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• ABC FAY’S ‘THE FOSTERS’ CREATORS DEFEND 13-YEAR-OLD GAY MALE KISS: WATCH BEFORE JUDGG
• ABC AIRS TWEENS' GAY KISS 'A MILLN LTLE THGS'
• THERE'S CONTROVERSY OVER THAT GAY TEEN KISS ON 'THE FOSTERS'
• WHEN DO GAY KIDS START “ACTG GAY”?
• 12-YEAR-OLD BOY ON ‘THE CONNERS:’ 'I'M GLAD I'M GAY!'
• THE STORY BEHD THE PHOTOGRAPH: GAY DADS KISSG, 1983

ABC FAY’S ‘THE FOSTERS’ CREATORS DEFEND 13-YEAR-OLD GAY MALE KISS: WATCH BEFORE JUDGG

ABC Fay’s “The Fosters” drew both praise and cricism this week for a darg gay kiss scene between two 13-year-old male characters. The creators-executive producers also discsed how they prepared the two young actors for the on-screen kiss, where Ju and Connor’s (“Jonnor”) relatnship will go om here, and what  might mean to young gay viewers hopg to see their own stori reflected on screen.

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More than anythg else, we felt rponsibily to those kids and to our younger selv who didn’t see themselv reflected anywhere… We’ve all been watchg stori about heterosexuals forever… As a gay kid you are always havg to translate. Paige: I would say s very easy to balk at or sensatnalize the headle, but s hard to ny the tth or the tegry of the whole story… We are here to tell the te stori of what is to grow up and the are te stori of what is to grow up as a young, potentially gay person. ABC's heartfelt drama A Milln Ltle Thgs jt aired one big thg on Thursday night when had 's 12-year-old characters share their first kiss - a gay kiss.

ABC AIRS TWEENS' GAY KISS 'A MILLN LTLE THGS'

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THERE'S CONTROVERSY OVER THAT GAY TEEN KISS ON 'THE FOSTERS'

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WHEN DO GAY KIDS START “ACTG GAY”?

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12-YEAR-OLD BOY ON ‘THE CONNERS:’ 'I'M GLAD I'M GAY!'

Playg a character like Alisha a high-profile movie the wake of “Don’t Say Gay” and other siar legislatn “means everythg, ” Aduba adds. We already knew She-Ra was queer AF, but seeg two lovg, openly gay parents on a popular animated show ma our hearts swell! "As a gay man who grew up wh no visible role mols of gay relatnships my muny or entertament ntent, I am grateful that this reprentatn is happeng on Nickeloon, moved by the difference that is surely makg the mds and hearts of children, and grateful to have been a part of this slow but important change, " Dickie told PRIDE.

THE STORY BEHD THE PHOTOGRAPH: GAY DADS KISSG, 1983

Homosexualy is a crime Mlim-majory Malaysia.

Rights groups have warned of growg tolerance agast lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr vios posted on social media late on Friday, Healy was seen kissg bassist Ross MacDonald after cricizg Malaysia’s stance agast homosexualy a profany-lan speech to the ftival dience. Not as easy as looks” was cricised for kissg a male fan at a 2019 ncert the Uned Arab Emirat, which also has laws agast homosexual acts, media reported.