Gay characters often got short shrift on “Dperate Hoewiv” which begs fal season this fall

Home Is the Place: Directed by David Grossman. Wh Teri Hatcher, Felicy Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria. Bree forc Andrew to brg Alex's mon mother Mela to dner, but the future -laws stantly hate each-other, rivalg for their gay sons' prence at fay holidays, and whose town they'll live. San and Lee get so dnk they wake up bed together. Bob disvers tws Porter and Prton swched plac and ref to risk disbarrg for failg to report so by the next urt date. So fds out the tws have phone ntact and leans on Prton to help save bail, hence the bs, by askg his brother back. Carlos tends to accept a feel good job the muny center which helped him while bld. Gaby will stop at nothg to steer him to a more lucrative job wh Bradley Stt, however unhappy that liftyle mak his wife Maria. Edie disvers at night Dave is secretly mted to people on a picture he his." data-id="ma * desperate housewives gay *

The tth is, show creator Marc Cherry – who is openly gay – has mostly unsed his gay characters sce the early stag of season three. That’s when socpathic gay teen Andrew Van Kamp went om beg one of the most highly-visible gay characters on televisn to mostly glorified extra although last season he did surface for a meaty alholic episo.

Alex Comis, played by Todd Grnell but he is not the fully-realized gay character he should be and Pyom is always terrific the role.

While Andrew has his own place and no longer liv on Wisteria Lane, gay uple Bob and Lee (Tuc Watks and Kev Rahm) do live there.

DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY {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 JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007/11:07 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007 / 11:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY COUPLE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+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;}WHEN TERI HATCHER SLID TO A SEAT NEXT TO MARC CHERRY AT THE ABC PRS TOUR PARTY LAST THURSDAY NIGHT LOS ANGEL, SHE WAS ALL EARS AND WI-EYED AS HER DPERATE HOEWIV BOSS WAS DISCSG ONE OF HER STORYL FOR NEXT SEASON WH ME AND A FEW OTHER {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;}CHERRY, HIS VOICE GROWG HOARSE OM NON-STOP TERVIEWS, SURPRISED BY REVEALG SOMETHG FOR THE FIRST TIME: AROUND EPISO FIVE, WE MAY BE SEEG A RABOW FLAG HANGG OUTSI ONE OF THE HOM ON WISTERIA LANE. IT SEEMS THAT HATCHER'S CHARACTER OF SWEET AND BUMBLG SAN – WHO MARRIED HUNKY MIKE DELFO (JAN DENTON) THE SEASON FALE – WILL GET NEW NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS WH WHOM SHE WILL STANTLY CLASH AND, THEY WILL BE... A GAY UPLE!{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'S RIGHT: DPERATE HOEWIV, WHICH HAD TRATGLY PUT THE STORYLE OF GAY TEEN ANDREW VAN DE KAMP (SHAWN PYOM) ON THE BACK BURNER SEASON 3, IS FALLY HAVG S FIRST SAME-SEX UPLE MOVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. "WE'RE GOG TO HAVE THE FIRST MALE SPERATE HOEWIV," SAID CHERRY, THE SHOW'S GAY CREATOR AND HEAD WRER. "THEY WILL MOVE TO THE OLD APPLEWHE HOE AND ONE OF THE GAY MEN WILL JT HAVE A ACT, HATEFUL RELATNSHIP WH TERI HATCHER."{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 WHO WILL PLAY THE SAME-SEX UPLE? ROGER BART, SO FABULO AS THE GAY "WIFE" THE REMAKE OF "THE STEPFORD WIV" A FEW YEARS BACK WOULD BE PERFECT FOR ONE HALF BUT HE'S ALREADY PLAYED A HETEROSEXUAL ON HOEWIV AND A CREEPY ONE AT THAT: BREE'S WACKO PHARMACIST BE WHO KILLED HER FIRST HBAND, {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;}SAID CHERRY ABOUT POTENTIAL ACTORS FOR THE PART: "WE JT STARTED WRG THE EPISOS SO I PROBABLY WON'T START STG FOR ANOTHER FEW WEEKS."{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;}HE DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK VERY FAR FOR SPIRATN SCE HE IS BASG THE CHARACTERS ON SOME OF THE REAL-LIFE NEIGHBORS HE HAS HAD SKIRMISH WH OVER THE YEARS. "I JT CID TO HAVE THEM MOVE ONTO THE STREET AND HAVE AS MANY ISSU AS ANY OTHER UPLE," CHERRY SAID WHILE SIPPG ON A KE SI THE PARTY AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL. "AND SAN WANTS TO BE SO POLILLY RRECT AND SHOW HOW OPEN-MD SHE IS AND SHE PUTS HER FOOT HER MOUTH STANTLY AND GO DOWNHILL OM THERE. I'M BASG A LTLE B ON MY RELATNSHIP WH MY NEIGHBORS."{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 HATCHER WAS ASKED ABOUT SAN CLASHG WH ONE OF THE GAY MEN SHE WAS QUICK TO SAY: "NOT OVER BEG 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;}CHERRY TERJECTED: "SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY FIGHT OVER YET. THE [THE ACTORS] ARE THE LAST PERSON YOU WANT TO GO TO ABOUT THE STORYL."{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;}HATCHER'S SAN WILL NOT ONLY BE ADJTG TO A NEW MARRIAGE AND A NEW GAY NEIGHBOR SHE DON'T GET ALONG WH, BUT ALSO AN OLD IEND (DANA DELANY) WHO MOV BACK ONTO WISTERIA LANE WH HER HBAND (NATHAN FILLN) TO STIR THGS UP EVEN MORE. "I N'T TELL YOU HOW EXCED I AM ABOUT THIS SEASON," HATCHER SAID. "DANA DELANY IS SO GREAT. SHE'S GOT THE DRAMA AND THE EDY AND THE EDGE. SHE IS JT BRILLIANT."{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 ABOUT ANDREW? MANY GAY VIEWERS HAVE BEEN PECIALLY TRIGUED WH, AND VTED , HIS CHARACTER EVER SCE SAN UGHT HIM KISSG JT (RYAN CARN) THE SWIMMG POOL THE FIRST HALF OF SEASON 1. ANDREW'S CLASH WH HIS MOTHER BREE (MARCIA CROSS) OVER HIS SEXUALY MA FOR SOME MEMORABLE SCEN SEASONS 1 AND 2. AFTER G OUT TO HIS MOTHER, BREE SAYS TO ANDREW WHAT CHERRY'S MOM SAID TO HIM REAL LIFE: "I'D STILL LOVE YOU, EVEN IF YOU WERE A MURRER."{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;}PYOM'S ANDREW HAD A B OF AN ONGOG ROMANCE WH JT AS CARN WHO APPEARED 11 EPISOS OVER TWO SEASONS. BUT WAS NEVER CLEAR IF ANDREW HAD TE FEELGS FOR THE CUTE BLOND BOY OR WAS JT TRYG TO DRIVE HIS MOTHER CRAZY BY FLNTG HER L AND ALLOWG HIM TO SPEND THE NIGHT 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;}{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;}THEN ANDREW UPPED THE ANTE BY SCG BREE'S BISEXUAL SEX-ADDICT BOYIEND (LEE TERGEN). BREE PACKED ANDREW'S BAGS AND DUMPED HIM OFF THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. HE APPEARED AT THE START OF THE LAST SEASON HOMELS AND APPARENTLY TURNG TRICKS WHEN A GUILT-RIDN BREE BRGS HIM BACK {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;}SCE THEN, THE WRERS SEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN ANDREW A LOBOTOMY AND, POSSIBLY, STRATED HIM. HIS ROLE WAS RCED TO THE OCSNAL ONE-LER OVER THE DNER TABLE OR AT TOM AND LYTE'S PIZZA JOT WHERE HE {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;}CHERRY HAD DITED TO ME AT LAST SPRG'S GAY AND LBIAN ALLIANCE AGAST DEFAMATN (GLAAD) AWARDS THAT ANDREW MIGHT HAVE A NEW LOVE TERT SEASON 4 BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE AND SAID THE CHARACTER WAS BY REBUILDG BRIDG WH HIS DYSFUNCTNAL {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;}"THIS IS A GUY WHO WAS KICKED OUT OF THE HOE BY HIS MOTHER LAST SEASON AND HAD SOME ROUGH EXPERIENC AND NOW HE'S BEG A FUNCTNG MEMBER OF THE FAY," CHERRY SAID THEN. "WHAT I REALLY WORKED SEEG HIM AS A MEMBER OF THE FAY AND WASN'T HIS GAYNS THAT ME FIRST, WAS HIM AS A SON TRYG TO RE-TABLISH HIS RELATNSHIP WH BREE. SO THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR MORE ABOUT TRYG TO GET BREE AND ANDREW TOGETHER AS A I'M SURE SOMETHG REALLY AWFUL IS GOG TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR."{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;}WAS ANDREW GOG TO HAVE A BOYIEND? "I THK THAT HE'LL HAVE SOME TERTG GAY ADVENTUR," CHERRY TOLD APRIL. "RIGHT NOW WE'RE JT WDG DOWN SEASON 3, BUT JUNE THE WRG STAFF GETS TOGETHER AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, HE'S HAD SUCH A TAME YEAR, 'S TIME TO KD OF JUICE HIM UP AGA."{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;}ON THURSDAY, CHERRY AGA PROMISED THGS WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS SEASON FOR THE REFORMED TROUBLEMAKER WHO MAY NOT BE SO REFORMED. "WE'RE NOT DOG MUCH WH HIM AT THE BEGNG OF THE YEAR BUT THE THIRD EPISO, WE HAVE A FUN THG THAT HAPPENS," CHERRY EXPLAED. ANDREW WILL SOMEHOW BEE VOLVED LYTE'S (FELICY HUFFMAN) NCER STORYLE AND REVERT TO HIS FORMER EVIL {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;}CHERRY SAID ANDREW'S SEXUALY WILL NOT BE PROMENTLY ALT WH EARLY EPISOS, PECIALLY WH THE NEW GAY NEIGHBORS SHAKG THGS {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 HAS BEEN SOME NOISE ABOUT ANDREW GOG THE BISEXUAL ROUTE BUT PYOM PROFSED TO NOT KNOWG 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;}"THAT'S THE CRAZY THG ABOUT THIS," HE SAID. "YOU KD OF GO TO BLDLY NOT KNOWG WHAT YOU ARE GOG TO BE DOG. IT WOULD BE NICE IF I ULD GET A NICE, HOT 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON THERE THAT I ULD FOOL AROUND WH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THEY'LL CHOOSE SOMETHG GREAT WHETHER HE GO BI OR NOT, THEY'LL MAKE TERTG. WHATEVER THEY THROW AT ME, I'M WILLG TO TAKE."{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;}CHERRY ADDRSED THE BISEXUAL ISSUE FOR APRIL: "THAT'S A BATE I'M GOG TO HAVE WH THE WRERS. A LOT OF WRERS FEEL THAT SOMETIM YOUNG BOYS SAY 'BISEXUAL' BEE THAT'S 'A STOP ON THE WAY TO GAY TOWN.' BUT YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY THK MIGHT BE FASCATG IF ANDREW EXPERIMENTS, AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME TERTG PLITNS OM THAT. I KNOW THAT SO MANY GAY TEENAGERS DO 'TRY ' JT TO PLEASE THEIR PARENTS. SO WE'LL SEE. SOMETHG SHOCKG WOULD HAPPEN AS A RULT."{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;}PYOM SAID AT THE ABC PARTY THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE CLEAR THAT HE HAS NO PROBLEM NTUG TO PLAY ANDREW AS 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;}"I'VE BEEN QUOTED AND MISQUOTED MANY TIM ON THIS, BUT HERE'S THE TTH: BEG STRAIGHT, 'S UNFORTABLE HAVG TO KISS A GUY BUT AT THE VERY SAME TIME I KNOW 'S A PART OF MY JOB," HE SAID. "I'VE DONE SCEN WHERE I'VE HAD TO SP MARCIA'S FACE AND THAT WAS UNFORTABLE AS WELL - YOU HAVE TO DO THGS SOMETIM THAT ARE A STRETCH FOR YOU AS AN DIVIDUAL WHICH IS NORMALLY WHAT YOU DO ACTG. I DO FOR THE TEGRY OF THE CHARACTER."{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;}NO MATTER WHAT DPERATE HOEWIV HAS STORE FOR ANDREW - GOOD OR BAD - THE ARRIVAL OF A GAY UPLE ON WISTERIA LANE MEANS GAY FANS OF THE SHOW WILL HAVE A NEW REASON TO TUNE THIS {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

