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IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY: NE GAY BLUE LLAR {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;}MOVIBY LYLE MASAKIAUGT 31, 2007/4:11 PMBY LYLE MASAKIAUGT 31, 2007 / 4:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY: NE GAY BLUE LLAR CHARACTERS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-08-31T20:11:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-08-31T20:11:20.000+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":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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 NOT TO HARD TO FD GAY CHARACTERS WHO WORK THE ARTS OR AS TEACHERS, DOCTORS, BARTENRS AND AS ASSISTANTS, BUT BLUE LLAR GAY CHARACTERS DON'T E UP NEARLY AS OFTEN. IN HONOR OF THE UPG LABOR DAY HOLIDAY THE U.S., LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE BLUE LLAR GAY CHARACTERS THAT HAVE GRACED THE BIG AND SMALL {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;}ENNIS L MAR AND JACK {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;}FROM: BROKEBACK {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 LOOK AT GAY CHARACTERS WHO PUT A DAY'S HARD WORK ULD NEVER OVERLOOK THE SHEEP HERRS WHO SPURRED THE DISCSN OF GAY RELATNSHIPS LIKE NEVER BEFORE 2005. WORKG OUTDOORS FOR A SUMMER UNR THE ENDLS WYOMG SKY, THE TWO FED A BOND THAT ULDN'T BE SEVERED BY TIME OR {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;}IVAN JON {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;}FROM: {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;}HAVG JT LEARNED ABOUT HIM, I N'T IGNORE THE HUNKY BISEXUAL GARBAGE MAN OM BR SOAP EMMERDALE. IVAN STGGLED WH HIS FEELGS FOR PL, ONLY TO HAVE THE RELATNSHIP THWARTED BY PL'S STEP-SISTER. DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE LLED "BMEN" THERE? I WONR IF "BMAN" HAS LS UNPLEASANT NNOTATN THAN "GARBAGE MAN" {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;}JEFF MCHELLAND {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;}FROM: THE SUM OF {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 1994 EDY GAVE RSEL CROWE AS A GAY PLUMBER WHO LIVED WH A FATHER THAT ULDN'T BE SHOCKED BY HIS SON'S SEX LIFE. CROWE'S CHARACTER, JEFF, MAK A NNECTN WH ONE OF HIS DAT, GREG, A GARNER, THOUGH JEFF REQUIR PRSURE OM HIS FATHER BEFORE FALLY PURSUG 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;}{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;}LEON {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;}FROM: {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 MART MULL FIRST APPEARED AS LEON, HE MANAGED THE PARTMENT STORE FFEE SHOP ROSEANNE CONNER WORKED AT AND THE TWO NSTANTLY BICKERED WH THE UAL LABOR/MANAGEMENT NFLICTS. LATER THE SERI, LEON RETURNED WHEN ROSEANNE BEGAN NNG A DER AND LEON BEGAN TO SEE THE JOB OM ROSEANNE'S POT OF VIEW. UPPG THE GAY QUOTIENT OF THE SERI, LBIAN CHARACTER NANCY BARTLETT (SANDRA BERNHARD) ALSO WORKED AT THE DNER AND THEY WOULD SOMETIM POKE FUN AT THEIR STRAIGHT -WORKERS. FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, WE SAW LEON MARRY HIS BOYIEND STT WHO, A TOUCH OF STG GENI, WAS PLAYED BY MULL'S FERNWOOD 2NE -STAR FRED {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 {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;}FROM: MAMBO {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 THIS CANADIAN EDY, ANGELO, THE SON OF ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS STGGL WH G OUT TO HIS PARENTS. HE FALLY DO SO AFTER ENUNTERG A BOYHOOD CSH, NO, AND THEY CI TO MOVE TOGETHER. NO, NOW A POLICEMAN, WANTS TO STAY THE CLOSET, WHICH ISN'T POSSIBLE ONCE ANGELO TELLS HIS PARENTS ABOUT THEIR RELATNSHIP — WORD TRAVELS QUICKLY THEIR MUNY. THE REVELATN EVENTUALLY BREAKS THE TWO UP AS NO, WHO GETS TEASED BY OTHER POLICE OFFICERS, WOULD RATHER RETURN 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;}DOUG {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;}FROM: DAWSON'S {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;}THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE N OF DAWSON'S CREEK WE WEREN'T SURE IF PACEY'S MENTS ABOUT HIS BROTHER'S REPRSED HOMOSEXUALY WAS SIBLG TNTG OR A SIGN THAT THE POLICE OFFICER WAS NIAL ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN. IN THE SERI FALE, HOWEVER, WE SAW DOUG WAS A RELATNSHIP WH JACK {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;}BUTCH {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;}FROM: NORMAL, {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 A LOT OF HOPE AS FOX S NORMAL, OH WAS GETTG READY TO BUT WH S MID-WTERN SETTG AND A "BEER-SWILLG, SPORTS-LOVG, BLUE-LLAR" GAY LEAD CHARACTER PLAYED BY JOHN GOODMAN. WOULD NORMAL FY THE NUMERO GAY CHARACTERS WHO LIVED CI AND WORKED WHE-LLAR OR SERVICE DTRY JOBS? UNFORTUNATELY, THE SHOW TURNED OUT TO BE UNFUNNY WH PUNCHL THAT PLAYED UPON STEREOTYP. IT WAS GONE 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;}STEELWORKERS AT THE AJAX STEEL {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;}FROM: 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;}IN THE CLASSIC "HOMER'S PHOBIA", HOMER IS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE NEW FAY IEND (VOICED BY JOHN WATERS) IS GAY AND BEGS TO WORRY THAT BART MIGHT HAVE UGHT THE GAYNS. HE ATTEMPTS TO STRAIGHTEN BART OUT BY TAKG HIM TO A STEEL L WHERE HE N MEET SOME "REAL MEN" — ONLY TO REALIZE THAT ALL OF THE STEELWORKERS THERE WERE GAY. LATER WHEN HOMER RELIV THE EXPERIENCE OVER A DUFF BEER, MO TELLS HIM, "THE ENTIRE STEEL DTRY IS GAY. AEROSPACE TOO — AND THE RAILROADS."{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

