'Glee' Puts Gay Teens on Primetime
Since we were first introduced to Kurt Hummel -- as he was being thrown into a dumpster on the series premiere of "Glee" -- the Fox show has tackled gay issues big and small, bringing LGBT storylines to the forefront. In 2010, Kurt met the swoontastic (and equally out) Blaine Anderson, causing the audience to cry "squee!" into their Tumblrs and Twitter accounts at the same time. Blaine and the Warblers serenaded Kurt with Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," and the "Glee" cast earned its best single sales week for a download with the song's release (214,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan)
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Meanwhile, Brittany and Santana were struggling with their sexuality, and the two expressed their feelings through a duet of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide." "Glee" also featured a much-lauded bullying storyline, which culminated when Kurt's former bully, David Karofsky, attempted suicide after his classmates mocked him for being gay. Later, in season 3, "Glee Project" contestant Alex Newell joined the cast as Wade Adams, a transgender character who performs with the rival glee club as a woman, Unique. --Sarah Maloy & Keith Caulfield
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