To celebrate 'Dperate Hoewiv' 10th anniversary, we've, ahem, dug up 10 thgs you probably never knew about the gay-loved show. * desperate housewives gay *

But stead, was all wrapped up 60 mut as Gaby succsfully schemed to get the gay uple back together.

And, Bree absolutely flipped out when he told her that he is gay.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Wisteria Lane is gettg s first gay uple. * desperate housewives gay *

She fds a pair of tnks, belongg to someone the pool who is not wearg them, Jt pops up and she realis that is not who she thought was, Andrew then pops up and tells her that he isn't gay, she tells him "of urse not" and leav out of awkwardns. Rex tells her that Andrew told him he thks he might be gay and that Rex might be able to take better.

Bree se Andrew kissg Jt and forbids him om seeg him as homosexualy will not be tolerated unr her roof, Andrew tells her that he will ntue to see Jt as he pleas.

Jt is sad about loosg his boyiend so he and Bree plant some gay porn Andrew's thgs so that his grandparents learn he is gay and do not want him anymore, he is furiated wh his mother.

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Danielle suggts he is gay but Andrew says that At isn't gay, not even after three beers (implyg that he h on him).

After a tornado hs the Lane, Bree's roof is stroyed and her gay ntractor ref to work as his boyiend recently dumped him, Bree lls Andrew over to flirt wh him and rise his spirs exchange for bribery. Bob and Lee snigger about him all night and Bree nonts them, they tell her that Alex was a gay porn movie that they rented a few months prr. She wonrs what has happened to Andrew as she has grown acctomed to him beg gay.

Bree throws Andrew an engagement party and v all of his gay iends, is an awkward suatn.

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Mary Beth reveals to Bree that she knows Andrew is gay, but she is marryg him for his pannship, Bree tells her that she n do better wh her life and she leav. Bree says that she uld have too but he tells her that he is ashamed to always go cryg to his mother, she sorts out his money trouble and he ntu to lead a homosexual liftyle.

As one of the few LGBT characters on primetime televisn secure wh their sexualy, Andrew's storyl have been well received by gay groups. Same-sex love scen once proved too sndalo for much of mastream TV, but the sex-driven plots of soap operas, gay and lbian characters have enjoyed some moments of timacy worthy of a parental warng.

DPERATE HOEWIV' NEWT COUPLE IS GAY

Wh the ph to crowdfund a fourth season of steamy gay soap Dante's Cove, surely more heat is on the way. Will and Sonny's First Time (Days of Our Liv)When Will Horton and Sonny Kiriakis, young gay members of two major fai on the long-nng soap Days of Our Liv, got together, showed that mment to the characters' sexualy than was more than a sishow. Ne Explos (As the World Turns)Sometim lled Amerin soaps' first gay super-uple, Le Snyr and Noah Mayer were romantilly lked on the sce-nceled As the World Turns, but waed about two years between a first kiss 2007 and fally dog the ed 2009.

Dperate HoewivDperate Hoewiv' out creator, Marc Cherry, ma no secret that the Van Kamp fay stood for his own, but still stunned many viewers when son Andrew was revealed to be gay. (One Life to Live)One of daytime soaps' first love scen between two gay men took place 2009 when Oliver Fish and Kyle Lewis stripped each other down while ndl burned the foreground. But 's this wild hookup Mexi where he bumps to Tripp that Teddy fally embrac his gayns.

