This Gay 'Jeopardy' Conttant Snapped At The GOP For Usg His Image

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• THIS GAY ‘JEOPARDY’ CONTTANT SNAPPED BACK AT THE GOP FOR USG HIS IMAGE
• GAY COMEDIAN LOUIS VIRTEL GIV TWO SNAPS AND A TWIST WH "JEOPARDY!" {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 CAREY O'DONNELLMAY 12, 2015/3:23 PMBY CAREY O'DONNELLMAY 12, 2015 / 3:23 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY COMEDIAN LOUIS VIRTEL GIV TWO SNAPS AND A TWIST WH \"JEOPARDY!\" APPEARANCE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-05-12T19:23:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-05-12T19:23:58.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"CAREY O'DONNELL","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;}LOUIS VIRTEL, POP CULTURE NNOISSR AND FORMER WRER FOR THE BACKLOT, APPEARED ON JEOPARDY! THIS PAST FRIDAY—AND WHILE HE LOST ON THE SHOW, HE WON OUR {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;}RELATED: “JEOPARDY” CLUE THROWS SHA ON GAY MARRIAGE {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;}"JEOPARDY! IS ABOUT SPEED, REFLEX, TRIVIA, AND SHOWG OFF," VIRTEL WR ON HFLIX. "IT IS NOT CIVIL. IT IS BAD GIRLS CLUB FOR NERDS, AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE I WANTED TO BLUDGEON KEN JENNGS WH MY KNOWLEDGE OF SERTS AND BT PICTUR DURG HIS LEGENDARY W STREAK {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;}WHILE VIRTEL JT MISSED OUT ON WNG WH THE FAL JEOPARDY QUTN—ON THE TOWER OF LONDON—HE GOT TO GIVE A SASSY FGER SNAP AFTER RRECTLY ANSWERG A QUTN ABOUT ARTHUR MILLER'S THE {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;}"MY GAYNS BE VOLNIC WHEN I'M WNG AT THAT STUFF," VIRTEL TOLD {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;}THE ILLOIS NATIVE SAYS HE REGRETS NOT CTUALLY CLARG "I'M GAY" HIS KIKI WH {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 THK OF ONLY ONE NTTANT WHO EXPLICLY MENTNED HIS GAYNS ON AIR, AND THAT WAS SEASON 28 PREMIERE NTTANT GLENN EDWARDS. HE DISCSED SGG WH THE NEW YORK CY GAY MEN'S CHOS DURG HIS CHAT WH ALEX. I WILL NEVER FET GLENN {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;}.. MUCH AS I REPRENTED MY GAYNS, I DIDN'T SAY THE WORD. AS A KID GROWG UP THE SUBURBS WHO VENERATED EVERYTHG ABOUT JEOPARDY!, I WOULD'VE LOVED SEEG AN EXPRSIVE GAY NTTANT OWN HIS HOMOSEXUALY AS WELL AS THE {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;}WE'RE NFINT THE MSAGE GOT OUT, {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;}RELATED: "JEOPARDY" GETS SHADY WH GAY SLANG {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;}AND WHILE YOU DIDN'T WALK AWAY WH A CHECK, YOU N STILL LL YOURSELF A {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 FELT HORRIBLE TO LOSE, BUT THE THRILL OF JEOPARDY! IS REALIZG YOU N'T KNOW EVERYTHG," HE SAYS. "IT WAS A FABULO PIECE OF TRIVIA THAT PED ME, AND NOW I KNOW . THAT ALSO FEELS GOOD. THAT'S WHY WE LIKE THIS SHOW."{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 LOUIS VIRTEL'S FULL EPISO OF JEOPARDY! {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;}{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
• LOUIS VIRTEL - I LOVE MY BODY (GAY JEOPARDY CONTTANT)
• GAY JEOPARDY

THIS GAY ‘JEOPARDY’ CONTTANT SNAPPED BACK AT THE GOP FOR USG HIS IMAGE

“I believe the GOP has been dragged kickg and screamg to even the most basic type of gay tolerance, ” he add. Speakg of Roach and her nsecutive ws, she is a 23-year-old Canadian tutor who wasn’t shy about beg gay on her Twter acunt. Known for snappg his fgers and slammg his buzzer, Virtel was proudly flamboyant even when his snappg was misnsted as support for anti-gay Republins.

Shortly after the broadst, Virtel said he wished he’d been able to say that he was gay on the air, but was proud to have hted at his sexualy through his mannerisms, cludg the so-lled “sassy” snap. ’, I would’ve loved seeg an exprsive gay nttant own his homosexualy as well as the buzzer, ” he said at the time. "My gayns be volnic when I'm wng at that stuff, " Virtel told QueertyThe Illois native says he regrets not CTUALLY clarg "I'm gay" his kiki wh Trebeck.

