Jack Falahee “Glad That People Are Talking About” Gay Sex Scenes On TV

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Say whatever you like about Shonda Rhimes, but she very wisely used her clout to finally bring some realistic depictions of gay men to primetime television with her latest series, How to Get Away with Murder. Granted there's still a long way to go, but star Jack Falahee is glad that people are talking about the show's steamy sex scenes. 

In an interview with E! Online (link below), Falahee was asked if he feels a "sense of responsibility to the LGBT community," and he gave a pretty terrific answer to that query...

I think it's great that people are relating to Connor and other characters on the show on a lot of different levels. And the fact that there are members of the LGBT community, and friends of the community, that are feeling just pleased and happy to see a character on TV that is depicted in maybe a positive light, I think that's great. I don't know that I feel a responsibility necessarily. I think for me at the end of the day, it's a job and I just go in and I'm glad that Pete [Nowalk]'s written a real honest character. I try to do my best each day to take it and run with it.

I am glad that people are talking about it and that it's sparked the conversation. I think that that's the aim of entertainment. And if we can have a dialogue about it, it can become more accepted. TV is sort of catching up and it's been very black and white what we've seen on the screen and very paranormative and patriarchal and I think that now that we're exploring it, it's something that's being talked about which is great. And even now, there's a lot of content being made that is shedding an honest light on who people are and real people and at the end of the day that's what Pete [Nowalk] has created. Real people. And that's fantastic.

Not bad for a guy who, just one year ago, was working as a Lyft driver. 

Via E! Online