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A gay uple! That's right: Dperate Hoewiv, which had tratgly put the storyle of gay teen Andrew Van De Kamp (Shawn Pyom) on the back burner Season 3, is fally havg s first same-sex uple move to the neighborhood. "We're gog to have the first male sperate hoewiv, " said Cherry, the show's gay creator and head wrer.

"They will move to the old Applewhe hoe and one of the gay men will jt have a act, hateful relatnship wh Teri Hatcher.

Roger Bart, so fabulo as the gay "wife" the remake of "The Stepford Wiv" a few years back would be perfect for one half but he's already played a heterosexual on Hoewiv and a creepy one at that: Bree's wacko pharmacist be who killed her first hband, Cherry about potential actors for the part: "We jt started wrg the episos so I probably won't start stg for another few weeks. "When Hatcher was asked about San clashg wh one of the gay men she was quick to say: "Not over beg gay!

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"Hatcher's San will not only be adjtg to a new marriage and a new gay neighbor she don't get along wh, but also an old iend (Dana Delany) who mov back onto Wisteria Lane wh her hband (Nathan Filln) to stir thgs up even more. Many gay viewers have been pecially trigued wh, and vted , his character ever sce San ught him kissg Jt (Ryan Carn) the swimmg pool the first half of Season 1. His role was rced to the ocsnal one-ler over the dner table or at Tom and Lyte's pizza jot where he had dited to me at last sprg's Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) Awards that Andrew might have a new love tert Season 4 but would not elaborate and said the character was by rebuildg bridg wh his dysfunctnal fay.

"What I really worked seeg him as a member of the fay and wasn't his gayns that me first, was him as a son tryg to re-tablish his relatnship wh Bree. "I thk that he'll have some tertg gay adventur, " Cherry told April. Andrew will somehow bee volved Lyte's (Felicy Huffman) ncer storyle and revert to his former evil said Andrew's sexualy will not be promently alt wh early episos, pecially wh the new gay neighbors shakg thgs has been some noise about Andrew gog the bisexual route but Pyom profsed to not knowg a thg.

A lot of wrers feel that sometim young boys say 'bisexual' bee that's 'a stop on the way to gay town.

