‘Umbrella Amy’: Is Kls Gay? Who Is His Love Intert?

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• ELLT PAGE DCRIB HIS FIRST GAY BAR EXPERIENCE & HIS FIRST MEANGFUL KISS WH A GIRL
• HOW THE QUEER REPRENTATN "THE UMBRELLA AMY" RAED ON MY PARAPOOR LGBTQ REPRENTATN IS SOMETIM WORSE THAN NONE AT ALL. {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 DAVID OPIEMARCH 6, 2019/10:16 {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:720PX;WIDTH:1280PX;}NETFLIXBY DAVID OPIEMARCH 6, 2019 / 10:16 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW THE QUEER REPRENTATN \"THE UMBRELLA AMY\" RAED ON MY PARA","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-03-06T15:16:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-03-06T15:16:24.000+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":"DAVID OPIE","KEYWORDS":"OPN","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;}A STORY WHERE SUPER-POWERED SIBLGS UNE TO STOP AN APOLYPTIC VL NCERT WAS NEVER GOG TO BE STRAIGHT FORWARD. WHEN YOU ADD TALKG MONKEYS AND TIME TRAVEL ASSASSS TO THE MIX, BE CLEAR THAT THE UMBRELLA AMY TAK GREAT JOY NFOUNDG {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;}HOWEVER, I WAS STILL SURPRISED TO DISVER HALFWAY THROUGH THAT ONE OF THE SEVEN LEAD CHARACTERS IS QUEER, PARTICULARLY BEE THERE WERE NO LGBTQ HERO GERARD WAY’S ORIGAL {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 ARTICLE IS DRENCHED UMBRELLA AMY SPOILERS OM HERE ON {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;}CONCERNED THEIR ADAPTATN WOULDN’T BE DIVERSE ENOUGH, THE PRODUCERS OF THE NETFLIX SHOW CID TO REWRE KLS (PLAYED BY ROBERT SHEEHAN) AS QUEER. ACRDG TO SHEEHAN, HIS CHARACTER DIDN’T START OUT THAT WAY WHEN PRODUCTN BEGAN, BUT “THAT SORT OF VELOPED AS WE VELOPED THE JT FELT KD OF TTHFUL.”{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;}TOGETHER WH SHOWNNER STEVE BLACKMAN AND THE APPROVAL OF NETFLIX, SHEEHAN FELT THIS TAKE ON KLS WOULD BE “MORE FULFILLG," BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR EXECUTN LEAV A LOT 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;}FOR REASONS WAY TOO PLITED TO GET TO HERE, KLS ACCINTALLY TRAVELS BACK TIME HALFWAY THROUGH SEASON 1 AND WE LATER DISVER THAT DURG THIS VIS, HE FOUGHT THE VIETNAM WAR. WHILE ON THE ONT L, KLS FALLS LOVE WH A SOLDIER NAMED DAVE WHO IS TRAGILLY SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY FIGHTERS. UPON HIS RETURN TO THE PRENT, KLS IS TRMATIZED BY HIS LOSS AND TRI TO SOBER UP SO HE N NJURE DAVE’S GHOST BEFORE THE WORLD {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 I'D LOVE TO SHOWER PRAISE ON THE UMBRELLA AMY FOR BEG CLIVE, THE WAY THIS SHOW HANDL QUEERNS ACTUALLY PLAYS TO A NUMBER OF HARMFUL TROP THAT ARE MORE STCTIVE THAN ANY MERE {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;}DEATH