7 Shows That Need To Fix The Gay In 2016

From: NewNowNext

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Pretty Little Liars

The ABC Family teen drama did right by the LGBT community early on by having Emily (Shay Mitchell) come out and be in the mix as much as any of the hetero “Liars.” But the revelation about the true identity of the villainous “A” was a huge misstep.

In the mid season finale, viewers learned A was actually CeCe, who used to be Charles before transitioning. Sure, the show wanted to wrap up one long runing mystery so it could jump ahead five years in January, but making the villain transgender seemed pulled out of thin air. The PLL writers (many of whom are gay) seemed to want to get on the visibility bandwagon while still playing into harmful, old stereotypes about trans people.

To make up for the error, how about the writers create a crossover with The Fosters , with recurring character Cole (trans actor Tom Phelan) coming to Rosewood and helping the Liars figure out a new mystery?

While they’re at it, they should bring back Paige. Emily deserves some happiness!