DANA DELANY: “IF I WERE A LBIAN, YOU’D KNOW IT”THE “COLLECTIVE RAGE” STAR TALKS SEXUAL FLUIDY, BAD GAYDAR, AND PSY {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;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSSEPTEMBER 12, 2018/6:59 {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:3000PX;WIDTH:4500PX;}GREG DOHERTY/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 31: DANA DELANEY ATTENDS THE 11TH ANNUAL TELEVISN AMY HONORS AT NEHOE HOLLYWOOD ON MAY 31, 2018 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GREG DOHERTY/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSSEPTEMBER 12, 2018 / 6:59 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DANA DELANY: “IF I WERE A LBIAN, YOU’D KNOW IT”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-09-12T10:59:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-09-12T10:59:24.000+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":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{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;}DANA DELANY IS STILL A TOTAL BETTY, BUT SHE’S NOBODY’S SPERATE {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;}A TWO-TIME EMMY WNER FOR PLAYG A VIETNAM WAR ARMY NURSE ON CHA BEACH, THE 62-YEAR-OLD ACTRS RETURNS TO THE STAGE THE OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE OF COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY 5 BETTI. WRTEN BY JEN SILVERMAN AND DIRECTED BY MIKE DONAHUE, THE EDY CELEBRAT THE FEMIST STRENGTH OF FIVE DISPARATE WOMEN NAMED BETTY WHO FD EACH OTHER AND {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;}BEFORE REVISG TILLATG ROL DPERATE HOEWIV, EX TO EN, AND THE L WORD, DELANY LV TO WHAT MIGHT BE HER QUEERT EXPLORATN YET—CLUDG THAT TIME A GAY IN GAVE HER CRABS.COLLECTIVE RAGE/JOAN {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 FULL TLE OF JEN SILVERMAN'S EDY IS COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY 5 BETTI; ESSENCE, A QUEER AND OCSNALLY HAZARDO EXPLORATN; DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND YOU READ ABOUT SHACKLETON AND HOW HE EXPLORED THE ANTARCTIC? IMAGE THE ANTARCTIC AS A PSY AND IT’S SORT OF LIKE THAT. THAT’S QUE 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;}I KNOW, RIGHT? I LOVE THAT {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;}SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE FORTABLE THAN OTHERS WH THE P-WORD. ARE YOU RECLAIMG ?{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;}YEAH, “PSY” IS OUR WORD AND WE NEED TO TAKE BACK. IT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED. GOD, WE TALK ABOUT PENIS ALL THE TIME, WHY SHOULDN’T WE TALK ABOUT PSI?{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;}ESPECIALLY AN ERA WHEN OUR PRINT WANTS TO GRAB ’EM. WHAT DO COLLECTIVE RAGE ADD TO THE #METOO AND #TIMUP NVERSATNS?{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;}WELL, THAT’S REALLY WHY WE’RE DOG THE PLAY RIGHT NOW. THE PLAY WAS PRODUCED A UPLE YEARS AGO WASHGTON, D.C. THEN TMP AND #METOO HAPPENED, AND FELT LIKE THE RIGHT TIME TO BRG TO NEW YORK. IT’S ABOUT FEMALE EMPOWERMENT, AND ’S JT A GREAT TIME FOR WOMEN TO STAND TOGETHER A VERY CELEBRATORY WAY. EVEN BACKSTAGE WH THIS GROUP OF WOMEN, WE’RE ALL SO DIFFERENT BUT SO SUPPORTIVE OF EACH {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 REHG TO SEE A MASTREAM PRODUCTN OF A FEMIST PLAY BY A QUEER PLAYWRIGHT. IT’S ALSO RARE TO SEE SO MANY QUEER WOMEN REPRENTED ON {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 FUNNY, BEE SOMETIM WE HAVE THE TALKBACKS AFTER THE SHOW. TWICE SO FAR WE’VE HAD A MIDDLE-AGED WHE MAN SAY THAT THE PLAY WOULD BE REALLY TERTG IF FIVE MEN PLAYED THE ROL AND TALKED ABOUT THEIR PENIS. LIKE, RIGHT, BEE THAT’S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. THAT’S ONLY THE ENTIRE WTERN NON OF THEATER.COLLECTIVE RAGE/JOAN {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;}TELL ME ABOUT BETTY {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 BETTY IS THE AVERAGE THEATERGOER’S WAY TO THE PLAY. SHE’S THE UPPER EAST SI, WHE, RICH, UNHAPPY BETTY. IT’S A REGNIZABLE ARCHETYPE AND CERTALY ONE THAT I’VE PLAYED BEFORE, BUT SHE’S NOT WHAT YOU THK. SHE’S A WOMAN WHO WAS ASSIGNED A ROLE EARLY LIFE, AND WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF LLEGE SHE FELT SHE HAD TO GET MARRIED. PERSONALLY, I DON’T RELATE TO {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;}BETTY’S RAGE SEEMS TRIGGERED BY WATCHG THE NEWS. CAN YOU RELATE TO THAT?{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;}YEAH, I FEEL LIKE WE’RE ALL BEG HELD HOSTAGE BY THE NEWS. BUT UNRNEATH ALL THAT, ’S REALLY NOT ABOUT THE NEWS FOR BETTY. IT’S HER OWN RAGE, HER OWN UNHAPPS ABOUT HOW SHE’S BEEN BOXED BY MARRIAGE AND THE CHOIC SHE’S MA. IT’S UP TO TO GET OUT OF THOSE BOX, AND EVERY WOMAN THE PLAY IS THE PROCS OF THAT {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;}YOUR BETTY TAK UP BOXG TO WORK THROUGH HER RAGE. HOW DO YOU WORK THROUGH YOURS?