episo of riverdale and cys goodman said he’s gay on the /disney channel/ show andi mack, let’s keep this trend gog!!

They had a ma character actually say the words “I’m gay” on the show. the words gay beg uttered on disney channel means so much to me growg up an environment that veiwed the word as taboo or an sult. A simple " im gay" do so much much for the young dience.

DISNEY CHANNEL IS MAKG HISTORY WH S FIRST GAY G-OUT STORY

Yet, on Disney Channel’s origal seri Andi Mack, a ma character is gog to e out as gay for the first time. This is excg news bee is extremely important to have queer ntent all-ag shows orr to normalize the feelgs for young gay children who may have a hard time acceptg their own feelgs bee they are told, and shown, that “normal” relatnships are between oppose genred people.

” It is awome that Disney is takg this step forward towards givg young gay teens a character like this they n relate to. Hopefully, this will be the begng for LGBTQA characters on the channel and the next character won’t need to have a g out story, or we n have adult gay parents?

DISNEY CHANNEL’S ANDI MACK TO FEATURE A GAY STORYLE