Posts about gay Blue llar workers wrten by Gerry B. * gay blue collar blues *

gay a blue llar environment. i work a pretty blue llar job (nstctn) and hoo boy let me tell you 's not one of the workplac where i uld jt sually go "im gay btw".

Im closeted at work so as ppl assume i'm straight they also thk 's pletely safe to say really homophobic sh to me. I almost feel like i would hope to get some sually homophobic jokg about , 's almost worse if everyone was jt really quiet bee knowg all the vrlic sh a lot of my -workers say out loud, that would mean somethg is up.

's really hard for me to image suatns i sometim hear om ppl about workplac where 's jt naturally ol and ok to be gay. So like i gus i wonr if there are any other gay folks workg tras or such and what are peopl experienc of that? It's not to hard to fd gay characters who work the arts or as teachers, doctors, bartenrs and as assistants, but blue llar gay characters don't e up nearly as often.

'DISTURBG RULTS': GAY MEN BLUE-LLAR JOBS FACE MORE DISCRIMATN CANADA, FDS HALIFAX UNIVERSY REARCH STUDY

Gay Blue Collar genre: new releas and popular books, cludg Screwed by K.M. Nhold, Hardwood by K.M. Nhold, Clky by K.M. Nhold, Deostg Ja... * gay blue collar blues *

S., let's take a look at some of those blue llar gay characters that have graced the big and small l Mar and Jack TwistFrom: Brokeback MountaA look at gay characters who put a day's hard work uld never overlook the sheep herrs who spurred the discsn of gay relatnships like never before 2005. I wonr if "bman" has ls unpleasant nnotatn than "garbage man" Mchelland GregFrom: The Sum of UsThis 1994 edy gave Rsel Crowe as a gay plumber who lived wh a father that uldn't be shocked by his son's sex life. Uppg the gay quotient of the seri, lbian character Nancy Bartlett (Sandra Bernhard) also worked at the dner and they would sometim poke fun at their straight -workers.

The revelatn eventually breaks the two up as No, who gets teased by other police officers, would rather return to the WterFrom: Dawson's CreekThroughout most of the n of Dawson's Creek we weren't sure if Pacey's ments about his brother's reprsed homosexualy was siblg tntg or a sign that the police officer was nial about his sexual orientatn. In the seri fale, however, we saw Doug was a relatnship wh Jack GambleFrom: Normal, OhThere was a lot of hope as Fox s Normal, Oh was gettg ready to but wh s mid-wtern settg and a "beer-swillg, sports-lovg, blue-llar" gay lead character played by John Goodman.