{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’M THE OPPOSE. I DO YOGA AND MEDATE. I GET REALLY QUIET AND STILL. FOR ME, THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS {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;}YOU TRAED FOR THE SHOW AT WOMEN’S WORLD OF BOXG WH NOLA HANSON OF TRANSGENR BOXG {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;}YEAH, UP HARLEM. NOLA WAS A GREAT TRAER, AND WAS REALLY FUN. THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE FELT VERY CLIVE AND {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;}BETTY 1 VELOPS AN TIMATE RELATNSHIP WH BETTY 5, A BUTCH LBIAN PLAYED BY OUT EDIAN CHNTé WAYANS. HOW DID YOU BUILD THAT CHEMISTRY?{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’D WORKED WH CHNTé’S NT AND UNCLE—KIM WAYANS WAS CHA BEACH, AND DAMON WAYANS WAS SWEET SURRENR, ONE OF THE FIRST SS I EVER DID—SO I KD OF FELT LIKE I KNEW HER ALREADY. FIRST DAY OF REHEARSAL, CHNTé GOT UP AND HUGGED ME, AND WE’VE JT HAD GREAT CHEMISTRY OM DAY {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;}KISSG A LBIAN EVERY NIGHT THE HEART OF NEW YORK’S WT VILLAGE, YOU’RE REALLY CEMENTG YOUR QUEER STREET CRED, {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;}[LGHS] I’M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND CHNTé’S AN EXCELLENT {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;}HOW DO YOU SEE BETTY 1’S SEXUALY?{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;}AS I’VE LEARNED, YOU DON’T HAVE TO FE YOURSELF WH ONE WORD. I GUS SHE’S FLUID? I’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS WH GAY WOMEN, BUT SOME WOMEN REACH A POT LIFE WHEN THEY’RE NO LONGER N BY HORMON OR THE NEED FOR SOMEBODY TO SUPPORT THEM, SO THEY’RE JT LOOKG FOR AN EMOTNAL NNECTN. MY BETTY FEELS BETTER WHEN SHE’S AROUND BETTY 5, AND ’S THAT {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;}HAVE YOU EVER EXPLORED AN EMOTNAL NNECTN WH A WOMAN?{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’VE CERTALY BEEN OPEN TO THE POSSIBILY. I WILL SAY THAT AT THIS POT I WOULD RATHER HANG OUT WH WOMEN BEE I FD WOMEN FELY MORE TERTG THAN MEN. BUT WHAT I STILL FD ATTRACTIVE ABOUT MEN IS THEIR {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;}ALTHOUGH YOU’VE DATED SOME VERY HANDSOME GUYS, YOU’VE NEVER MARRIED. DO PEOPLE EVER ASSUME YOU’RE A LBIAN?{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;}OH, I HEAR THAT MOR ALL THE TIME—THAT I’M SECRETLY A LBIAN. HONTLY, IF I WERE A LBIAN, YOU’D KNOW . IT’S NOT LIKE I’M ONE TO HI THGS ABOUT MY {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;}YOU SEEM LIKE A FIERCELY PENNT WOMAN WHO ISN’T FED BY {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 WAS ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME NOT TO BE FED BY A MAN. MOST WOMEN OF MY GENERATN WERE FED BY MEN, BUT DIDN’T SEEM TO MAKE THEM VERY HAPPY, SO I DIDN’T WANT TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD. I FEEL LIKE I FELL TO A GOOD LIFE, MAYBE BY CHANCE, MAYBE BY CHOICE. WHEN ALL OF MY IENDS STARTED GETTG DIVORCED THEIR 40S AND 50S, I THOUGHT, HEY, I NEVER HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT!{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 SAW A RECENT PHOTO OF YOU HANGG OUT AT CUBBYHOLE, A LBIAN BAR NOT FAR OM YOUR {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, I WENT WH MY STMATE LEA DELARIA, LORD OF THE LBIANS! SHE’S A RT, AND THAT WOMAN HAS STAMA LIKE NO ONE ELSE. DEB, THE CUBBYHOLE MANAGER, ME TO OUR SHOW THE OTHER NIGHT, SO I THK CUBBYHOLE IS GOG TO BEE 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;}YOU MAY GET H {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;}NAH, EVERYBODY’S VERY RPECTFUL THERE.EX TO EN/SAVOY {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 FUN TO SEE YOU EXPLORE SEXUALY COLLECTIVE RAGE. THERE WAS A TIME AFTER YOU DID EX TO EN AND LIVE NU GIRLS THE ’90S THAT YOU SHIED AWAY OM SEX-FOCED MATERIAL AND FAMOLY PASSED ON PLAYG CARRIE SEX AND 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;}RIGHT. I’M FALLY AT THE POT WHERE DON’T REALLY MATTER WHAT I DO MY REER ANYMORE. THANKFULLY, I’M GOG TO WORK NO MATTER WHAT, AND AT THIS POT ’S NOT ABOUT BEG FAMO OR SUCCSFUL, SO 'S ABOUT DOG WHATEVER I {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;}YOU PLAYED A DOMATRIX EX TO EN, WHICH WAS A NOTOR FLOP. WAS THE FILM UNFAIRLY MALIGNED?{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 WAS LS ABOUT WHAT WE DID AND MORE ABOUT PEOPLE’S REACTNS THAT REFLECTED A DIFFERENT TIME HOLLYWOOD. THERE WAS A BACKLASH GOG ON THE ’90S. REMEMBER WHEN MADONNA DID HER SEX BOOK? IT WAS AROUND THEN THAT PEOPLE WENT “WHOA!” AND WE GOT NSERVATIVE AGA. OUR UNTRY HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO WEIRD AND PURANIL ABOUT SEX. I’VE ALWAYS FELT MORE EUROPEAN THAT I BELIEVE SEXUALY IS HUMAN, SO WE SHOULD EXPRS AND CELEBRATE . THERE’S NOTHG DIRTY ABOUT {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;}COLLECTIVE RAGE MAY RAISE SOME EYEBROWS, BUT YOU’RE NO STRANGER TO EDGY THEATER. I WISH I ULD’VE SEEN YOU THE 1983 OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE OF BLOOD {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 WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I PLAYED A MEDIL STUNT WHO GETS RAPED BY HER UNCLE’S IEND, AND THEN SHE GETS REVENGE BY VG THEM FOR DNER AND SERVG THEM HER ABORTED FET 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;}IS THAT A FEMIST ACT?