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"The Walkg Dead" fally nfirmed the character of J' sexualy on Sunday's episo. Hilltop Colony member J (Tom Payne) opened up that he was gay nversatn wh Maggie (Lren Cohan).

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J IS GAY ON 'THE WALKG DEAD.' HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS.

Tom Payne's good-natured badass is the show's third gay ma character. * walking dead jesus gay *

In The Walkg Dead ics, he's gay. He's a badass, and he happens to be gay. "While he isn't the first gay character to be featured on the AMC seri, J beg gay is still a big al for televisn 2017.

Progrs has been ma, but gay characters still acunt for a small percentage of total TV rol, acrdg to the latt numbers om GLAAD's 2016 "Where We Are on TV" report. The "bury your gays" trope beme a hot topic last year after The 100 ntroversially killed off a character named Lexa, shortly after her relatnship wh another female character was nsummated.

The Walkg Dead has also stggled to portray s only current gay relatnship between Alexandrians Aaron and Eric.

IS THE WALKG DEAD'S J GAY? HERE'S WHAT THOMAS PAYNE SAYS

Tom Payne's good-natured badass is now the show's third gay ma character. * walking dead jesus gay *

But bee we are all human, the nversatn has now turned to sexualy, and the Inter was recently taken by storm by ments the actor ma about J potentially beg gay. Perhaps thgs were taken slightly out of ntext, though, as Payne said this when asked about havg suated J' homosexualy:Yeah, he's...

'THE WALKG DEAD' JT CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY

J is openly gay the Walkg Dead show, jt like some of his -stars, Aaron and Eric. * walking dead jesus gay *

But sce any attempts to take him down and get rmatn would jt lead to him bamboozlg and pg, we'll have to look to the show and givg his answer to TMZ, Thomas Payne mentns that J is gay the source material, which is ed the se. Even though we know Daryl's not gay (at least officially), people still qutn , and the same will probably happen wh J if nothg five gets revealed soon. But yeah, if we're worryg about whose bed J' boots are gog unr, at least that means we're not worryg about him gettg killed soon, which n't be said about the rerd, here's how Thomas Payne feels about if the world is ready for gay J.

Payne said last year that he saw no reason why his on-screen J wouldn't be gay, as he is the ics, and tonight's episo "The Other Si, " he officially beme the show's third major gay character.

Her girliend Denise (Merrt Wever) was ntroversially killed off what beme part of a troublg TV trend last year; an unwele rurgence of the "Bury Your Gays" trope which me to a head wh a profoundly ntroversial storyle on The CW's The the fact that this is now a show wh three gay characters s ma st matters. Given his stat as a badass fan favore, his signifint role the ics and the bonds he's veloped wh several of the show's ma characters, the now-openly-gay J has the potential to bee genuely inic a way Aaron and Tara are not.

IS J GAY WALKG AD? (J’ SEXUALY ON THE WALKG AD)

The show now boasts three openly gay characters. * walking dead jesus gay *

Gay characters on televisn are no longer unmon, but gay male hero on actn-led genre shows are, and the fact that The Walkg Dead has an unually bipartisan fan base wh a strong Republin ntgent mak s sexual diversy all the more charged. "In my opn there should be more awome gay people fictn bee there are plenty of awome gay people real life, " Robert Kirkman, who created The Walkg Dead ics and is an EP on the show, said last year. Her girliend Denise (Merrt Wever) was ntroversially killed off what beme part of a troublg TV trend last year; an unwele rurgence of the "Bury Your Gays" trope which me to a head wh a profoundly ntroversial storyle on The CW's The 100.

IS J GAY IN THE WALKG DEAD COMICS?

* walking dead jesus gay *

But the fact that this is now a show wh three gay characters s ma st matters.

So, is J gay Walkg Dead? J is openly gay the Walkg Dead show, jt like some of his -stars, Aaron and Eric.

