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‘The Walking Dead’s Tom Payne ‘disappointed’ in his gay character’s story

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'The Walking Dead' Just Confirmed That Jesus Is Gay

Ever since Tom Payne made his The Walking Dead debut a year ago as fan-favorite Jesus, speculation has brewed over how much of his persona from the comic books would be retained – and specifically, whether his sexuality would remain the same. Payne said last year that he saw no reason why his on-screen Jesus wouldn't be gay, as he is in the comics, and in tonight's episode "The Other Side," he officially became the show's third major gay ethics.

Between the truth that Jesus is an elusive and taciturn guy to begin with, and the fact that these characters are living in apprehension of a fascist dictator during a zombie apocalypse, it's no surprise that it took a while for the subject to approach up. But Jesus knows who he is – he's one of the more self-possessed characters in the cast – and there is no dramatic "coming out" moment here, during a moment of bonding between Jesus and Maggie.

During the matching conversation, we grasp Jesus grew up in a organization home, and has never felt favor he belonged anywhere until now. He's always had a hard time getting close to anyone, he says, "neighbors, friends, boyfriend

When The Walking Dead revealed that Paul Monroe, the fan-favorite personality nicknamed “Jesus” for his distant hair and beard, was lgbtq+, many fans wondered how elongated it would be before a religious person or group registered their offense.We even recently speculated that AMC might be reluctant to depict a character named Jesus on TV, for avoid of alienating potential viewers if the character got up to anything that might offend Christians.It didn’t take long: in this week’s “Letter Hacks” column, Kirkman received two very different letters from fans regarding Jesus’s sexuality. One was from a Christian reader concerned that making Jesus gay was a subtle “jab” at people of faith, and one was from a reader grateful for the thoughtful depiction of Jesus as just another character, doing his thing, up until the moment that his sexuality came up somewhat organically.

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When I realized that I’d gotten so far into Jesus’s story, that he’d been in so many issues and I’d never addressed his sexuality, I saw it as an opportunity to address the reality that a character’s sexuality

“The Walking Dead” finally confirmed the character of Jesus’ sexuality on Sunday’s episode.
Hilltop Colony member Jesus (Tom Payne) opened up that he was gay in conversation with Maggie (Lauren Cohan).
“For the first hour, I feel like I belong,” Jesus, real designate Paul Rovia, tells Maggie. “When I was first here, I was never here. I always start it hard getting seal to anyone – neighbors, friends… boyfriends.“
In Robert Kirkman’s comic book series Jesus is canonically gay. However, this is the first time Jesus’ sexuality has been mentioned on the show.
Jesus is the sixth gay character on “The Walking Dead.” Tara (Alanna Masterson), Alisha (Juliana Harkavy), Aaron (Ross Marquand), Eric (Jordan Woods-Robinson) and Denise (Meritt Wever) are the show’s other gay characters.
Speaking with TVGuide.com, Payne says he doesn’t think Jesus’ sexuality should be an issue for the other characters on the show.
“It’s the end of the world. If we really care about what someone’s sexuality is…we’ve got bigger fish to fry,” Payne says.
“The Walking Dead” airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC.