CNN —The “Glee,” star Darren Criss, who played the queer character Blaine on the show, was a favorite of LGBTQ+ audiences, although in real life Criss identities as a straight, cisgender man.
Criss was at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo over the weekend, where he was asked about his “Glee” character being in a gay relationship on the show.
But to contextualize it, a gay relationship on mainstream Fox, that’s a pretty cool thing to be a part of,” he said.
Not because I’m trying — you know, actually, I was gonna say not because I’m trying to be cool but I’m gonna erase that, because I am trying to be cool.
“And I’d say that’s a gross generalization, that’s a lot of things and a lot of people.
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