"THE WALKG DEAD": J IS GAY!THE SHOW NOW BOASTS THREE OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS. {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 CODY GOHLMARCH 20, 2017/9:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}AMCBY CODY GOHLMARCH 20, 2017 / 9:25 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"THE WALKG DEAD\": J IS GAY!","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-03-20T13:25:19.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-03-20T13:25:19.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"CODY GOHL","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;}PRAISE J HALLELUJAH—THE WALKG DEAD'S GOOD-NATURED REBEL J HAS OFFICIALLY E OUT!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}WHEN TOM PAYNE MA HIS BUT ON THE WALKG DEAD LAST SEASON AS J, FANS WONRED IF THE CHARACTER WOULD BE GAY LIKE HE IS THE ORIGAL IC BOOK SERI. AFTER DODGG THE QUTN FOR A YEAR, THE SHOW FALLY NFIRMED HIS SEXUALY LAST NIGHT'S EPISO "THE OTHER SI."{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 MOMENT OCCURRED A NVERSATN BETWEEN THE ELIVE HERO AND MAGGIE. DURG THEIR TALK, J REVEALED THAT HE GREW UP A GROUP HOME AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS FEELG LIKE HE BELONG ANYWHERE. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT 'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO GET CLOSE TO ANYONE, CLUDG "NEIGHBORS, IENDS, BOYIENDS," WH MAGGIE TELLG HIM HE SHOULD TRY SOME TIME.AMCLREN COHAN AS MAGGIE GREENE, TOM PAYNE AS PL 'J' ROVIA - THE WALKG DEAD _ SEASON 7, EPISO 14 - PHOTO CRED: GENE PAGE/{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 WALKG DEAD NOW HAS THREE GAY CHARACTERS S MA ST, A SIGNIFINT NUMBER FOR AN ACTN-LED SERI WH A LARGE FAN BASE OF BOTH LIBERAL AND NSERVATIVE VIEWERS. THOUGH SOME BIGOTED FANS WENT BALLISTIC WHEN GAY UPLE AARON AND BOYIEND ERIC SHARED A STEAMY SMOOCH ON THE SHOW'S FIFTH SEASON, THAT J IS A FAN-FAVORE AND A PROMENT FIGURE THE UNIVERSE WILL HOPEFULLY ALLOW PRODUCERS TO EXPLORE HIS {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;}"IN MY OPN THERE SHOULD BE MORE AWOME GAY PEOPLE FICTN BEE THERE ARE PLENTY OF AWOME GAY PEOPLE REAL LIFE," ROBERT KIRKMAN, WHO CREATED THE WALKG DEAD ICS, SAID LAST {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 WANT J TO BE A CHARACTER WHERE HIS SEXUALY IS AS UNIMPORTANT AS RICK OR OTHER HETEROSEXUAL CHARACTERS. SO WE WON'T FOC ON NSTANTLY AND WON'T BE THE FOC OF ANY BIG STORYL FOR HIM... BUT HE'LL MAKE WH A DU EVERY NOW AND THEN... BEFORE GOG OUT AND DROP KICKG ZOMBI."{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;}H/T: HARPER'S {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

The Walkg Dead star says gay romance between Aaron and J happened offscreen * walking dead jesus gay *

Tom Payne, the actor that plays J, aka Pl Rovia, voiced his approval for the character to be gay an terview wh the Huffgton Post, sayg he thks “It’s amazg. ” Although J wasn’t the first character to be gay on the seri or TV generally, his g out was a big al 2017.

What season do J e out as gay? In the Walkg Dead ics, Robert Kirkman portrays J as openly gay. While fans of this TV show were aware of J’ sexualy the ics, they weren’t sure if the TV character would also be gay until March 19th, 2017, when this nversatn was put to rt wh a nfirmatn.

Although the TV versn of the Walkg Dead seri don’t always follow su wh the ic versn, the TV show cid to mata J’ sexualy, and many fans approved of this, potg out how gay characters TV shows acunt for a very mute percentage.

