Young & Rtls: When Did Fen Come Out As Gay? Who’s His Boyiend? |

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• YOUNG & RTLS’ CHRISTIAN JUL LEBLANC UNPACKS THE BAGGAGE OF HOMOPHOBIA: ‘I STILL LIVE WH THE LEGACY OF THAT AS A GAY MAN’
• 10 GAY, BISEXUAL & QUEER SOAP OPERA STARS WHO ARE OUT — & OUTSTANDG
• TODAY IN GAY: "YOUNG & RTLS" SOAP STAR COM OUT, A GAY IN "INPENNCE DAY 2"{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;}CULTUREBY DAN AVERYJUNE 29, 2013/3:51 PMBY DAN AVERYJUNE 29, 2013 / 3:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TODAY IN GAY: \"YOUNG & RTLS\" SOAP STAR COM OUT, A GAY IN \"INPENNCE DAY 2\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-06-29T19:51:07.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-06-29T19:51:07.000+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":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{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;}KNOWN TO MANY AS THE YOUNG AND THE RTLS' KEV FISHER, GREG RIKAART MA OFFICIAL WHAT MANY FOLLOWERS ALREADY KNEW: HE'S A BIG OL' GAY. THE EMMY WNER TWEETED A PHOTO OF HIMSELF AND ACTOR/WRER BOYIEND ROBERT SUDDUTH, WH THE MSAGE:  "NOT GETTG MARRIED ANYTIME SOON, BUT CELEBRATG #EQUALY TONIGHT NOHELS."{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;}WHILE RIKAART NEVER DISCLOSED HIS SEXUALY THE PRS, HE DID SH-KICK Y&R -STAR MELISSA REEV FOR PRAISG CHICK-FIL-A'S ANTI-GAY POLICI. AT THE TIME, HE TOLD TV GUI, "PEOPLE WONR WHY THERE IS AN EPIMIC OF BULLYG THIS UNTRY. WELL, 'S BEE KIDS ARE LEARNG OM THE GROWNUPS, OM PEOPLE LIKE MELISSA REEV WHO IS A GROWN-UP BULLY."{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 GREG LOOKS FAIAR TO NON-SOAPERS AMONG YOU, THAT'S BEE HE PLAYED JACK'S BOYIEND A LN YEARS AGO ON DAWSON'S CREEK. AND IF YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, JT SUBSTUTE GOSSIP GIRL. IF YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, I N'T HELP  {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;}EVANGELIL NUTBAGS THE DOMIN REPUBLIC ARE ALL A BUNCH OVER PRINT OBAMA NOMATG A GAY MAN, WALLY BRTER, AS THE UNTRY'S AMBASSADOR. REV. CRISTOBAL CARDOZO LLED THE APPOTMENT “AN SULT TO GOOD DOMIN CTOMS.” WHILE VIR PABLO CEDANO SUGGTED, “IF HE ARRIV, HE’LL SUFFER AND WILL BE FORCED TO LEAVE.”   GUS ALL THAT LEGENDARY CARIBBEAN HOSPALY AND IENDLS IS JT FOR 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;}ROLAND EMMERICH, THE OUT ACTN DIRECTOR OF THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW AND WHE HOE DOWN TOLD HUFFGTON POST'S RICKY CALERI HE'S PLANNG ON PUTTG A GAY CHARACTER INPENNCE DAY 2. (DID WE KNOW THEY WERE MAKG AN INPENNCE DAY   2?) WELL, WHOEVER IS WE HOPE THEY DON'T GO THE WAY OF HARVEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND SPEAKG OF INPENNCE DAY, THERE'S A MIL OF THE 1996 BLOCKBTER THE WORKS—AND 'S GOG TO STAR CHAZ BONO. APPEARG ON GOOD DAY L.A., BONO LOOKED MUCH FTER THAN WE'RE ED TO SEEG HIM. "IT'S VERY FAST PACED, VERY FUNNY," HE SAID OF THE 30-MUTE EDIC ADAPTATN. "YOU ARE AND OUT OF THERE AND 'S AMAZG THAT [-STAR/CREATOR] BROOKE [SEGU] IS ABLE TO GET EVERYTHG THAT IS IMPORTANT THE MOVIE THERE SUCH A SHORT PERD OF TIME."{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 FRIDAY, RACHEL MADDOW VOTED HER TALK SHOW TO THE RETURN OF SAME-SEX MARRIAG CALIFORNIA, AND AIRED THE GOLN STATE NUPTIALS OF PROP 8 -PLATIFFS KRIS PERRY AND SANDY STIER AND PL KATAMI AND JEFF ZARRILLO. THE UALLY POSED MENTATOR LATER TWEETED "FOR A PERSON WHO CRI AT THE DROP OF A HAT, THIS IS REALLY TOO MUCH FOR A TV HOST TO BEAR." AW, BOO!{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
• YOUNG AND RTLS’ GAY ADAM STORYLE THAT’S BEEN COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY SWEPT UNR THE RUG
• THE YOUNG AND THE RTLS: IS CAMRYN GRIM GAY REAL LIFE?
• Y&R'S THOM BIERDZ RELEAS TELL-ALL SEX MEMOIR YOUNG, GAY & RTLS
• Y&R’S CHRISTIAN LEBLANC OPENS UP ABOUT THE STGGL OF LIVG AS A GAY MAN

