Tim Ferle on revisg gay high school 'High School Mil: The Mil - The Seri' - Queerty

Contents:

• GAY TEENS ON 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' SERI FALLY GET A LOVE SONG OF THEIR OWN
• THANKS TO WHNEY HOTON, ‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL’ HAS S FIRST GAY ROMANCE
• GAY TEENS ON 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' SERI HOPE TO BE THE REPRENTATN THEY NEVER HAD
• TIM FERLE ON REVISG GAY HIGH SCHOOL ‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL: THE MIL – THE SERI’
• THE HIGH SCHOOL MIL FRANCHISE JT GOT ITS FIRST-EVER GAY COUPLE
• ‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL’ AIRS GAY LOVE BALLAD FIRST FOR DISNEY

GAY TEENS ON 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' SERI FALLY GET A LOVE SONG OF THEIR OWN

The romance between East High School’s gay teens epens on “High School Mil: The Mil: The Seri” this week wh the but of a tenr love ballad. Season 1 of “High School Mil: The Mil: The Seri” garnered praise ahead of s 2019 Disney+ premiere for troducg Carlos as the anchise’s first-ever gay teen. After three h movi, a ncert tour and untls stage productns, the “High School Mil” anchise troduc s first gay love story wh Friday’s episo of “High School Mil: The Mil: The Seri.

”“Today’s world” was the operative amework for approachg a kd of story that never played out the earlier “High School Mil” films, spe many speculatg — and hopg — that the anchise’s origal choreographer character, Ryan, might be gay. Gay marriage wasn’t legal, so even though seems like that was 50 years away, really wasn’t, ” Rodriguez said.

”It wasn’t until 2017’s “Andi Mack” that Disney Channel troduced s first gay ma character middle schooler Cys Goodman. " He add a gay pri flag emoji at the end of his tweet.

THANKS TO WHNEY HOTON, ‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL’ HAS S FIRST GAY ROMANCE

Rodriguez stars on the Disney+ seri as stunt choreographer Carlos at Utah’s East High School who ― what was billed as a anchise first at the time of the show’s 2019 but ― is gay.

GAY TEENS ON 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' SERI HOPE TO BE THE REPRENTATN THEY NEVER HAD

” So, hdsight, may surprise viewers that “HSM” never clud an openly gay character until now. Disney+/Fred HayThough the origal “High School Mil” featured Ryan Evans (Lus Grabeel), the tw brother of Ashley Tisdale’s Sharpay who was wily assumed to be gay, the character never formally addrsed his sexualy.

TIM FERLE ON REVISG GAY HIGH SCHOOL ‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL: THE MIL – THE SERI’

In the origal High School Mil movi, we never actually saw any kd of LGBTQ relatnship — and only last year did Kenny Ortega nfirm that Lus Grabeel's character was gay and would have "e out llege. The show is noteworthy for cludg an out gay teenager, who even fds romance at his high school.

THE HIGH SCHOOL MIL FRANCHISE JT GOT ITS FIRST-EVER GAY COUPLE

Queerty snagged a few mut wh Ferle to talk about the show, his reer, tegratg gay characters a Disney seri, and his future plans. The show is also notable for cludg Carlos (played by Frankie Rodriguez) as an out-gay high school stunt.

Had you always wanted to clu a gay character? I grew up a theater kid, I’m gay, and I don’t thk you n do a show about the performg arts whout cludg an element of LGBTQ life.

Carlos, as a character, is groundbreakg, that he’s an out-gay kid on a Disney show who is allowed to date. Rodriguez, who is himself an out gay man, I wanted to lean to the thenticy and energy that Frankie brgs to the role and to his everyday life. Those stori are important to see—but if we want to change the nversatn around gay inty, we also need to see characters who jt are gay, already, and don’t have a problem wh .

‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL’ AIRS GAY LOVE BALLAD FIRST FOR DISNEY

High School Mil has troduced s very first outwardly gay uple and storyle, a major step for the hugely popular Disney anchise that began origal Kenny Ortega-directed High School Mil film did clu some characters that many viewers believed to be queer, like teenage show choir star Ryan Evans or piano-player and poser Kelsi Neilsen. Disney streamg seri High School Mil: The Mil: The Seri has marked a major tone for the pany after butg a gay love ballad.