J OM ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ OUT AS GAY

In this episo, J out as gay as he’s havg a nversatn wh a fellow character, Maggie, when he reveals he’s never felt like he belonged and had always found hard to form close relatnships wh “neighbors, iends…boyiends. He ntued to add that diversy and cln are sential Tv programmg and J beg gay was a way of passg that msage.

The reveal of J’ sexualy ntued the good track rerd the show had terms of cln and diversy alongsi other gay characters like Tara (Alanna Masterson), Eric (Jordan Woods – Robson), Denise (Mert Wever), Aaron (Ross Marquand), and Alisha (Juliana Harkavy).

THE WALKG DEAD STAR SAYS GAY ROMANCE BETWEEN AARON AND J HAPPENED OFFSCREEN

J out as gay on season 7, episo 14 of the Walkg Dead, known as “The Other Si.

Many fans weren’t sure if J the show would be gay as he is the ics until the release of “The Other Si. In an terview, Tom Payne, who plays J, revealed that he thks that J beg gay is amazg, but tryg to py the romance of J and Aaron om the ic would be “lazy.

”Tom Payne stated that they aren’t keen to follow su as the ics regards to a relatnship wh Aaron, although he ma clear that J is gay. Is J Gay In The Walkg Dead Comics? The Walkg Dead Fally Confirmed A Big Comic Character Is Gay On The TV Show – Here’s Why That Matters.

THIS 'WALKG DEAD' CHARACTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GAY

Latt Episo Of The Walkg Dead Confirms Ma Character As Gay. The Walkg Dead: J Is Gay.

J From The Walkg Dead Com Out As Gay. The Walkg Dead Character Com Out As Gay In Latt Episo.