IS A NATURAL PART OF STORYTELLG AND BY THE END OF SEASON 1, THE SHOW KILLS OFF A HUGE RANGE OF CHARACTERS. BEE OF THIS, KLS ISN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO LOS SOMEONE THAT HE LOV. IN MY OPN, DAVE’S ATH IS FAR MORE PROBLEMATIC BEE OF THE WAY ’S ED TO ADVANCE THE STORY OF 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;}WHAT LTLE WE SEE OF KLS AND DAVE TOGETHER IS BETIFULLY PORTRAYED, BUT ONLY MUT PASS BEFORE THEIR RELATNSHIP IS CUT SHORT. INSTEAD OF MAKG DAVE A FULLY ROUND CHARACTER OF HIS OWN, HE EXISTS ON THE SHOW PURELY AS A PROP, PROVIDG KLS WH SOME EXTRA PTH AND THE MOTIVATN TO SEEK SOBRIETY. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, UNT HOW MANY L DAVE SPEAKS BEFORE 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;}BARELY A WORD IS SHARED BETWEEN THE STAR-CROSSED LOVERS THROUGHOUT THE SHOW’S FIRST TEN EPISOS AND TO B FURTHER, THE WRERS VOTE FAR MORE TIME TO THE SOMEWHAT CTUO RELATNSHIP BETWEEN LUTHER AND ALLISON HARGREAV. IT’S TROUBLG THAT VIEWERS ARE ENURAGED TO ROOT MORE FOR TWO SIBLGS GETTG ON THAN A PAIR OF NSENSUAL ADULT MEN, EVEN IF THOSE SIBLGS ARE TECHNILLY NOT RELATED A BLOGIL {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;}THE WORST THG ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS THAT KLS N ACTUALLY MUNITE WH THE AD AND YET THE WRERS STILL REFE TO LET THE PAIR SPEAK FOLLOWG DAVE’S ATH. THE UMBRELLA AMY ULD HAVE FOUND A UNIQUE WAY TO CIRCUMVENT THE BURY YOUR GAYS TROPE, KILLG OFF A GAY CHARACTER WHILE STILL ALLOWG THEM TO EXPERIENCE A HAPPY ENDG OF SORTS, BUT SEEMS THAT THIS WASN’T MEANT 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;}KLS AND DAVE SERVE TO BE REPRENTED WAYS THAT AREN’T FED PURELY BY SUFFERG, AND THIS BE EVEN MORE EVINT ONCE YOU PARE UMBRELLA TO DC'S DOOM {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;}BOTH ARE WEIRD SUPERHERO SHOWS THAT BUTED ON THE SAME DAY AND BOTH FEATURE QUEER LEADS WHO ARE SUFFERG SOME KD OF LOSS, BUT THE WAY THAT THE STORI ARE TOLD DIFFERS HUGELY. WHILE UMBRELLA REVEALS KLS’S SEXUALY RATHER ABPTLY AND WHOUT MUCH PTH, DOOM TAK TIME TO VELOP THE STGGL THAT NEGATIVE MAN FAC WHOUT LETTG THEM FE {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;}LGBTQ REPRENTATN SUPERHERO STORI OF ANY KD IS STILL WORTH CELEBRATG AND THIS REGARD, THE UMBRELLA AMY SHOULDN’T BE DISMISSED ENTIRELY—PECIALLY BEE THE WRERS WEREN’T OBLIGATED BY THE SOURCE MATERIAL TO DIVERSIFY THEIR ST. HOWEVER, POOR REPRENTATN IS SOMETIM WORSE THAN NONE AT ALL. IT’S ABOUT TIME THAT SHOWS LIKE THIS LEARN TO STOP BURYG THE GAYS, AND THAT’S TE WHETHER THE APOLYPSE WIP EVERYONE OUT OR {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
• ROBERT SHEEHAN DON'T WANT HIS UMBRELLA AMY CHARACTER TO BE LABELLED AS JT "THE GAY ONE"
• ‘UMBRELLA AMY’: IS KLS GAY? WHO IS HIS LOVE INTERT?

