Gays of our Lives (October 27, 2009)

Welcome to a new edition of Gays Of Our Lives. As always we’ve got the latest news, scoops, clips and spoilers for all your favorite soaps and dramas. GOOL THEATER is bigger than ever this week, starting with the return of Degrassi: The Next Generation and gay jock Riley Stavros. Plus, Dr. Simon Bond has a dangerous admirer on Doctors, Fer meets his boyfriends’ parents on Spanish teen drama Física o’ Química and Eytan comes out to his family on The Ran Quadruplet.

There’s also a big gay wedding in One Life To Live’s Llanview and we’ve got all the news on Kyle and Nick’s upcoming nuptials in GOOL SCOOPS AND SPOILERS. Plus, Lenny is back from vacation, but not much has changed between him and Carsten in the German version of Good Times, Bad Times. Ugly Betty looks for a new job and Doctors finds Simon on the middle of a family dispute. Plus GOOL SNEAK PEEKS for Greek, Glee and The Young and The Restless.

And in GOOL NEWSBEAT, what’s ahead for As The World Turns, Brothers & Sisters, Forbidden Love, Degrassi and other shows in the coming month? Find out in our November Sweeps Preview. Plus The Young and The Restless’ Thom Bierdz (Phillip) discusses his future on the show, and we’ve got some interesting casting news for Melrose Place. And you don’t want to miss a special behind the scenes look at what happened during a photoshoot with One Life To Live’s Brett Claywell (Kyle) and Scott Evans (Oliver).

All this – and more!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
GOOL THEATER
SCOOPS & SPOILERS
GOOL SNEAK PEEKS
GOOL NEWSBEAT
SNAPSHOTS
SOAP STUD OF THE WEEK
QUESTION OF THE WEEK

GOOL THEATER

Rich Kids, Poor Parents

It’s really strange that I’m enjoying this story despite it’s obvious flaws: most notably the bad writing, acting and that ever present annoying background music. But the boys’ unwavering devotion to each other and Diego's determination to be there for Santiago wins me over with its sweetness and innocence. The scene where Diego forced Santiago to go back to school despite his handicap and continue with his life as best he could was a winner.

The guys try to make light of their particular problem…

I thought Santiago’s ‘I’m the crippled gay boy’ speech was a bit over the top, but addressing the issue of a lack of facilities for the handicapped was a nice touch. As for the other plots that drifted throughout this clip, I have to admit that I really didn’t understand much of what was going on as I don’t watch the complete show. But it’s good that the gay characters have some involvement in other plotlines.

*THANKS TO SANDIEGOSUBS FOR THE CLIPS!