LGBT angered about lack of gay people in Walking Dead

Season 3 of The Walking Dead has taken off like a shot, but the queer blog Back2Stonewall is ticked that the series has yet to incorporate any gay characters, even though some appear in the comic book it’s based on.

Considering the veritable United Nations of characters that have been seen on The Walking Dead over the past three seasons it’s becoming a glaring omission and sad fact there has not been one LGBT character on this show up till now.

Invisibility on television is a major problem for the LGBT Community and both TV and movies need to learn that a characters sexuality is an aside, a trait like being left-handed or having blue eyes and should be presented and treated as such and not something to fear presenting.

"LGBT viewers of The Walking Dead and television in general deserve much better. Better characters, better representation, and better advocating for such by concerned individuals and organizations."

While the character of Andrew, a prison inmate, has appeared in the first two episodes of Season Three, his lover Dexter is nowhere to be seen.

Pop-culture blogger NerdReactor, says that it’s not homophobia at work, just time constraints:

“The show literally blows right pass 95 pages in the comic in one episode, nixing many other storylines… As owner of a few Walking Dead hardbacks, I know the prison story starts in Book 2 and ends after Book 4. The entire first two seasons take place in Book 1 alone. That’s a lot of story.”





Okay, so what do you think? I will say that I didn't even think about there not being an LGBT character in the series, but then again I have not read the comics AND I don't really spend my time thinking about which minority group is not represented in a television show. -_-
This just seems like complaining to complain. It's a show. About a zombie apocalypse. Why does the sex preference of the characters matter? If they didn't present the inmate's lover in the show, it's most likely because it would have been completely irrelevant to the plot line they have going. I don't think it was intentional... o_O

Quoting bbbt:" Season 3 of The Walking Dead has taken off like a shot, but the queer blog Back2Stonewall is ticked that ... [snip!] ... because it would have been completely irrelevant to the plot line they have going. I don't think it was intentional... o_O"

I agree with you.

They should read the comics. a bisexual and two gay couples  


And they don't show up until issue, like, 80. Season three is barely in the 20s.

Quoting bbbt:" Season 3 of The Walking Dead has taken off like a shot, but the queer blog Back2Stonewall is ticked that ... [snip!] ... because it would have been completely irrelevant to the plot line they have going. I don't think it was intentional... o_O"

Same. I don't think about it because it's not a big deal either way if there was or not to me.

You have budgets and smurf when making a television series.. and who wants the comics to be just like the show? Id rather have a twist and turn I havent read yet.

I agree with you OP.
The smurf people come up with to complain about is getting ridiculous.

We're also talking about a MINORITY group. So, the group may have yet to encounter any. They haven't met the Governor and his township yet.

I haven't read the comics, but DH has and he says like anyone who reads something prior to watching it that there are minor details left out and changes. It's not THAT big of a deal to me. It's a show, not something to take that seriously.

Oh gimme a freaking break.

Oh my freaking God, that is absolutely INSANE! They haven't encountered any Russians, or Native Americans either, so should those groups get pissy they aren't included. I mean, come the smurf on. Absurd.

I thought the black chick and the blonde were suppose to be lesbian lovers? No?

Quoting ~~My Pet Wussy~~:" I thought the black chick and the blonde were suppose to be lesbian lovers? No?"

Man that would be hot. O_O

Quoting bbbt:" Man that would be hot. O_O "

I wish they would just kill Andrea already. I hate her.

Quoting ~~My Pet Wussy~~:" I thought the black chick and the blonde were suppose to be lesbian lovers? No?"

The way Andrea is all up on the Mayor? Haha i don't think so  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Commander Shepard:</b>" I wish they would just kill Andrea already. I hate her."</blockquote>




Lori drives me batty. I can't wait for her to die.