YOUNG & RTLS’ CHRISTIAN JUL LEBLANC UNPACKS THE BAGGAGE OF HOMOPHOBIA: ‘I STILL LIVE WH THE LEGACY OF THAT AS A GAY MAN’

Young & Rtls’ Christian Jul LeBlanc Unpacks the Baggage of Homophobia: ‘I Still Live Wh the Legacy of That as a Gay Man’. Hell, “not till after Stonewall did anyone take a gay man ser.

“I still live wh the legacy of that as a gay man, ” he add.

10 GAY, BISEXUAL & QUEER SOAP OPERA STARS WHO ARE OUT — & OUTSTANDG

” So Miguel’s former portrayer publicly disclosed his 2011 memoir that he is gay.

The Young & Rtls vet whose character Phillip played ad for years rather than e out to his fay is also gay real life. The One Life to Live scene stealer — now and forever David Vickers to soap fans — announced durg a 2013 talk-show appearance not only that he was gay but that he’d bee a sgle father of two.

“For me, beg gay was a dirty word growg up, and now this is my tth. ” The Emmy wner even created After Forever, a Web soap which he plays a gay widower.

TODAY IN GAY: "YOUNG & RTLS" SOAP STAR COM OUT, A GAY IN "INPENNCE DAY 2"{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;}CULTUREBY DAN AVERYJUNE 29, 2013/3:51 PMBY DAN AVERYJUNE 29, 2013 / 3:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TODAY IN GAY: \"YOUNG & RTLS\" SOAP STAR COM OUT, A GAY IN \"INPENNCE DAY 2\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-06-29T19:51:07.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-06-29T19:51:07.000+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":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{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;}KNOWN TO MANY AS THE YOUNG AND THE RTLS' KEV FISHER, GREG RIKAART MA OFFICIAL WHAT MANY FOLLOWERS ALREADY KNEW: HE'S A BIG OL' GAY. THE EMMY WNER TWEETED A PHOTO OF HIMSELF AND ACTOR/WRER BOYIEND ROBERT SUDDUTH, WH THE MSAGE:  "NOT GETTG MARRIED ANYTIME SOON, BUT CELEBRATG #EQUALY TONIGHT NOHELS."{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;}WHILE RIKAART NEVER DISCLOSED HIS SEXUALY THE PRS, HE DID SH-KICK Y&R -STAR MELISSA REEV FOR PRAISG CHICK-FIL-A'S ANTI-GAY POLICI. AT THE TIME, HE TOLD TV GUI, "PEOPLE WONR WHY THERE IS AN EPIMIC OF BULLYG THIS UNTRY. WELL, 'S BEE KIDS ARE LEARNG OM THE GROWNUPS, OM PEOPLE LIKE MELISSA REEV WHO IS A GROWN-UP BULLY."{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 GREG LOOKS FAIAR TO NON-SOAPERS AMONG YOU, THAT'S BEE HE PLAYED JACK'S BOYIEND A LN YEARS AGO ON DAWSON'S CREEK. AND IF YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, JT SUBSTUTE GOSSIP GIRL. IF YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, I N'T HELP  {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;}EVANGELIL NUTBAGS THE DOMIN REPUBLIC ARE ALL A BUNCH OVER PRINT OBAMA NOMATG A GAY MAN, WALLY BRTER, AS THE UNTRY'S AMBASSADOR. REV. CRISTOBAL CARDOZO LLED THE APPOTMENT “AN SULT TO GOOD DOMIN CTOMS.” WHILE VIR PABLO CEDANO SUGGTED, “IF HE ARRIV, HE’LL SUFFER AND WILL BE FORCED TO LEAVE.”   GUS ALL THAT LEGENDARY CARIBBEAN HOSPALY AND IENDLS IS JT FOR 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;}ROLAND EMMERICH, THE OUT ACTN DIRECTOR OF THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW AND WHE HOE DOWN TOLD HUFFGTON POST'S RICKY CALERI HE'S PLANNG ON PUTTG A GAY CHARACTER INPENNCE DAY 2. (DID WE KNOW THEY WERE MAKG AN INPENNCE DAY   2?) WELL, WHOEVER IS WE HOPE THEY DON'T GO THE WAY OF HARVEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND SPEAKG OF INPENNCE DAY, THERE'S A MIL OF THE 1996 BLOCKBTER THE WORKS—AND 'S GOG TO STAR CHAZ BONO. APPEARG ON GOOD DAY L.A., BONO LOOKED MUCH FTER THAN WE'RE ED TO SEEG HIM. "IT'S VERY FAST PACED, VERY FUNNY," HE SAID OF THE 30-MUTE EDIC ADAPTATN. "YOU ARE AND OUT OF THERE AND 'S AMAZG THAT [-STAR/CREATOR] BROOKE [SEGU] IS ABLE TO GET EVERYTHG THAT IS IMPORTANT THE MOVIE THERE SUCH A SHORT PERD OF TIME."{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 FRIDAY, RACHEL MADDOW VOTED HER TALK SHOW TO THE RETURN OF SAME-SEX MARRIAG CALIFORNIA, AND AIRED THE GOLN STATE NUPTIALS OF PROP 8 -PLATIFFS KRIS PERRY AND SANDY STIER AND PL KATAMI AND JEFF ZARRILLO. THE UALLY POSED MENTATOR LATER TWEETED "FOR A PERSON WHO CRI AT THE DROP OF A HAT, THIS IS REALLY TOO MUCH FOR A TV HOST TO BEAR." AW, BOO!{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

