The most proment gay (and bisexual and transgenr) characters on TV – The Mercury News

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"BON" MAY BE PRO-GAY PROPAGANDA, BUT WE LOVE IT {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;}NEWSBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFFEBARY 4, 2010/8:57 AMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFFEBARY 4, 2010 / 8:57 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"BON\" MAY BE PRO-GAY PROPAGANDA, BUT WE LOVE IT ANYWAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-02-04T13:57:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-02-04T13:57:35.000+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":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU NEED ANY PROOF THAT FOX ENTERTAMENT AND FOX {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;}ARE ENTIRELY SEPARATE ENTI, ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS TCH LAST WEEK'S BON. THE FOX SERI FEATURED AN EPISO VOLVG THE MURR OF A GAY FOOTBALL PLAYG NTIST AND ACTUALLY GOT LLED OUT BY THAT HOTBED OF RIGHT {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;}PARANOIA KNOWN 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;}FOR PHG "LIBERAL GROUP THK" AND JECTG "{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;}TALKG POTS ABOUT THE EQUY OF GAYS BEG UNABLE TO MARRY 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;}OF PHYSIL VLENCE OM STRAIGHT MEN."{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;}THAT SORT OF THG IS RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY AROUND HERE, SO OF URSE I HAD TO WATCH THE EPISO! DAMN 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;}MAKG ME S THROUGH YET MORE TV THIS {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;}YOU KNOW WHAT? MAY HAVE A POT, ALBE {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;}MOR ONE. AND HEY, EVEN A BROKEN CLOCK (WH A DATE DISPLAY) IS RIGHT ONCE A MONTH. BUT I WILL GIVE {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;}TO NEWSBTERS THAT THE SHOW SOUND A WEE B PREACHY WHEN ME 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;}ISSU. {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;}IT WAS SO PREACHY FACT, THAT ALMOST SEEMED LIKE THE SHOW WAS HAVG FUN WH . THEY KNEW WAS OVER THE TOP, BUT THEY WERE MAKG A GAME OUT OF THE RAT-A-TAT-TAT OF PRO-GAY BULLET POTS. HONTLY, MIGHT HAVE BEEN 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;}{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;}CHECK OUT THIS CLIP AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHATEVER THE SHOW'S MOTIV, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE PRO-GAY MSAGG THAT THIS BON EPISO NTAED. IT WAS MA ALL THE MORE SWEET BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT MA THE GOOD FOLKS OVER AT NEWSBTERS APOPLECTIC! AND LOOKG BEYOND THE HYPER-DIDACTICISM I N HONTLY SAY I REALLY ENJOYED THE SHOW FOR S OVERALL W AND ROCK SOLID ST. I THK THIS WAS THE FIRST BON EPISO I EVER UGHT, BUT I'LL PROBABLY TUNE {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;}HERE'S ANOTHER RELENTLSLY PRO-GAY CLIP OM "DENTIST {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;}DCH". AND JT TO ENTICE YOU, THIS ONE FEATUR GUT STAR ROBERT GANT AS A ACH ALONG WH HIS TEAM {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;}MACHO GAY FOOTBALL PLAYERS:{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;}YOU N WATCH THE ENTIRE "DENTIST THE DCH"{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;}EPISO ONLE HERE.  YOU N ALSO WATCH A NEW EPISO 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;}TONIGHT ON FOX AT 8:00PM {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

The FOX seri featured an episo volvg the murr of a gay football playg ntist and actually got lled out by that hotbed of right wgparanoia known as phg "liberal group thk" and jectg "standardtalkg pots about the equy of gays beg unable to marry and the threatof physil vlence om straight men.

But I will give to NewsBters that the show sound a wee b preachy when me to gayissu. They knew was over the top, but they were makg a game out of the rat-a-tat-tat of pro-gay bullet pots. Whatever the show's motiv, I absolutely loved the pro-gay msagg that this Bon episo ntaed.

I thk this was the first Bon episo I ever ught, but I'll probably tune 's another relentlsly pro-gay clip om "Dentist theDch". And jt to entice you, this one featur gut star Robert Gant as a ach along wh his team ofmacho gay football players:You n watch the entire "Dentist the Dch"episo onle here.