ELLT PAGE DCRIB HIS FIRST GAY BAR EXPERIENCE & HIS FIRST MEANGFUL KISS WH A GIRL

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HOW THE QUEER REPRENTATN "THE UMBRELLA AMY" RAED ON MY PARAPOOR LGBTQ REPRENTATN IS SOMETIM WORSE THAN NONE AT ALL. {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 DAVID OPIEMARCH 6, 2019/10:16 {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:720PX;WIDTH:1280PX;}NETFLIXBY DAVID OPIEMARCH 6, 2019 / 10:16 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW THE QUEER REPRENTATN \"THE UMBRELLA AMY\" RAED ON MY PARA","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-03-06T15:16:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-03-06T15:16:24.000+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":"DAVID OPIE","KEYWORDS":"OPN","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;}A STORY WHERE SUPER-POWERED SIBLGS UNE TO STOP AN APOLYPTIC VL NCERT WAS NEVER GOG TO BE STRAIGHT FORWARD. WHEN YOU ADD TALKG MONKEYS AND TIME TRAVEL ASSASSS TO THE MIX, BE CLEAR THAT THE UMBRELLA AMY TAK GREAT JOY NFOUNDG {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;}HOWEVER, I WAS STILL SURPRISED TO DISVER HALFWAY THROUGH THAT ONE OF THE SEVEN LEAD CHARACTERS IS QUEER, PARTICULARLY BEE THERE WERE NO LGBTQ HERO GERARD WAY’S ORIGAL {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 ARTICLE IS DRENCHED UMBRELLA AMY SPOILERS OM HERE ON {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;}CONCERNED THEIR ADAPTATN WOULDN’T BE DIVERSE ENOUGH, THE PRODUCERS OF THE NETFLIX SHOW CID TO REWRE KLS (PLAYED BY ROBERT SHEEHAN) AS QUEER. ACRDG TO SHEEHAN, HIS CHARACTER DIDN’T START OUT THAT WAY WHEN PRODUCTN BEGAN, BUT “THAT SORT OF VELOPED AS WE VELOPED THE JT FELT KD OF TTHFUL.”{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;}TOGETHER WH SHOWNNER STEVE BLACKMAN AND THE APPROVAL OF NETFLIX, SHEEHAN FELT THIS TAKE ON KLS WOULD BE “MORE FULFILLG," BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR EXECUTN LEAV A LOT 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;}FOR REASONS WAY TOO PLITED TO GET TO HERE, KLS ACCINTALLY TRAVELS BACK TIME HALFWAY THROUGH SEASON 1 AND WE LATER DISVER THAT DURG THIS VIS, HE FOUGHT THE VIETNAM WAR. WHILE ON THE ONT L, KLS FALLS LOVE WH A SOLDIER NAMED DAVE WHO IS TRAGILLY SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY FIGHTERS. UPON HIS RETURN TO THE PRENT, KLS IS TRMATIZED BY HIS LOSS AND TRI TO SOBER UP SO HE N NJURE DAVE’S GHOST BEFORE THE WORLD {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 I'D LOVE TO SHOWER PRAISE ON THE UMBRELLA AMY FOR BEG CLIVE, THE WAY THIS SHOW HANDL QUEERNS ACTUALLY PLAYS TO A NUMBER OF HARMFUL TROP THAT ARE MORE STCTIVE THAN ANY MERE {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;}DEATH IS A NATURAL PART OF STORYTELLG AND BY THE END OF SEASON 1, THE SHOW KILLS OFF A HUGE RANGE OF CHARACTERS. BEE OF THIS, KLS ISN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO LOS SOMEONE THAT HE LOV. IN MY OPN, DAVE’S ATH IS FAR MORE PROBLEMATIC BEE OF THE WAY ’S ED TO ADVANCE THE STORY OF 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;}WHAT LTLE WE SEE OF KLS AND DAVE TOGETHER IS BETIFULLY PORTRAYED, BUT ONLY MUT PASS BEFORE THEIR RELATNSHIP IS CUT SHORT. INSTEAD OF MAKG DAVE A FULLY ROUND CHARACTER OF HIS OWN, HE EXISTS ON THE SHOW PURELY AS A PROP, PROVIDG KLS WH SOME EXTRA PTH AND THE MOTIVATN TO SEEK SOBRIETY. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, UNT HOW MANY L DAVE SPEAKS BEFORE 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;}BARELY A WORD IS SHARED BETWEEN THE STAR-CROSSED LOVERS THROUGHOUT THE SHOW’S FIRST TEN EPISOS AND TO B FURTHER, THE WRERS VOTE FAR MORE TIME TO THE SOMEWHAT CTUO RELATNSHIP BETWEEN LUTHER AND ALLISON HARGREAV. 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THE UMBRELLA AMY ULD HAVE FOUND A UNIQUE WAY TO CIRCUMVENT THE BURY YOUR GAYS TROPE, KILLG OFF A GAY CHARACTER WHILE STILL ALLOWG THEM TO EXPERIENCE A HAPPY ENDG OF SORTS, BUT SEEMS THAT THIS WASN’T MEANT 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;}KLS AND DAVE SERVE TO BE REPRENTED WAYS THAT AREN’T FED PURELY BY SUFFERG, AND THIS BE EVEN MORE EVINT ONCE YOU PARE UMBRELLA TO DC'S DOOM {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;}BOTH ARE WEIRD SUPERHERO SHOWS THAT BUTED ON THE SAME DAY AND BOTH FEATURE QUEER LEADS WHO ARE SUFFERG SOME KD OF LOSS, BUT THE WAY THAT THE STORI ARE TOLD DIFFERS HUGELY. WHILE UMBRELLA REVEALS KLS’S SEXUALY RATHER ABPTLY AND WHOUT MUCH PTH, DOOM TAK TIME TO VELOP THE STGGL THAT NEGATIVE MAN FAC WHOUT LETTG THEM FE {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;}LGBTQ REPRENTATN SUPERHERO STORI OF ANY KD IS STILL WORTH CELEBRATG AND THIS REGARD, THE UMBRELLA AMY SHOULDN’T BE DISMISSED ENTIRELY—PECIALLY BEE THE WRERS WEREN’T OBLIGATED BY THE SOURCE MATERIAL TO DIVERSIFY THEIR ST. HOWEVER, POOR REPRENTATN IS SOMETIM WORSE THAN NONE AT ALL. IT’S ABOUT TIME THAT SHOWS LIKE THIS LEARN TO STOP BURYG THE GAYS, AND THAT’S TE WHETHER THE APOLYPSE WIP EVERYONE OUT OR {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