Would Normal fy the numero gay characters who lived ci and worked whe-llar or service dtry jobs? Steelworkers at the Ajax Steel MillFrom: The SimpsonsIn the classic "Homer's Phobia", Homer is shocked to learn that the new fay iend (voiced by John Waters) is gay and begs to worry that Bart might have ught the gayns.

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Books shelved as gay-blue-llar: Screwed by K.M. Nhold, Hardwood by K.M. Nhold, Clky by K.M. Nhold, Deostg Jack by Jocelynn Drake, and Un pe... * gay blue collar blues *

He attempts to straighten Bart out by takg him to a steel l where he n meet some "real men" — only to realize that all of the steelworkers there were gay. Later when Homer reliv the experience over a Duff beer, Mo tells him, "The entire steel dtry is gay. While Canada pris self on beg clive when to the LGBTQ muny, a new rearch study om two Halifax universi suggts dividuals who are openly queer – pecially gay men - ntue to face discrimatn hirg, pecially blue-llar tras like weldg.

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The paper c rearch sayg that gay men, particular, are often paid ls than their heterosexual unterparts. “Gay men’s stereotypil characterizatn as more feme than heterosexual men is not favourable to their employment blue-llar jobs, ” the paper stat.

Everythg I Have Is Blue: Short Fictn by Workg-Class Men About More-or-Ls Gay Life, by Wenll Ricketts.

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Story Blub: In this age of Will & Grace and gentrifitn, the “dream market” and gay vtment advisors, you don’t hear much about workg-class queers. But the ntributors to Everythg I Have Is Blue: Short Fictn by Workg-Class Men About More-or-Ls Gay Life would beg to differ. The first llectn of short stori by workg-class queer, gay, and bisexual men, Everythg I Have Is Blue is a rich and long-overdue ntributn both to the burgeong field of workg-class studi and to LGBTIQ fictn.

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He is senr edor of the anthology Intimate Relatnships: Some Social Work Perspectiv on Love and the thor of Lbians and Gay Men as Foster Parents. Beg Labour Day, I set about fdg a GBLT book thst alt predomantly wh labour and/or work, and happily I me up wh Wenll Ricketts’ llectn of short stori, lled Everythg I Have Is Blue: Short Fictn by Workg-Class Men About More-or-Ls Gay Life [Spect Thoughts Prs, July 29, 2005]. While ‘more-or-ls’ gay, the men each make an effort to avoid the stereotyp that have been assigned to them by the media – the fashn plat, the lerary effete, and so on.

IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY: NE GAY BLUE LLAR {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;}MOVIBY LYLE MASAKIAUGT 31, 2007/4:11 PMBY LYLE MASAKIAUGT 31, 2007 / 4:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY: NE GAY BLUE LLAR CHARACTERS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-08-31T20:11:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-08-31T20:11:20.000+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":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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 NOT TO HARD TO FD GAY CHARACTERS WHO WORK THE ARTS OR AS TEACHERS, DOCTORS, BARTENRS AND AS ASSISTANTS, BUT BLUE LLAR GAY CHARACTERS DON'T E UP NEARLY AS OFTEN. IN HONOR OF THE UPG LABOR DAY HOLIDAY THE U.S., LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE BLUE LLAR GAY CHARACTERS THAT HAVE GRACED THE BIG AND SMALL {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;}ENNIS L MAR AND JACK {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;}FROM: BROKEBACK {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 LOOK AT GAY CHARACTERS WHO PUT A DAY'S HARD WORK ULD NEVER OVERLOOK THE SHEEP HERRS WHO SPURRED THE DISCSN OF GAY RELATNSHIPS LIKE NEVER BEFORE 2005. WORKG OUTDOORS FOR A SUMMER UNR THE ENDLS WYOMG SKY, THE TWO FED A BOND THAT ULDN'T BE SEVERED BY TIME OR {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;}IVAN JON {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;}FROM: {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;}HAVG JT LEARNED ABOUT HIM, I N'T IGNORE THE HUNKY BISEXUAL GARBAGE MAN OM BR SOAP EMMERDALE. IVAN STGGLED WH HIS FEELGS FOR PL, ONLY TO HAVE THE RELATNSHIP THWARTED BY PL'S STEP-SISTER. DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE LLED "BMEN" THERE? I WONR IF "BMAN" HAS LS UNPLEASANT NNOTATN THAN "GARBAGE MAN" {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;}JEFF MCHELLAND {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;}FROM: THE SUM OF {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 1994 EDY GAVE RSEL CROWE AS A GAY PLUMBER WHO LIVED WH A FATHER THAT ULDN'T BE SHOCKED BY HIS SON'S SEX LIFE. CROWE'S CHARACTER, JEFF, MAK A NNECTN WH ONE OF HIS DAT, GREG, A GARNER, THOUGH JEFF REQUIR PRSURE OM HIS FATHER BEFORE FALLY PURSUG 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;}{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;}LEON {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;}FROM: {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 MART MULL FIRST APPEARED AS LEON, HE MANAGED THE PARTMENT STORE FFEE SHOP ROSEANNE CONNER WORKED AT AND THE TWO NSTANTLY BICKERED WH THE UAL LABOR/MANAGEMENT NFLICTS. LATER THE SERI, LEON RETURNED WHEN ROSEANNE BEGAN NNG A DER AND LEON BEGAN TO SEE THE JOB OM ROSEANNE'S POT OF VIEW. UPPG THE GAY QUOTIENT OF THE SERI, LBIAN CHARACTER NANCY BARTLETT (SANDRA BERNHARD) ALSO WORKED AT THE DNER AND THEY WOULD SOMETIM POKE FUN AT THEIR STRAIGHT -WORKERS. FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, WE SAW LEON MARRY HIS BOYIEND STT WHO, A TOUCH OF STG GENI, WAS PLAYED BY MULL'S FERNWOOD 2NE -STAR FRED {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 {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;}FROM: MAMBO {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 THIS CANADIAN EDY, ANGELO, THE SON OF ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS STGGL WH G OUT TO HIS PARENTS. HE FALLY DO SO AFTER ENUNTERG A BOYHOOD CSH, NO, AND THEY CI TO MOVE TOGETHER. NO, NOW A POLICEMAN, WANTS TO STAY THE CLOSET, WHICH ISN'T POSSIBLE ONCE ANGELO TELLS HIS PARENTS ABOUT THEIR RELATNSHIP — WORD TRAVELS QUICKLY THEIR MUNY. THE REVELATN EVENTUALLY BREAKS THE TWO UP AS NO, WHO GETS TEASED BY OTHER POLICE OFFICERS, WOULD RATHER RETURN 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;}DOUG {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;}FROM: DAWSON'S {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;}THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE N OF DAWSON'S CREEK WE WEREN'T SURE IF PACEY'S MENTS ABOUT HIS BROTHER'S REPRSED HOMOSEXUALY WAS SIBLG TNTG OR A SIGN THAT THE POLICE OFFICER WAS NIAL ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN. IN THE SERI FALE, HOWEVER, WE SAW DOUG WAS A RELATNSHIP WH JACK {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;}BUTCH {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;}FROM: NORMAL, {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 A LOT OF HOPE AS FOX S NORMAL, OH WAS GETTG READY TO BUT WH S MID-WTERN SETTG AND A "BEER-SWILLG, SPORTS-LOVG, BLUE-LLAR" GAY LEAD CHARACTER PLAYED BY JOHN GOODMAN. WOULD NORMAL FY THE NUMERO GAY CHARACTERS WHO LIVED CI AND WORKED WHE-LLAR OR SERVICE DTRY JOBS? UNFORTUNATELY, THE SHOW TURNED OUT TO BE UNFUNNY WH PUNCHL THAT PLAYED UPON STEREOTYP. IT WAS GONE 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;}STEELWORKERS AT THE AJAX STEEL {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;}FROM: 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;}IN THE CLASSIC "HOMER'S PHOBIA", HOMER IS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE NEW FAY IEND (VOICED BY JOHN WATERS) IS GAY AND BEGS TO WORRY THAT BART MIGHT HAVE UGHT THE GAYNS. HE ATTEMPTS TO STRAIGHTEN BART OUT BY TAKG HIM TO A STEEL L WHERE HE N MEET SOME "REAL MEN" — ONLY TO REALIZE THAT ALL OF THE STEELWORKERS THERE WERE GAY. LATER WHEN HOMER RELIV THE EXPERIENCE OVER A DUFF BEER, MO TELLS HIM, "THE ENTIRE STEEL DTRY IS GAY. AEROSPACE TOO — AND THE RAILROADS."{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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