"BLACK SAILS" AND ITS BIG 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 NEWNOWNEXT STAFFFEBARY 22, 2015/3:22 AMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFFEBARY 22, 2015 / 3:22 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"BLACK SAILS\" AND ITS BIG GAY REVEAL","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-02-22T08:22:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-02-22T08:22:52.000+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":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","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;}STARZ HAS BEEN BY LATELY RVG OUT A NICHE WH HISTORIL DRAMAS FOR MATURE DIENC-- YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THEIR ORIGAL PROGRAMMG IS HEAVY ON THE SEX, VLENCE AND PERD STUM. THEY WON OUR HEARTS WH SPARTAC – A SHOW PRIMARILY AIMED AT STRAIGHT MEN, BUT WHICH NEVERTHELS HAD LOTS OF POSIVE LGBT NTENT TUCKED AMONG THE BLOOD AND GORE. (THAT CLUD NASIR & AGRON-- A FAN FAVORE GAY UPLE WHO FIED THE ODDS AND GOT A HAPPY ENDG A WORLD WHERE CCIFIXNS AND OTHER HORRIFIC CHARACTER ATHS WERE THE NORM.){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;}UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THE GOODWILL STARZ EARNED WH GAY DIENC VIA SPARTAC MAY HAVE BEEN SQUANRED WH THE FURIATG DA VCI'S DEMONS, A SHOW THAT MTED THE RDAL S OF TAKG ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST IMPORTANT GAY FIGUR – LEONARDO DA VCI – AND MAKG HIM EFFECTIVELY {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, IS STARZ' EARLY 18TH CENTURY PIRATE SERI BLACK SAILS — NOW MIDWAY THROUGH S SEND SEASON — ANOTHER SPARTAC... OR ANOTHER DEMONS?{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 IS NEHER. THE SHOW IS GEO TO LOOK AT AND ACTN-PACKED, BUT OVER THE FIRST SEASON AND A HALF THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE A LOT THERE SPECIFILLY FOR GAY (MALE) DIENC. SURE, THE SHOW FEATUR MANY ATTRACTIVE ACTORS, AMONG THEM TOM HOPPER, TOBY STEPHENS, ZACH MCGOWAN AND TOBY SCHMZ. (ADD BON, A UPLE OF THE GUYS SEEM TO HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT FULL ONTAL NUDY.) THE SERI ALSO N BOAST A CENTRAL LBIAN CHARACTER-- A BETIFUL AND CLEVER PROSTUTE NAMED MAX (JSI PARKER KENNEDY) WHO HAS HAD TWO VERY PASSNATE RELATNSHIPS WH OTHER CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTERS. BUT GAY MEN AT LEAST SEEMED PRETTY MUCH ABSENT OM THE NVAS. THAT IS, UNTIL LAST NIGHT'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;}*** MAJOR SPOILER ALERT ***{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;}FANS OF THE SHOW MAY WISH TO WATCH THIS WEEK'S BLACK SAILS EPISO BEFORE GOG TO THE NEXT PAGE AS A MAJOR PLOT POT IS REVEALED...{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'D HEARD MORS THAT THE SHOW WOULD BE TRODUCG A GAY MALE CHARACTER, BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT TO BE THE SERI LEAD. LAST NIGHT WE LEARNED VIA FLASHBACK THAT THE FIERCE AND FEARSOME CAPTA JAM FLT WAS EPLY LOVE WH ANOTHER MAN. IN FACT, WAS THAT LOVE AFFAIR AND S TRAGIC ENDG THAT GOT FLT EXILED OM ENGLAND AND MOTIVATED HIM TO TAKE THE HELM OF A PIRATE SHIP {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;}FOR A FULL SEASON AND A HALF BLACK SAILS HAD GIVEN VIEWERS A BIG MISDIRECTN. IT SURE LOOKED AS IF FLT HAD AN ONGOG AFFAIR WH THE MYSTER MIRANDA BARLOW (LOUISE BARN)-- BUT FACT HIS ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP HAD BEEN WH HER SENSIVE HBAND THOMAS HATON (PLAYED BY RUPERT PENRY-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;}{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;}(L TO R) RUPERT PENRY-JON, TOBY STEPHENS AND LOUISE {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;}UNFORTUNATELY, FLT'S RELATNSHIP WH THOMAS HATON EXISTS ONLY FLASHBACK. HIS FORMER LOVER IS PRUMABLY AD... OR LOCKED AWAY A BRISH ASYLUM (LAST NIGHT'S EPISO SEEMED GEY ABOUT SPELLG OUT HATON'S PRECISE MISE). IT'S POSSIBLE THAT FLT'S ROMANTIC LIFE WON'T BE EXPLORED FURTHER. STILL, HIS BEG GAY IS NOW A MAJOR PLOT POT AND HELPS TO RM THE CHARACTER'S ACTNS GOG ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE START OF THE SERI. APPARENTLY LAST NIGHT'S BIG GAY REVEAL WAS PLANNED OM THE SHOW'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;}BLACK SAILS IS A LOOSE PREQUEL TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S TREASURE ISLAND. IT FEATUR YOUNGER VERSNS OF CHARACTERS OM THE BOOK, LIKE BILLY BON AND JOHN SILVER. IN STEVENSON'S NOVEL A MUCH OLR LONG JOHN SILVER IS ON THE HUNT FOR "CAPTA FLT'S BURIED TREASURE." GIVEN THAT BOOK TAIL, BLACK SAILS' VERSN OF CAPTA FLT PROBABLY WILL BE STICKG AROUND FOR SOME TIME TO E. (AT LEAST LONG ENOUGH TO GET HIS HANDS ON SOME TREASURE AND THEN GO BURY SOMEWHERE!){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;}FLT IS PLAYED BY ACTOR TOBY STEPHENS (STEPHENS IS THE SON OF DAME MAGGIE SMH). WHILE THE DRIVG FORCE BEHD HIS CHARACTER MAY BE CLEARER NOW, THE MOTIVATNS OF OTHER CHARACTERS REMA MURKY. I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FLT'S EXACT RELATNSHIP WH THE SHIP'S BOATSWA BILLY BON (TOM HOPPER). ON SEVERAL OCSNS THE HONORABLE BILLY HAS LIED FOR AND PROTECTED FLT. A PAST ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO WOULD CERTALY HELP TO EXPLA BILLY'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;}{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;}ALSO LET'S FACE , SEEG THOSE TWO TOGETHER WOULD BE HOT 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;}IN ANY SE, AS OF LAST NIGHT STARZ' BLACK SAILS HAS BEE A LOT MORE TERTG. NOT THAT WASN'T TERTG TO BEG WH -- GAY ELEMENTS OR NOT, 'S A PRETTY ENTERTAG SHOW. UNFORTUNATELY, MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR NEW VIEWERS TO JT JUMP TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SEND SEASON. THERE'S A LARGE ST. THE PLOTTG IS NSE AND HEAVILY SERIALIZED. PIRATE-Y MUMBLG SOMETIM PERVAS. ARRRRGH!{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;}STILL YE MATEYS, WE THK THERE'S TREASURE TO BE HAD. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAMPLE THE SERI, STARZ HAS MA THE FIRST EPISO AVAILABLE FOR EE. THE ENTIRE FIRST SEASON IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND ALL EPISOS OM BOTH SEASONS ARE AVAILABLE TO STARZ SUBSCRIBERS VIA STARZ 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;}IF YOU'RE ALREADY A FAN OF BLACK SAILS LET KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF LAST NIGHT'S EPISO. AND BE SURE AND CHECK BACK WH ON MONDAY AS WE'LL HAVE AN TERVIEW WH ACTOR TOBY STEPHENS AS WELL AS SHOW CREATORS JONATHAN E. STEBERG AND ROBERT {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;}NEW EPISOS OF BLACK SAILS AIR SATURDAYS AT 9PM ET/PT 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;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