As someone who is bi and has been wh a few guys before, Netflix has always REALLY annoyed me wh their sistence on forcg gay characters to every origal seri they make as if we are jt some fuckg check box to meet a quota, the only aspect of the characters personaly is that they are gay, and that is . You meet a character, they somehow fd a way to say they are gay when isn't necsary and thats , they have no substance and that is furiatg. People dont hate you gay characters bee they are gay, they hate your gay characters bee they have no character.

And I also assumed there was a gay character among the ma group, although I assumed was gog to be Ellen Page om the start. The further to the show i uld feel more and more "Gayisms" for lack of a better word Kls, as if his movements got a ltle more exaggerated or somethg. Anyway, as soon as was revealed that he was gay....

Bee Kls already had tons of character, he was likeable and i related to several stggl he had, the fact he was gay didn't matter, bee I was vted him as a character, and to me, character matter to me way more than the character jt lookg like me or them likg to stick their dick the same plac as me. Season 2 foc more on him beg gay than the first but they do not put that ahead of his actual velopment bee mix wh the velopment a lot of the time and is tied to his pa, he's more than a bchy gay character preachg about how he's gay and you better al! So yeah, ngratulatns Netflix on not jt makg a good gay character, but makg them my favoure character.

ROBERT SHEEHAN DON'T WANT HIS UMBRELLA AMY CHARACTER TO BE LABELLED AS JT "THE GAY ONE"

One of the stars of Netflix's The Umbrella Amy wants fans to embrace his character for more than only beg "the gay one" on the adaptatn of My Chemil Romance ontman Gerard Way's ic book seri sprgs om page to screen this week, as the survivg members of a supernaturally-gifted fay rne to solve the mystery of their adopted father's member of the fay is Fortu star Robert Sheehan's Kls Hargreev (aka The Séance), a troubled addict who has the power to munite wh the ad. "Like or not, if your character is labelled as a 'gay character', then that label be fg and kd of rc all else about the character, " the actor told .

"Oversimplifitn if you jt say, ‘Oh, well he’s the gay one’.

‘UMBRELLA AMY’: IS KLS GAY? WHO IS HIS LOVE INTERT?

”He went on: "I was wh my iend Rory, who’s gay, and we were talkg about Into The Spir-Verse. That popular culture has been credibly misogynistic, one-sid, no voice for gay people like myself terms of the big movi’. "[Kls] wasn’t even gay when we began.