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It made it possible for audiences to finally see their own messy, beautiful, confusing journeys on screen. You can imagine the dinner table conversations. But while Dad was hoping Charlie would follow in his footsteps, Charlie was already on a path that would eventually take him to Sons of Anarchy and beyond.

In fact, it came with a healthy dose of backlash. While "gay" can be thought of as a synonym to "homosexual," there is more to the meaning of gay than that.

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The term "gay" may be confusing and even foreign to some, forcing people to ask, "What is gay?" or " Am I Gay?" And while some might think the definition of "gay" is simple, to many, it actually isn't. Queer As Folk. Talk about gutsy. And for Hunnam, it was the first time he had to reckon with the distance between the character he was playing and his own reality.

Is this your life now? [2] In modern English, gay has come to be used as an adjective, and as a noun. It was about representation. No more awkward teen love stories. Lou Tingle knew he was attracted to men, but never said it out loud. [1] While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 19th century, that meaning became increasingly common by the midth century.

Instead, he became Jax Teller, the brooding motorcycle gang leader with enough grit to make even the toughest characters on TV look like amateurs. But of course, making that choice left a wound—a bit of familial disappointment that Hunnam carried for years.

Charlie is straight, but his openness to playing complex and diverse characters shows that acting—at its best—is about exploring lives outside of your own reality. The show that practically redefined gay representation on TV. Talk about bold. Talk about bad timing.

To Charlie Hunnam, who started with awkward first love and is now breaking down human depravity one chilling role at a time. No more navigating the confusing waters of first romance. Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual.

Then, at 72, after his second wife died, he finally had the courage to come out. Definition of Gay Homosexuality is considered to be same-sex sexual attraction and. The term originally meant "carefree", "cheerful', or "bright and showy".

Ah, yes. Source: Variety. Now, fast forward toand Charlie Hunnam is not the same guy who played Nathan Maloney.

It was a complete —just like his career trajectory—and one that solidified Hunnam as the go-to guy for roles with a dark, tortured soul.