GAY COMEDIAN LOUIS VIRTEL GIV TWO SNAPS AND A TWIST WH "JEOPARDY!" {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 CAREY O'DONNELLMAY 12, 2015/3:23 PMBY CAREY O'DONNELLMAY 12, 2015 / 3:23 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY COMEDIAN LOUIS VIRTEL GIV TWO SNAPS AND A TWIST WH \"JEOPARDY!\" APPEARANCE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-05-12T19:23:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-05-12T19:23:58.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"CAREY O'DONNELL","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;}LOUIS VIRTEL, POP CULTURE NNOISSR AND FORMER WRER FOR THE BACKLOT, APPEARED ON JEOPARDY! THIS PAST FRIDAY—AND WHILE HE LOST ON THE SHOW, HE WON OUR {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;}RELATED: “JEOPARDY” CLUE THROWS SHA ON GAY MARRIAGE {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;}"JEOPARDY! IS ABOUT SPEED, REFLEX, TRIVIA, AND SHOWG OFF," VIRTEL WR ON HFLIX. "IT IS NOT CIVIL. IT IS BAD GIRLS CLUB FOR NERDS, AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE I WANTED TO BLUDGEON KEN JENNGS WH MY KNOWLEDGE OF SERTS AND BT PICTUR DURG HIS LEGENDARY W STREAK {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;}WHILE VIRTEL JT MISSED OUT ON WNG WH THE FAL JEOPARDY QUTN—ON THE TOWER OF LONDON—HE GOT TO GIVE A SASSY FGER SNAP AFTER RRECTLY ANSWERG A QUTN ABOUT ARTHUR MILLER'S THE {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;}"MY GAYNS BE VOLNIC WHEN I'M WNG AT THAT STUFF," VIRTEL TOLD {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;}THE ILLOIS NATIVE SAYS HE REGRETS NOT CTUALLY CLARG "I'M GAY" HIS KIKI WH {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 THK OF ONLY ONE NTTANT WHO EXPLICLY MENTNED HIS GAYNS ON AIR, AND THAT WAS SEASON 28 PREMIERE NTTANT GLENN EDWARDS. HE DISCSED SGG WH THE NEW YORK CY GAY MEN'S CHOS DURG HIS CHAT WH ALEX. I WILL NEVER FET GLENN {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;}.. MUCH AS I REPRENTED MY GAYNS, I DIDN'T SAY THE WORD. AS A KID GROWG UP THE SUBURBS WHO VENERATED EVERYTHG ABOUT JEOPARDY!, I WOULD'VE LOVED SEEG AN EXPRSIVE GAY NTTANT OWN HIS HOMOSEXUALY AS WELL AS THE {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;}WE'RE NFINT THE MSAGE GOT OUT, {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;}RELATED: "JEOPARDY" GETS SHADY WH GAY SLANG {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;}AND WHILE YOU DIDN'T WALK AWAY WH A CHECK, YOU N STILL LL YOURSELF A {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 FELT HORRIBLE TO LOSE, BUT THE THRILL OF JEOPARDY! IS REALIZG YOU N'T KNOW EVERYTHG," HE SAYS. "IT WAS A FABULO PIECE OF TRIVIA THAT PED ME, AND NOW I KNOW . THAT ALSO FEELS GOOD. THAT'S WHY WE LIKE THIS SHOW."{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 LOUIS VIRTEL'S FULL EPISO OF JEOPARDY! {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;}{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

I n thk of only one nttant who explicly mentned his gayns on air, and that was season 28 premiere nttant Glenn Edwards.

He discsed sgg wh the New York Cy Gay Men's Chos durg his chat wh Alex. I will never fet Glenn much as I reprented my gayns, I didn't say the word.

LOUIS VIRTEL - I LOVE MY BODY (GAY JEOPARDY CONTTANT)

As a kid growg up the suburbs who venerated everythg about Jeopardy!, I would've loved seeg an exprsive gay nttant own his homosexualy as well as the 're nfint the msage got out, while you didn't walk away wh a check, you n still ll yourself a wner. An out and proud gay man, 's unrstandable that he don't want his image associated wh the party that has no rpect for his rights. He took to Twter to expla his disgt wh the GOP's naive age of a gay man to ph their agenda:\u201cHey, GOP!

1452626959\u201cDear @GOP: The reason people liked my snap was bee fied regrsive, homophobic, sry-ass losers like you.

GAY JEOPARDY

1452627752He spoke to Slate to further expla his issue:"As a gay guy who is protective and antly proud of his gayns, 's both hilar and borrle trmatizg to see the GOP mistake my energy for somethg le wh their ials. Like many longtime out-and-proud gay guys om the Midwt, I've known plenty of closeted folks who are terrified of g out. The GOP as stands is a regrsive and terrifyg threat to LGBT Amerins, and if the GOP n't see that a gay guy on Jeopardy!

He is the headl aga bee Gay Publitns are phg for him to be the new Jeopardy Hostby Anonymoreply 8Augt 27, 2021 10:34 PM. " nttant Louis Virtel is slammg the Republin Party for g a clip of his rrect answer fger-snap celebratn to promote a Snapchat takedown of Tuday's State of the Unn, who lls himself "an ebullient, tense, trivia-obssed gay guy, " didn't see the humor a "btal" party's misappropriatn of his image. ()"The GOP's aggrsive, antigay hysteria fills me wh ntempt, and this is jt another lghably moronic mistake, " he "Jeopardy!