It’s long been prumed by historians and folklorists that heroic LGBTQ characters simply didn’t exist. But when one ancient gay fairytale was disvered, one amic has explas they were actually eded out of history as recently as the 1960s.
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- WHY THIS CHARMG GAY FAIRYTALE HAS BEEN LOST FOR 200 YEARS
- GAY CHARACTERS ON LOST
- "LOST" GETS A GAY CHARACTER ... OR GETS BACK ONE, {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 BRIAN JUERGENSMARCH 21, 2008/2:20 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSMARCH 21, 2008 / 2:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"LOST\" GETS A GAY CHARACTER ... OR GETS BACK ONE, ANYWAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-03-21T18:20:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-03-21T18:20:41.000+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":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","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;}{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;}****IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S EPISO, SPOILERS FOLLOW...****{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;}Y, AFTER FOUR SEASONS AND UNTLS PLOT TWISTS (CLUDG ONE PK HERRG) WAS REVEALED LAST NIGHT THAT ONE OF THE SHOW'S 4,397 CHARACTERS IS A GAY {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;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;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;}LAST NIGHT'S EPISO WAS MOSTLY ABOUT MICHAEL, AND HOW HE WAS ALG WH THE GUILT OM DOG ABC'S DIRTY WORK FOR THEM CULLG A FEW OF THE ST'S DWIS. BUT AMIDST THAT TRIGUE, WE ALSO LEARNED THAT TOM FRIENDLY, ONE OF THE ... ER, IENDLIER ... OTHERS, IS AN OUT GAY MAN. THERE HAD BEEN HTS TO TOM'S GAYNS PREVLY (HE HAD MENTNED THAT KATE "WASN'T HIS TYPE" ONCE BEFORE) BUT THIS IS THE FIRST NCRETE {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 ALSO LEARN THAT MR. FRIENDLY (PLAYED BY M.C. GAEY) MAK OFF THE ISLAND AND TRACKS DOWN MICHAEL MANHATTAN, AND HAS AT LEAST FOUND TIME TO CLEAN UP AND PICK UP A DAPPER BOYTOY NAMED ARTURO. HE GIV A SUICIDAL MICHAEL A BEAT-DOWN AND THEN BREAKS THE NEWS TO HIM THAT THE ISLAND WON'T LET HIM KILL HIMSELF. MICHAEL LEARNS THAT THE WRECKAGE OF THE FLIGHT HAS BEEN FOUND AND GO TO TOM'S HOTEL ROOM, WHERE TOM ASKS ARTURO TO EXCE THEM. THEY SHARE A QUICK RNER-MOUTH-PECK AND TOM GIV MICHAEL A LOOK THAT SAYS, "ONE WORD AND I'LL KICK YOUR ASS AGA." HE TELLS MICHAEL THAT HE DON'T MAKE TO THE MALAND TOO OFTEN AND WHEN HE DO HE LIK TO DULGE {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;}TOM GIV MICHAEL A CHANCE TO REEM HIMSELF BY GOG UNRVER ON A EIGHTER THAT HAS FOUND THE ORDAT TO THE ISLAND AND KILLG EVERYONE ONBOARD. SOUNDS LIKE OLD TTAMENT REMPTN TO ME!{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;}SO WHAT'D FOLKS THK? DID EVERYONE ASSUME THAT TOM WAS ALREADY AD, AND WERE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE HIM POP UP AS A WEALTHY GAY MAN PULLG THE STRGS?{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;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
WHY THIS CHARMG GAY FAIRYTALE HAS BEEN LOST FOR 200 YEARS
* gay character lost *
Characters Lost that are known to be lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr. No gay/lbian character? “The Dog And The Sailor” is a gay fairytale lost for over 200 years, after narrowly ped beg...
GAY CHARACTERS ON LOST
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But one newly released gay fairytale, that n be traced back to at least the 19th century has been disvered by Pete Jordi Wood, the Cornish wrer and illtrator. His rearch suggts that not only did gay fairytale “The Dog And The Sailor” exist but that a “whole chunk of LGBTQ folklore” was “leted” by one homophobic man, as recently as the 1950s.
"LOST" GETS A GAY CHARACTER ... OR GETS BACK ONE, {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 BRIAN JUERGENSMARCH 21, 2008/2:20 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSMARCH 21, 2008 / 2:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"LOST\" GETS A GAY CHARACTER ... OR GETS BACK ONE, ANYWAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-03-21T18:20:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-03-21T18:20:41.000+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":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","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;}{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;}****IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S EPISO, SPOILERS FOLLOW...****{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;}Y, AFTER FOUR SEASONS AND UNTLS PLOT TWISTS (CLUDG ONE PK HERRG) WAS REVEALED LAST NIGHT THAT ONE OF THE SHOW'S 4,397 CHARACTERS IS A GAY {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;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;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;}LAST NIGHT'S EPISO WAS MOSTLY ABOUT MICHAEL, AND HOW HE WAS ALG WH THE GUILT OM DOG ABC'S DIRTY WORK FOR THEM CULLG A FEW OF THE ST'S DWIS. BUT AMIDST THAT TRIGUE, WE ALSO LEARNED THAT TOM FRIENDLY, ONE OF THE ... ER, IENDLIER ... OTHERS, IS AN OUT GAY MAN. THERE HAD BEEN HTS TO TOM'S GAYNS PREVLY (HE HAD MENTNED THAT KATE "WASN'T HIS TYPE" ONCE BEFORE) BUT THIS IS THE FIRST NCRETE {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 ALSO LEARN THAT MR. FRIENDLY (PLAYED BY M.C. GAEY) MAK OFF THE ISLAND AND TRACKS DOWN MICHAEL MANHATTAN, AND HAS AT LEAST FOUND TIME TO CLEAN UP AND PICK UP A DAPPER BOYTOY NAMED ARTURO. HE GIV A SUICIDAL MICHAEL A BEAT-DOWN AND THEN BREAKS THE NEWS TO HIM THAT THE ISLAND WON'T LET HIM KILL HIMSELF. MICHAEL LEARNS THAT THE WRECKAGE OF THE FLIGHT HAS BEEN FOUND AND GO TO TOM'S HOTEL ROOM, WHERE TOM ASKS ARTURO TO EXCE THEM. THEY SHARE A QUICK RNER-MOUTH-PECK AND TOM GIV MICHAEL A LOOK THAT SAYS, "ONE WORD AND I'LL KICK YOUR ASS AGA." HE TELLS MICHAEL THAT HE DON'T MAKE TO THE MALAND TOO OFTEN AND WHEN HE DO HE LIK TO DULGE {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;}TOM GIV MICHAEL A CHANCE TO REEM HIMSELF BY GOG UNRVER ON A EIGHTER THAT HAS FOUND THE ORDAT TO THE ISLAND AND KILLG EVERYONE ONBOARD. SOUNDS LIKE OLD TTAMENT REMPTN TO ME!{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;}SO WHAT'D FOLKS THK? DID EVERYONE ASSUME THAT TOM WAS ALREADY AD, AND WERE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE HIM POP UP AS A WEALTHY GAY MAN PULLG THE STRGS?{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;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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