GAY J ARRIV ON "THE WALKG DEAD"HE HAS RISEN—AND HE'S {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 SNICKSFEBARY 22, 2016/3:46 PMBY SNICKSFEBARY 22, 2016 / 3:46 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY J ARRIV ON \"THE WALKG DEAD\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-02-22T20:46:39.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-02-22T20:46:39.000+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":"SNICKS","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;}IN S SIX SEASONS, AMC'S THE WALKG DEAD HAS BROUGHT A RICH DIVERSY TO PRIMETIME TV, WH THE SURVIVORS OF THE ZOMBIE APOLYPSE REPRENTG A MELTG POT OF SOCIETY, CLUDG THE LGBT {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;}LBIAN CHARACTER TARA AND GAY UPLE AARON AND ERIC HAVE PROVEN THEMSELV WORTHY ADDNS TO THE SHOW, EVEN IF THE LATTER'S SAME-SEX KISS ED HYSTERIL OVERREACTN SOME {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;}BUT NOW THE GAY BAR HAS BEEN RAISED WH THE ADDN OF BRISH ACTOR TOM PAYNE, WHO PREMIERED ON LAST NIGHT'S EPISO AS THE ENIGMATIC AND ENARG PL MONROE/ROVIA, KNOWN TO HIS IENDS AS "J."{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'S EASY TO SEE {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;}J MA HIS BUT EPIC FASHN, LERALLY NNG TO RICK AND DARRYL ON THE STREET AND THEN SOMEHOW DUPG THE DUO TO BELIEVG HE WAS NNG OM A HOR OF WALKERS. THE GUYS MOMENTARILY LET DOWN THEIR GUARD, AND THAT'S ENOUGH FOR THE CHARISMATIC J TO STEAL THEIR FOOD TCK AND LEAVE THEM {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;}THEY EVENTUALLY TCH UP TO HIM, BUT TAK BOTH OF THEM TO OVERE HIS NJA MOV AND PACATE HIM. J HAS SOMEHOW SURVIVED ALL THIS TIME G JT HIS HANDS AND GUILE AS {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;}RICK AND DARYL LEAVE J TIED UP BY THE SI OF THE ROAD, BUT MERE SHACKL N'T SLOW HIM DOWN! RICK AND DARRYL FD THEMSELV A BATTLE AGA, BUT J NEVER ACROSS AS ACTUALLY DANGERO. IN FACT, ONE TELLG MOMENT, HE DARRYL'S GUN TO SAVE HIM OM CERTA ZOMBIE {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;}THAT ALTERTN LEAV J UNNSC, AND RICK CIS TO BRG HIM BACK TO THE MP. (HEY, HOT NJAS ARE SHORT SUPPLY.) THEY TIE HIM UP AGA, OBVLY NOT LEARNG THEIR LSON, BEE THE FAL SCENE A NAKED RICK AND MICHONNE ARE AWAKENED BY THE RURRECTED J, WHO TELLS THEM "WE SHOULD TALK."{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;}THERE WAS NO MENTN MA OF J' SEXUALY DURG THIS TRODUCTN EPISO—UNRSTANDABLE WH ALL THE FISTICUFFS AND NNG AROUND—BUT THE WALKG DEAD CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN HAS ASSURED THAT WILL {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;}"COMG BACK THE NEXT HALF OF OUR SEASON, WE ARE GOG TO BE TRODUCG A VERY PROMENT GAY CHARACTER OM THE ICS," HE TOLD CHRIS HARDWICK ON TALKG DEAD LAST {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;}IN A REDD Q&A, HE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CLN AND MENTNED J {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;}"IN MY OPN THERE SHOULD BE MORE AWOME GAY PEOPLE FICTN BEE THERE ARE PLENTY OF AWOME GAY PEOPLE REAL LIFE. I WANT J TO BE A CHARACTER WHERE HIS SEXUALY IS AS UNIMPORTANT AS RICK OR OTHER HETEROSEXUAL {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 WE WON'T FOC ON NSTANTLY, AND WON'T BE THE FOC OF ANY BIG STORYL FOR HIM... BUT HE'LL MAKE WH A DU EVERY NOW AND THEN... BEFORE GOG OUT AND DROP KICKG ZOMBI. HE'S ONE OF MY CURRENT FAVORE CHARACTERS."{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'LL HAVE TO WA TO SEE HOW J' SEXUALY IS BROUGHT UP ON THE SHOW, BUT THE SHOW'S OFF TO A GOOD START WH THE STG OF TOM PAYNE, WHO BRGS SLY HUMOR AND A MAGIC PERSONALY TO 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;}AND HE A'T BAD TO LOOK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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 WALKG DEAD AIRS SUNDAY NIGHTS AT 9/10C ON {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

If you ask a ic rear about J, they'll be quick to pot out that he - like Aaron and Eric - is an openly gay character. "In the past, Robert Kirkman has also nfirmed that J is fely gay on the show, jt hasn't been officially addrsed this week's episo is featurg the characters of The Hilltop, 's likely J will be around.

Openly gay, he still found difficulty relatnships wh boyiends. Tom Payne on J possibly beg gay on the show: "What I fd tertg om the ics is that 's not a big al. Robert Kirkman nfirmed Letterhacks #164 that J is ed gay on the show.

HOW THE WALKG DEAD JT SUBTLY CONFIRMED THAT J IS GAY

This mak him the sixth LGBT character alongsi Tara, Alisha, Aaron, Eric, and Denise beg the third known gay male.

When Tom Payne ma his but on The Walkg Dead last season as J, fans wonred if the character would be gay like he is the origal ic book seri. He went on to say that 's been difficult for him to get close to anyone, cludg "neighbors, iends, boyiends, " wh Maggie tellg him he should try some Walkg Dead now has three gay characters s ma st, a signifint number for an actn-led seri wh a large fan base of both liberal and nservative viewers. Though some bigoted fans went ballistic when gay uple Aaron and boyiend Eric shared a steamy smooch on the show's fifth season, that J is a fan-favore and a proment figure the universe will hopefully allow producers to explore his sexualy.

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