He and his hband, oime Amazg Race nttant Jaym Vghan, beme the first gay uple to grace the ver of The Knot. “As a gay guy, you have to e out all the time, ” he told Entertament Weekly.

YOUNG AND RTLS’ GAY ADAM STORYLE THAT’S BEEN COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY SWEPT UNR THE RUG

“People thk g out is the first time [someone] says they’re gay when realy g out is a nstant procs. When Heartstopper st s superlative teenage leads, Locke was already out as gay.

In addn to his daytime rol, he starred 2020’s Dashg December, one of the first mastream TV movi to make Christmas a gay old time. Though the rap in and Equalizer star told the New York Tim as recently as 2008 that “I don’t feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don’t re if people thk I’m gay or not, ” she fally end all the speculatn at the 2021 BET Awards when, acceptg a Lifetime Achievement Award, she thanked partner Eboni Nichols and the son that they share.

“She’s an absolute tch, and I thought, ‘If I’m not gog to feel the super sparks wh her… probably means I’m gay. Four years after As the World Turns stopped spng, the actor who ma history as half of daytime’s first gay male kiss me out publicly an terview wh The Fight Magaze.

THE YOUNG AND THE RTLS: IS CAMRYN GRIM GAY REAL LIFE?

The Grey’s Anatomy vet’s g-out wasn’t exactly the easit: His sexual orientatn was ma known after stmate Isaiah Washgton ed a gay slur on set, leadg to a wily reported altertn. While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I’m gay isn’t the most tertg part of me. The brother of movie star Chris Evans — beloved to soap fans for playg Oliver, half of One Life to Live’s “Kish” the late 2000s — me out as gay when he was 19.

10 Gay, Bisexual & Queer Soap Opera Stars Who Are Out — & Outstandg.

Some of the actors and actrs playg the inic rol were straight, some were out and gay at the time, and others me out later on.

Y&R'S THOM BIERDZ RELEAS TELL-ALL SEX MEMOIR YOUNG, GAY & RTLS

The first Pri March New York Cy was held on June 28, 1970, one year after the Stonewall Uprisg, to honor the thoands of LGBTQ+ people who took to the streets to monstrate agast the discrimatn they faced hog and employment, the anti-homosexual laws agast gatherg bars or dance clubs, to even be out as a homosexual.

The ncept behd the ial march me om members of the Eastern Regnal Conference of Homophile Organizatns who had been anizg an annual July 4th monstratn known as the Remr Day Pickets, at Inpennce Hall Philalphia, between 1965 and 1969. The problem, however, is that until Fen walked wh Plot Pot Trey (no last name need), we hadn’t a clue that Lren and Michael’s son was gay (or bi). Known to many as The Young and the Rtls' Kev Fisher, Greg Rikaart ma official what many followers already knew: He's a big ol' gay.

"While Rikaart never disclosed his sexualy the prs, he did sh-kick Y&R -star Melissa Reev for praisg Chick-fil-A's anti-gay polici. Evangelil nutbags the Domin Republic are all a bunch over Print Obama nomatg a gay man, Wally Brter, as the untry's ambassador. ” Gus all that legendary Caribbean hospaly and iendls is jt for the Emmerich, the out actn director of The Day After Tomorrow and Whe Hoe Down told Huffgton Post's Ricky Caleri he's planng on puttg a gay character Inpennce Day 2.

Y&R’S CHRISTIAN LEBLANC OPENS UP ABOUT THE STGGL OF LIVG AS A GAY MAN

Young and Rtls’ Gay Adam Storyle That’s Been Completely and Totally Swept Unr the Rug.