{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;}WELL, ’S ONE WAY OF DOG THGS. MEA WOULD CERTALY UNRSTAND. BY THE WAY, THE PROP MASTER OM BLOOD MOON ME TO SEE COLLECTIVE RAGE THE OTHER DAY. AFTER THE SHOW, HE WAS LIKE, “I DON’T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME, BUT I MA YOUR BABY-MANITTI!”DPERATE HOEWIV/{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;}BACK TO FLUIDY, LET’S TALK ABOUT KATHERE MAYFAIR, YOUR DPERATE HOEWIV CHARACTER. AFTER NNG OFF WH A LBIAN, KATHERE RETURNED TO WISTERIA LANE THE SERI FALE. “I CID I JT WASN’T TO WOMEN ANYMORE,” SHE SAID, EXPLAG HOW SHE BROKE UP WH HER GIRLIEND AND STARTED A BS. HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?{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 WAS DISAPPOTED SHE ME BACK OM PARIS BASILLY SAYG SHE WASN’T GAY ANYMORE. I THOUGHT SENT AN ODD MSAGE. BUT WHO KNOWS? MAYBE SHE WAS {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;}YOU’VE SAID THAT WHEN DPERATE HOEWIV CREATOR AND SHOWNNER MARC CHERRY ASKED IF YOU WANTED KATHERE TO BE GAY OR STRAIGHT, YOU MA CLEAR YOU WANTED HER TO BE GAY. WHY DIDN’T HE HONOR THAT?{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 WAS MARC’S SHOW, MARC’S ENDG. HE TOLD ME KATHERE WASN’T GOG TO E BACK OM PARIS AS GAY BEE HE HAD TOO MANY LOOSE ENDS TO TIE UP AND DIDN’T WANT TO GO DOWN THAT RABB HOLE, SO HE JT WANTED HER TO E BACK AS SUCCSFUL. I WAS LIKE, “OKAY.” BUT HEY, THAT DON’T MEAN SHE DIDN’T RETURN TO PARIS AND FD ANOTHER {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;}AFTER PLAYG A BISEXUAL SENATOR ON AN EPISO OF THE L WORD, DID YOU NOTICE YOUR QUEER FEMALE FOLLOWG BEE MORE FERVENT?{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;}YEAH. I REMEMBER A LBIAN EDIAN ONCE SAID HER STAND-UP ACT THAT SHE WENT ON A LBIAN CISE AND THEY WERE PLAYG THAT L WORD EPISO ON A LOOP. APPARENTLY I GOT A LOT OF NEW FANS ON THAT {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;}YOU’VE TALKED ABOUT HOW JENNIFER BEALS DIDN’T WANT YOUR CHARACTERS TO KISS, SO YOU HAD A SENSUAL ALMOST-KISS. BUT WHOSE IA WAS FOR YOU TO SUCK HER FGER?{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 BELIEVE THAT WAS THE SCRIPT.THE PARISIAN WOMAN/HENRY {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;}BEFORE THE PLAY ME TO BROADWAY WH UMA THURMAN, YOU STARRED AS D.C. SOCIALE CHLOE THE PARISIAN WOMAN AT SOUTH COAST REP. ALTHOUGH SHE HAS A HBAND, CHLOE HAS AN AFFAIR WH A WOMAN. DID YOU SEE HER AS FLUID OR JT MANIPULATIVE?{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 FELY SAW CHLOE AS BISEXUAL—THAT’S HOW I PLAYED . I FELT HER RELATNSHIPS WERE MEN WERE ABOUT POWER, BUT HER RELATNSHIP WH THE SENATOR’S DGHTER WAS ACTUALLY HER TE LOVE, AND SHE SACRIFICED THAT FOR MORE {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;}AM I FETTG ANY OF YOUR QUEER ROL?{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 RECENTLY REMEMBERED THAT I DID THE MARIA IRENE FORNéS PLAY FEFU AND HER FRIENDS WHEN I WAS AT WLEYAN, AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I’D PLAYED A LBIAN. SO I GUS I’VE BEEN AT A LONG {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 DID YOU BEE AWARE OF YOUR LGBTQ DIENCE?{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;}PROBABLY DURG CHA BEACH. A LOT OF LBIANS WHO HAD SERVED THE ARY WOULD GET TOUCH AND TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT THE SHOW MEANT TO THEM. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SUPPORT OM THAT {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 REMEMBER WATCHG CHA BEACH WH MY FAY. YOU WERE AN ACTRS I THOUGHT I HAD A CSH ON, BUT NOW I REALIZE I JT WANTED TO BE {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;}[LGHS] I GET THAT. I’VE HAD THOSE SAME SUATNS. I’VE HAD CSH ON GUYS, ACTUALLY, AND THEN REALIZED I JT WANTED THEIR LIFE.CHA BEACH/{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 HADN’T ALREADY BEEN AWARE OF YOUR GAY FOLLOWG, YOU WOULD’VE FOUND OUT OM YOUR PAL JEFFERY {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 ADORE JEFFERY. WE MET THROUGH TWTER BACK WHEN TWTER WAS FUN AND BEME QUICK IENDS. WE’RE BOTH PISC AND WE BOTH LIKE STAYG BED. HE’S JT THE SWEETT GUY, AND I REALLY LOVE HIS HBAND, AUGIE. THEY’RE A GREAT UPLE. I WENT TO THEIR WEDDG, {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;}YOU’VE BEE EMBEDD QUEER POP CULTURE. DREW DROEGE’S SOLO PLAY BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS EVEN HAS A LE ABOUT HOW ’S IRRPONSIBLE NOT TO KNOW THE ORIGS OF DANA DELANY. DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT SHOUT-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;}YEAH, JEFFERY ACTUALLY TOLD ME TO SEE THE SHOW WHEN DREW WAS DOG L.A. I’M STG THERE THIS TY THEATER, DREW SAYS THAT LE, AND I TURNED BEET RED. AFTERWARD, I ASKED DREW, “DID YOU KNOW I WAS THE DIENCE? DO YOU CHANGE THE NAME OF THE PERSON EVERY NIGHT?” HE WAS LIKE, “NO, THAT’S THE SCRIPT!” I WAS LIKE, “OH, THANK YOU!” DREW AND I HAVE SCE BEE IENDS. I’VE PROBABLY SEEN THE SHOW FOUR TIM {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;}YOU ALSO DID A MEMORABLE WISK TERGENT MERCIAL THE ’80S WH GAY MARLBORO MAN AND FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 HUNK TOM MCBRI. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT HIM?