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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

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... 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.

MORE FROM FORBESTalkg About Your Pronouns Is One Easy Way To Be A Transgenr AllyBy Jamie WarehamGay fairytal have always existed, but some have been eded out of history. “In the acpanyg Motif Inx of Folklore he piled the 1920s, and revised the 1950s, he lists ‘Homosexualy’ and ‘Lbianism’ a sectn lled “Unnatural Perversns” wh btialy and ct. One guy got to choose what stori did or didn’t make the cut what is now the re rource and system for documentg folklore an orr still ed gay folklore was lost when Sh Thompson and other prolific folklore amics imposed their...

GAY CHARACTERS ON LOST

[+] a posive queer story that was passed om generatn to generatn over 200 years agoPete Jordi Wood – The Dog And The SailorMORE FROM FORBESOpenly Gay Indian Prce Jos Calls To Ban LGBT Conversn TherapyBy Jamie WarehamThe Dog And The Sailor is the gay fairytale where the male sailor, gets to kiss Prce Charmg. So after translatg variatns of the story om Danish, German, Frisian, and others; and checkg Thompson’s synopsis was rrect, ntag the same elements or motifs – Pete found an “unbelievably and fabuloly gay” plot. “Ultimately ’s an ancient tale wh a posive portrayal, of a guy who n be read as gay or asexual, but certaly queer, who is the only person who n feat the evil bee he n rist her bety.

But Pete got ‘gay goosebumps’ when he realised what he’d found. “When I started to reunt to my gay iends, they got goosebumps too.

To celebrate this tone queer visibily, we looked back over the past three s and round up the 30 most inic LGBTQ characters TV history, om loveable gay uple Mchell and Cameron to trans trailblazers like Sophia Burset. Disney Channel seri Andi Mack ma history last year when featured s first ever openly gay character on the work.

"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

Ellen – and her character – me out as gay durg the fourth season of her self-tled s. After the episo aired, the show was renewed for one more season but was subsequently ncelled for beg “too gay”. Even though Jack McFarland’s character has received a mixed receptn for perpetuatg gay stereotyp, he’s one of the longt nng and most inic queer characters on televisn, appearg ten seasons and 188 episos of Will & Grace to date.

He was the first gay man to kiss another man on work TV, and was one of the only ma gay characters on our screens the 90s.