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Contents:
- A SMALL LIGHT: IS LRIE KYNASTON GAY? MEET HIS PARTNER
- ONWARD’S OPENLY GAY CHARACTER STILL LEAV DISNEY BEHD S PETORS
- 'PARANORMAN’S' MCH: THE FIRST FAY-FRIENDLY GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
- A GAY CHARACTER IN A CHILDREN'S BOOK SERI
A SMALL LIGHT: IS LRIE KYNASTON GAY? MEET HIS PARTNER
Is Lrie Kynaston Gay? The Sandman star played the gay character Alex Burgs on the show. But is he gay real life too? * a small light gay character *
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ONWARD’S OPENLY GAY CHARACTER STILL LEAV DISNEY BEHD S PETORS
In Pixar’s new animated movie, Lena Wahe plays Officer Spector, the first openly gay character the stud’s movi. Disney’s history of LGBTQ reprentatn is spotty, and the pany needs to do more. * a small light gay character *
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'PARANORMAN’S' MCH: THE FIRST FAY-FRIENDLY GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
But the show has also been praised by fans for s cln of gay characters like Dile (played by Mason Alexanr Park), Joanna Constante (played by Jenna Coleman) and Alex Burgs (played by Lrie Kynaston). People are yellg at the show’s creators for g up wh all the gay characters that aren’t the ics.
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A GAY CHARACTER IN A CHILDREN'S BOOK SERI
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As the dghter of Eri Kane (San Lucci), was the first time such an important legacy character was wrten to be gay. On “General Hospal, ” Lus Jon (then played by Ben Hogtyn), the adopted son of Bobbie Spencer (Jackie Zeman) and Tony Jon (Brad Mle) me out as gay, but he didn’t get much romance before he was wrten off the show 2006; the character returned to the nvas played by Ryan Carn 2013.
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