OLTL has made headlines by having a gay couple on the front burner. Scott Evans and Brett Claywell portrayed Kyle and Oliver, a.k.a. "KISH", a gay couple who after a dramatic storyline finally ended up together. Fans we responding well to the paring and loved the couple. Everything seemed to be going well until last week when OLTL dropped a bombshell.
OLTL released a statement that they supercouple would be written off by Mid-April.
According to executive producer Frank Valentini, "We are concluding the story that we set out to tell with Kyle and Fish. We are very proud to have broken new ground with a same-sex couple on daytime." Evans himself took to Twitter to clear up the rumors of his exit last Friday saying, "I have no plans to leave OLTL everyone. It's not even really in my hands!" It seems even Evans was caught unaware when the news broke today and followed up with another Tweet saying, "Anyone who thought my tweets were foreshadowing, that is not the case. Tweets were for something completely different. This is news to me."
Seems that they boys didn't even know that OLTL had decided to write them off the show. I find this appalling. There are hardly any gay couples portrayed on television anymore. And they finally strike gold with a couple that fans seem to love and have an out actor involved only to write them out at the peak of their success. Fans have wrote me to include this link for everyone to go and sign the petition to keep this couple on television. I just have to say that I am highly disappointed in ABC.
The network known for making Erica Kane's daughter Bianca a lesbian on All My Children, which seemed to be open to showing the real gay world, has shown to me that they are lesbian friendly. Not gay male friendly. Join the club :(
I encourage all of you to sign the petition. You all know I get petition happy, but it's the only way to try and make a change. You have to speak up. Once you sign the petition, it asks you for a donation. You DO NOT have to make a donation. You signature has been recorded and you can navigate away from that page. For people that had problems with the link, it has been repaired.
www.savekish.com
7 comments:
off topic, but it looks like Jeremy Renner is being very forcefully outed. What do you think about this GB? How about the pics of Joe Jonas and his boys last week, now the Demi crap is getting the big push right after? Wasnt there blinds about a Disney star and her fake BF, it said not Efron and whatsherface?
If the LINK DOESN'T WORK for you, type it in manually.
As a lesbian I can say the Bianca thing was handled pretty badly too. :(
Eyeroll...
I love you guy but don't do this kind of stuff. It's closeted actors like you that make it ok to kill these kinds of stories. Re-watch The Accused, especially the scent where Sade interrupts the dinner party.You and those like you tell Hollywood that homosexuality is something to be ashamed of and hidden. Fine but don't bitch when HW shoves us back in the closet or makes us invisible.
He is trying to make a difference so he can come out!
GB has NEVER said homosexuality is something to be ashamed of. Before you make accusations please take the time to reference the blog. He has constantly wrote posts that are against Hollywood shoving gays back in the closet. GB is NOT for keeping gay a secret. Read the posts and then come back and we will talk!
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