No, Cam and Mch on 'Morn Fay' are not 'the gay equivalent of blackface'

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• PRI MONTH 2020: MORN FAY'S MCHELL AND CAM SHOW HOW GAY RELATNSHIPS N BE EXPLORED THE RIGHT WAY
• NO, CAM AND MCH ON ‘MORN FAY’ ARE NOT ‘THE GAY EQUIVALENT OF BLACKFACE’

PRI MONTH 2020: MORN FAY'S MCHELL AND CAM SHOW HOW GAY RELATNSHIPS N BE EXPLORED THE RIGHT WAY

But no mentn of the edy is plete whout a special nod to the phenomenal gay uple - Mchell (Jse Tyler Fergson) and Cam (Eric Stontreet) - who sglehandly revolutnized the reprentatn of queer love on primetime TV, and not jt on the relatnship ont. Mchell (L) and Cam's (R) proposal happened on an episo right after gay marriage was legalized Ameri. Mchell is your typil cy boy, closeted gay until the age of 23, stgglg to ame a functnal relatnship wh his stubborn father who is ndned by his nservative upbrgg of the 50s.

The two characters were perhaps one of the earlit semblanc of how gay upl didn't necsarily have to f to typilly genr-oriented rol the relatnship. Fergon, who is gay real life, and Stontreet played the beloved married uple Mchell Prchett and Cameron Tucker for eleven seasons on ABC's Morn Fay. Fergon was nomated for five Emmys for his role, and Stontreet was nomated for three, wng two awards for Outstandg Supportg Actor a Comedy uple was much ld for their pictn of everyday married life for a gay uple on an ABC s.

NO, CAM AND MCH ON ‘MORN FAY’ ARE NOT ‘THE GAY EQUIVALENT OF BLACKFACE’

They also adopted a dghter, Lily, and later another child, beg one of the most visible exampl of a gay fay on TV for fans might be beggg for the whole st to rne, this cute rnn will have to hold over until then. Actor Tuc Watks, bt known for his role as David Vickers on “One Life to Live” and Bob Hunter on “Dperate Hoewiv, ” took to his Facebook page to post about Cam and Mch, the gay uple on “Morn Fay” played by Eric Stontreet and Jse Tyler Fergon. “But, for the most part, I have a hard time lghg at the gay guys.

It feels a ltle b like the gay equivalent of 'blackface.