Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons weighs on straight actors playg gay characters: ‘The fight is to ensure that all parts are open to all actors’ | The Inpennt

Contents:

• 'BIG BANG THEORY' MYSTERY: IS SHELDON GAY?
• ARE ANY OF THE ST OF THE BIG BANG THEORY GAY?
• GUS WHO'S NOT GAY ON THE BIG BANG THEORY!
• BIG BANG THEORY’S JIM PARSONS WEIGHS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS: ‘THE FIGHT IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTS ARE OPEN TO ALL ACTORS’

'BIG BANG THEORY' MYSTERY: IS SHELDON GAY?

Gay? Straight, gay or… “other”?

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ARE ANY OF THE ST OF THE BIG BANG THEORY GAY?

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GUS WHO'S NOT GAY ON THE BIG BANG THEORY!

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BIG BANG THEORY’S JIM PARSONS WEIGHS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS: ‘THE FIGHT IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTS ARE OPEN TO ALL ACTORS’

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