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Haha, I know... obsessed. But I wanted to write somethinglike this out... anbd procrastinate on my studying... anyways.. for series that don't focus on gay issues (at least not as a central theme) there are many characters who are or seem to be gay.

Larry-
We have no last name on him, but he was the high school's star football player. He was panicked about what people would think of him if he came out. But once he was out, things went very smoothly. His grandmother was fixing him up with guys. Unfortunately, Larry died at the battle at Graduation.

Scott Hope-
Originally, Buffy's boyfriend in the third season, he broke up with her after dating for 2 to 3 episodes. He went around spreading rumors that Buffy was gay after the breakup. We are told in season 7 that 3 years after graduating high school, Scott came out as gay.

Tara Maclay-
We're not sure how long she's been out, but we know it's been for a long time as her girlfriend informs us in Tough Love. Shy, quiet, and from a very religious family, this witch really blossomed after she met her girlfriend- the spazzy nerdy...

Willow Rosenberg-
After a rough breakup with her boyfriend Oz, Willow meets fellow witch Tara. The two of them spend time in secret, Willow has told none of her friends about Tara until shortly before she confesses that she fell in love with Tara. However, Tara eventually meets a grizzly fate... enter the new girl...

Kennedy-
Very gay right from the start. There is a moment when they are discussing weapons when a girl named Rona says "Gotta go with a stake. It's classic, plus I love the feel of wood in my hand."
To which Kennedy replies "Lost you there."
A big flirt, she goes after Willow from day one. I'm not a fan of this coupling.

Those are all the confirmed gay characters. Here are the possibly gay characters...

Andrew Wells-
A member of a band of geeks who wanna be crime lords, it's pretty clear that he has a thing for the leader, Warren. He definately overcompensates, pretending to be straight on many occasions.
JONATHAN: Guys, I'm ready. I need you to hold hands.
ANDREW: With each other?
WARREN: Well, you know what homophobia really means about you, don't you?
---Later On, after Warren has left them to be caught by the cops--
ANDREW: How could he do this to me? He promised we'd be together. He was just using me. He never really loved -- hanging out with us.

Lorne-
A Demon shunned from his home world because he was the only who could hear and understand music. He opened the second season of Angel singing "I Will Survive" and has also been seen singing "Lady Marmalade" and "Over The Rainbow". He runs a karaoke lounge in L.A. and has extremely effeminate mannerisms and ways of speaking "Most anything that can manifest in order to move in this dimension can be killed. Kinda the down side of being here. That and the so-called 'musicals' of Andrew Lloyd Webber."
...and a tendency to call Angel very bizarre names-
"Angel Cakes"
"You big corn muffin"
"Strudel"
"Crumb cake"
"Cinnamon buns"
and is very obsessed with Angel's coat. While he has been noted to comment on the hotness of many women, he has never made a pass at a woman.

My hat off to Joss Whedon, for making so many mainstream gay characters seem just like everyone else on his shows and showing that not all gay people are the same.

Queer Buffy Video Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPXiUmdovwo <- the first inkling of Willow and Tara love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83KcDcORXqk <- Willow confesses her love for Tara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ava59QkZJAw <- More fun W/T ness, and a kinda blatant point out of the metaphor between magic and lesbianism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhfnjuNuCGE <- Willow and Tara dancing on Tara's 20th birthday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFSh8ROfExg <- This was voted the hottest same sex kiss on TV!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1uyGUMZuiM <- The gayest scene ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuG61re9hYg <- I couldn't find the "He never really loved" scene, but I was able to find the homophobia scene with Warren and Andrew.

Dialogue Clips (Script)
http://vrya.net/bdb/clip.php?clip=2297- Xander thinks Larry's a werewolf
http://vrya.net/bdb/clip.php?clip=1412- More Larry and Xander confusion
http://vrya.net/bdb/clip.php?clip=3436- Larry remembered 3 years later
http://vrya.net/bdb/clip.php?clip=594- Willow comes out to her best friend

Haha, seeing this posted just made my night even better.

I've never liked Kennedy either. Having her paired with Willow was just bad (partly because she was replacing Tara, whom I adore, and partly just because the pairing seemed wrong). Even looking at her in general though, she has always bothered me. (But let's not get me started on my anti-Kennedy, pro-Tara ranting razz )

I never really saw Lorne as being possibly gay... I guess to me he was always just Lorne, if that makes sense. Though I guess I can see where the possibility would come in.

And I've always guessed Andrew was bi, because he seemed to have a bit of a thing for Buffy too. Definitely something with Warren too though. Also, in the 7th season, wasn't there mention of he and Jonathan sharing a bed when the two of them were off after Warren was killed, and also some weird dream flashback of a sunny field? (I could just be remembering wrong; it's been a while since I watched season 7.)

But yeah, I've always loved the way Joss incorporated it in. I loved how, unlike gay characters on many other shows, the sexuality was never really focused on as an issue. (With the exception of Willow, but even that was brief, and it just fit.) I noticed the same on Firefly, though not as much since there really weren't openly gay characters, but how it was just totally accepted that Inara could service both men and women.

I have to watch so many series.

I need to watch Dead Like Me, and Buffy.


x33 Dead like Me is like, one of the best shows ever.

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