In a 2015 report on the state of LGBT characters media, GLAAD's Alexandra Boll lamented the impact that has: "Though bisexual people make up the majory of the LGBT muny, they are ls likely than their gay and lbian peers to be out to the people they love, bee their inty is nstantly misnsted as eher a form of nfn, a lie, or a ntrived and hypersexualized means to an end. (Photo: Netflix)Bis East Asian reprentatn om Ala, the ma st also clus the brown character Inej Ghafa, the knife-throwg acrobat thief played by Nepal-born Ama Suman, who om the Suli nomadic tribe who are loosely based on South Asian Young plays the wise-crackg sharpshooter Jper Fahey, who is gay the books. Gayety spoke wh the stars at the junket and world premiere Los Angel – the seri’ first wrld premiere sce was released 2021.

“I didn’t feel like we need an extra dose of homophobia the Grishaverse.

BOBBY BON MARRIED, GIRLIEND, DATG, GAY, HEIGHT, FAY, NET WORTH

Ivan is a gay character om Shadow and Bone.

(That clud Nasir & Agron-- a fan favore gay uple who fied the odds and got a happy endg a world where ccifixns and other horrific character aths were the norm. )Unfortunately, a lot of the goodwill Starz earned wh gay dienc via Spartac may have been squanred wh the furiatg Da Vci's Demons, a show that mted the rdal s of takg one of history's most important gay figur – Leonardo Da Vci – and makg him effectively, is Starz' early 18th Century pirate seri Black Sails — now midway through s send season — another Spartac... The show is geo to look at and actn-packed, but over the first season and a half there didn't seem to be a lot there specifilly for gay (male) dienc.

But gay men at least seemed pretty much absent om the nvas. *** MAJOR SPOILER ALERT ***Fans of the show may wish to watch this week's Black Sails episo before gog to the next page as a major plot pot is 'd heard mors that the show would be troducg a gay male character, but we didn't really expect to be the seri lead.

NBC’S MIL THEATER SERI RISE REWROTE A CLOSETED GAY CHARACTER AS STRAIGHT

Still, his beg gay is now a major plot pot and helps to rm the character's actns gog all the way back to the start of the seri. Apparently last night's big gay reveal was planned om the show's Sails is a loose prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Not that wasn't tertg to beg wh -- gay elements or not, 's a pretty entertag show.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* BONES GAY CHARACTERS

NBC’s Rise Rewrote a Closeted Gay Character As Straight.

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