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Every year, more LGBT characters are included in television than ever before. So many of these characters have become fan favourites across borders of gender and preference. These characters are played by some of the world’s best actors and actresses, and portrayed so well that it’s impossible to tell the real orientation of the actors behind them! Here’s a list of the true orientations of the actors behind some of the most favourite LGBT characters from TV.
Sex and the City
Stanford Blatch
Willie Garson: Straight
Anthony Marentino
Mario Cantone: Gay
True Blood
Lafayette Reynolds
Nelsan Ellis: Straight
Law & Order
Serena Southerlyn
Elisabeth Rohm: Straight
Dr. George Huang
B.D. Wong: Gay
Glee
Kurt Hummel
Chris Colfer: Gay
Santana Lopez & Brittany S. Pierce
Naya Rivera & Heather Morris: Straight
Blaine Anderson
Darren Criss: Straight
Desperate Housewives
Andrew Van de Kamp
Shawn Pyfrom: Straight
Bob Hunter
Tuc Watkins: Gay
Lee McDermott
Kevin Rahm: Straight
The Wire
Omar Little
Michael K. Williams: Straight
Grey's Anatomy
Callie Torres & Arizona Robbins
Sara Ramirez & Jessica Capshaw: Straight
Erica Hahn
via (televisionista.blogspot.ca)
Brooke Smith: Straight
Scandal
James Novak
Dan Bucatinsky: Gay
Cyrus Beene
Jeff Perry: Straight
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Willow Rosenberg & Tara Maclay
Alyson Hannigan & Amber Benson: Straight
Ugly Betty
Marc St. James
Michael Urie: Gay
Justin Suarez
Mark Indelicato: Gay
Dawson's Creek
Jack McPhee & Doug Witter
via (ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com)
Kerr Smith & Dylan Neal: Straight
The Carrie Diaries
Walt Reynolds & Bennet Wilcox
Brendan Dooling & Jake Robinson: Straight
E.R.
Kerry Weaver
Laura Innes: Straight
Modern Family
Cameron Tucker
Eric Stonestreet: Straight
Mitchell Pritchett
Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Gay
Will & Grace
Jack McFarland
Sean Hayes: Gay
Will Truman
Eric McCormack: Straight