Ryan Evans 'confirmed' gay

[On My Own]

'High School Musical' teaser confirms Lucas Grabeel's Ryan Evans is gay with same-sex kiss

"High School Musical" character Ryan Evans has long been rumored to be gay. Now it's confirmed with a same-sex kiss in Disney's "HSMTMS" trailer.

www.usatoday.com

Kenny Ortega, who directed the movie trilogy, previously discussed Ryan's alluded sexuality.

"I was concerned because it was family and kids, that Disney might not be ready to cross that line and move into that territory yet," Ortega told Variety in 2020. "So, I just took it upon myself to make choices that I felt that those who were watching would grab."

The director, who is gay, said he preferred to make Ryan queer-coded out of the worry that Disney would not approve of him being out.

Do you agree with Ortega that this would have happened with Disney in 2006?

 

[Judy]

'High School Musical' teaser confirms Lucas Grabeel's Ryan Evans is gay with same-sex kiss

"High School Musical" character Ryan Evans has long been rumored to be gay. Now it's confirmed with a same-sex kiss in Disney's "HSMTMS" trailer.

www.usatoday.com

Do you agree with Ortega that this would have happened with Disney in 2006?

Maybe not? Times have changed though.

 

[taf2002]

I can't put my finger on it but this title seems offensive. Why would anyone need to have someone else's sexuality confirmed to them? Strange....

 

[skatingguy]

I can't put my finger on it but this title seems offensive. Why would anyone need to have someone else's sexuality confirmed to them? Strange....

In this case we're talking about a fictional character, so it's a little different.

 

[taf2002]

In this case we're talking about a fictional character, so it's a little different.

I thought they were talking about a skater.

 

[On My Own]

Why would anyone need to have someone else's sexuality confirmed to them?

Sounds like something JK Rowling would do tbh

 

[Amy L]

Sounds like something JK Rowling would do tbh

Didn't she do that with Dumbledore? I got the inkling of the idea in the books, but it was never outright stated til years after the series ended and she announced it at a fan event.

 

[Ananas Astra]

I have no idea who this is and I don't care who is gay and who is not.
So: Where is the problem?

 

[Winnipeg]

I agree with the notion that any person's sexuality is not news and is a private concern/info.

 

[gkelly]

Maybe the thread title should clarify who Ryan Evans is (a fictional character), since it's a very common name unremarkable/unmemorable name especially for posters who are not familiar with the source material.

The first post also doesn't clarify much, especially without clicking the link, for posters unfamiliar.

 

[On My Own]

Maybe the thread title should clarify who Ryan Evans is (a fictional character), since it's a very common name unremarkable/unmemorable name especially for posters who are not familiar with the source material.

The first post also doesn't clarify much, especially without clicking the link, for posters unfamiliar.

Is it really worth asking a mod to edit the title?

But I did assume many here would be familiar with the movie series

For those confused, Ryan Evans is a character from the High School Musical trilogy. He was rather flamboyant, and many viewers assumed he was gay, but it was kind of implied he dated a girl in the third movie.

In this TV show based on the movie, this character was indeed confirmed as being gay. Kenny Ortega (who directed the movies) said he and his team put in many hints, but they were afraid the Disney wouldn't be ready for someone gay in the late 2000s, when these movies happened.

 

[once_upon]

I didn't know who the character/person was or even now. Since it's been a weird wild summer of OTT stuff of BARBIE! I just assumed it was a weird rumor trivia.

Plus, my thoughts were: uhm ok?

 

[Aceon6]

It’s 2023. For me, knowing the sexual preference of anyone, real or imagined, is about as important as knowing that they are left handed.