{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 ACTUALLY HAVE A FUNNY STORY ABOUT TOM. WHILE WE WERE SHOOTG THE MERCIAL, I SAW SOMETHG MOVG HIS SIBURN. I PULLED HIM OFF TO THE SI AND SAID, “I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT I THK YOU’VE GOT CRABS.” HE SAID, “OH, I THOUGHT I GOT RID OF THEM!” SO I END UP GETTG CRABS OM THE HAIRBSH THE HAIRDRSER ED ON BOTH OF . I WAS DATG TREAT WILLIAMS AT THE TIME, SO I GAVE HIM CRABS! THEN HE BROKE UP WH ME—NOT BEE OF THE CRABS—AND I GOT ST AN OFF-OFF-BROADWAY PLAY WH TOM MCBRI. I TOLD TOM THE STORY AND HE WAS SO EXCED THAT HE HAD GIVEN TREAT WILLIAMS {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;}DID YOU KNOW TOM BEME THE SUBJECT OF THE AIDS DOCUMENTARY LIFE AND DEATH ON THE A-LIST?{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;}YEAH, I KNEW ABOUT THAT. TOM WAS A DARLG GUY. I HEARD HE’D GOTTEN SICK, AND THEN I HEARD HE’D DIED. I WAS DOG CHA BEACH WHEN HIS IEND WAS MAKG THAT DOCUMENTARY, AND HE WROTE ME A LETTER ASKG IF HE ULD E OUR WISK MERCIAL THE FILM. HE TOLD ME ABOUT HOW INIC TOM WAS THE GAY MUNY BEE HE ULD PASS FOR STRAIGHT AND WAS ALWAYS ST STRAIGHT {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;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .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;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !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;}BUT YOU KNEW HE WAS 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;}NOT AT FIRST. WE MET ON THE SET OF THAT WISK MERCIAL. HE WAS REALLY TALL AND HANDSOME, AND I REMEMBER THKG, I’D GO OUT WH HIM. WE WENT TO LUNCH AND HE WAS TELLG ME ABOUT LIVG ON THE LOWER EAST SI WH TWO GAY ROOMMAT WHO SHARED THE OTHER ROOM. I WAS LIKE, “OH, DO THAT BOTHER YOU?” HE WAS LIKE, “NO, BEE I’M GAY.” I WAS SO NAIVE! IT NEVER EVEN CROSSED MY {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;}YOUR GAYDAR HADN’T VELOPED YET?{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;}WELL, MY WORLD, GROWG UP CONNECTICUT, NOBODY ADMTED TO BEG GAY. I DIDN’T KNOW ONE OPENLY GAY PERSON—NOT REALLY UNTIL I’D GRADUATED LLEGE, MOVED TO NEW YORK, AND END UP REACQUATG WH A KID I’D GROWN UP WH, MICHAEL, WHO HAD GOTTEN SICK WH AIDS, AND I’D HAD NO CLUE HE WAS 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;}WORKG NEW YORK DURG THE ’80S, YOU MT’VE LOST A LOT OF IENDS TO {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;}OH, YEAH, AND WAS SUCH AN UGLY PERD THE WAY PEOPLE ACTED, MOSTLY OUT OF FEAR. I REMEMBER SOME IENDS OF ME WERE HAVG A DNER PARTY, AND THEY VED A GAY JOURNALIST. THE WOMAN ED PLASTIC FORKS AND PLASTIC PLAT JT BEE THIS GUY WAS GAY, AND I REMEMBER THKG, I NNOT BE IENDS WH THE PEOPLE ANYMORE. IT WAS HORRIBLE AND HUIATG.DAVID LIVGSTON/GETTY IMAGBEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 12: ACTRS DANA DELANY ATTENDS PALEY HONORS HOLLYWOOD: A GALA CELEBRATG WOMEN TELEVISN AT THE BEVERLY WILSHIRE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL ON OCTOBER 12, 2017 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY DAVID LIVGSTON/GETTY IMAG){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;}AS AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF LGBTQ RIGHTS, YOU NOTABLY DONATED YOUR TIME AND MONEY TO FIGHT PROP 8. WHY WAS THAT AN IMPORTANT E FOR YOU?{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 HAVE SO MANY IENDS WHO ARE GAY, SO JT FELT LIKE THE RIGHT THG TO DO. MAYBE ’S MY ASTROLOGIL CHART OR SOMETHG, BUT EVER SCE I WAS A KID, JTICE HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I’VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED 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;}NOW YOU’VE BEE POLILLY OUTSPOKEN ON {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;}SURE, BUT BEE SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR PRINT HAVE BEE SO UGLY, JT RANTG ON TWTER DON’T WORK. YOU HAVE TO BE PRODUCTIVE, YOU HAVE TO DONATE, MPAIGN, AND DO THGS THAT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE 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;}TOUGH LOVE, DANA, BUT YOUR INSTAGRAM NEEDS WORK. WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?{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 KNOW. IT’S WEIRD, BEE I’M A VERY VISUAL PERSON, BUT I DIDN’T REALLY LIKE INSTAGRAM. IT FELT A LTLE TOO PERSONAL AND VASIVE. YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE REALLY AFFECTED ME? I KNEW L’WREN STT, THE FASHN SIGNER WHO WAS MICK JAGGER’S GIRLIEND. I MET HER THE ’90S WHEN SHE WAS AN CREDIBLE STYLIST, AND I WORE HER CLOTH ALMOST EXCLIVELY ON BODY OF PROOF. BEFORE SHE MTED SUICI 2014, SHE HAD CREATED THE MOST PERFECT-LOOKG LIFE ON INSTAGRAM. I ED TO SAY TO HER, “GOD, I WANT YOUR LIFE!” THAT’S THE DANGERO THG WH INSTAGRAM—PEOPLE’S LIV AREN’T ALWAYS WHAT THEY APPEAR TO {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;}COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY 5 BETTI NS THROUGH OCTOBER 7 AT MCC’S LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE NEW {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

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"Pyom said at the ABC party that he wants to make clear that he has no problem ntug to play Andrew as a gay man. "No matter what Dperate Hoewiv has store for Andrew - good or bad - the arrival of a gay uple on Wisteria Lane means gay fans of the show will have a new reason to tune this fall. Two gay guys are about to shake up Wisteria Lane, but 's not their sexualy that's the issue — 's their bad taste art!