![]() The groups are effusive in their approval of the storyline: We hear Minsky and Disney Channel, to ensure the story arc is age-appropriate and respectful, consulted with child development experts and was screened to organizations including GLAAD, PFLAG, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, and Common Sense Media. Subsequent episodes will follow Cyrus’ ongoing story, which will include wrestling with how to tell his new girlfriend Iris. In the season premiere, Cyrus confides his feelings to a supportive Buffy, a scene intended to provide positive role models for children – and adults – watching. The new season finds Andi hoping that her parents Bex (Lilan Bowden) and Bowie (Trent Garrett) will marry, while she also attempts to hash out her feelings for longtime crush Jonah Beck (Asher Angel).īut it’s another storyline that’s breaking Disney Channel ground: Cyrus begins to realize that he too has feelings for Jonah, a development that begins what a source describes as a journey to self-acceptance. With a realism not always evident on tween-focused programs, Andi Mack follows Andi, her family and her two best friends – Cyrus Goodman and Buffy Driscoll (Sofia Wylie) – as they navigate their lives. The series, launching on Disney Channels around the world through mid-2018, was created by executive producer Minsky ( Lizzie McGuire), and follows Andi as she comes to terms with news that Bex, the girl she thought was her older sister, is actually her mother. It holds the top series spot on Disney Channel VOD, Disney Channel’s DisneyNOW app and on Disney Channel UK. The coming-of-age series, starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee as the 13-year-old title character, premiered in March, becoming the top series of the year among girls (median age is 10) and #1 in its time period among all children ages six-14. Its series finale included the first same-sex romance on Disney Channel between Cyrus and TJ (Luke Mullen).'Bunk'd' Suspends Season 7 Production Due To WGA Strike “Andi Mack” ended in July after three seasons. Helping young LGBTQ+ voices feel heard and loved is utterly crucial. I also want to ask you to donate to The Trevor Project, who are literally saving lives every day. ![]() Rush also encouraged his followers to donate to the Trevor Project. He posted GLAAD’s resource on bisexuality saying that it helped him better understand his sexuality. He ended his Twitter thread with a couple resources for his followers. Today, I release it into the world.- joshua rush August 6, 2019 I stuffed the existential crisis of talking about my sexual orientation into a box in my mind for years. Today, I release it into the world,” Rush tweeted. “I stuffed the existential crisis of talking about my sexual orientation into a box in my mind for years. Rush explained that while he was playing a character on television who was becoming open with his sexuality he still dealt with internalized homophobia in his personal life. Instead of feeling the courage to tell you today that I am an out and proud bisexual man because of the character I played for four years, I feel that courage thinking of all of you, who felt emboldened by Cyrus to come out.- joshua rush August 6, 2019 “Instead of feeling the courage to tell you today that I am an out and proud bisexual man because of the character I played for four years, I feel that courage thinking of all of you, who felt emboldened by Cyrus to come out.” “I saw so many of you watch Cyrus come out and said “Hey! I can be me! How ironic, isn’t it, that me, playing that character, never had mustered up that courage?” Rush continued. There are more important things to talk about than me liking a whole bunch of genders, but I do want to share a few things with you guys.- joshua rush August 6, 2019 And now that I've said that, I have a few things to rant about.
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