Now for those additional details I promised.
The subject was actually brought up by one of the female attendees (I believe
it was Lexy) who flat out asked Greg if Lexington way gay. Greg seemed a little
reluctant to let go of the information and he paused and then said "Yes, Lex is
gay" (almost under his breath). I don't know if he simply wasn't ready to give
up this information, or if he was worried about how the fandom accepts
homosexuality but suddenly the room came alive with questions and here were the
additional details we were able to squeeze out of him:
1. Greg didn't always know Lex was gay. For those of you that have never been
to the Gathering before to have QA with Greg, he believes his writing is
similar to the way Michaleangelo sculpts. Michaelangelo said that the statues
are already there inside the marbel block, it was simply his job to chip away
the excess. When Greg writes, it's almost like he's tapping into an alternate
universe that is the show and the stories would simply flow. Many of the shows
major revelations would not click with the writers until they were actually
writing it, such as Owen being Puck didn't hit until they were writing The
Mirror and Fox being in love with Xanatos didn't hit until The Edge was being
written. In Lexington's case it came out around Turf. Yes, he was being a
complete dumb ass like his brothers when it came to all things Angela but
you'll notice he was the first to stop and back off as he suddenly began to
question why.
2. By show's end, Lexington was 18 and still doesn't know he gay but he is
begining to question and discover himself. Greg also believes in slow, organic
processes and relationships. It took 65 episodes just for Goliath and Elisa to
kiss so Lexington is not going to suddenly be out, proud, and shouting it loud
over the course of 2 episodes, these things take time.
3. Greg already has somebody in mind for Lexington's mate. It's nobody we have
met in the show yet but he wouldn't give any more details on him, including
species (so all 3 are open).
4. Lexington is not attracted to Brooklyn and Broadway (sorry if I ruined it
for anybody). While nobody asked if he was attracted to Goliath or Hudson but
based on the conversations as a whole, I'm going to assume not.
5. As far as actually writing it in the show, Greg would try to get away with
as much as he could without getting fired. Unfortunatly it's the reality of
society. As he was talking he mentioned that he felt cowardly about having to
do it that way because why couldn't he show two men being in a relationship and
kissing but, when it comes to pushing the envelope or continue to writing the
show (and earning money
) society wins out. More than liekly he would have
been introduced as Lexington's "friend" that would lead you to eventually draw
conclusions that Lexington was gay (if you're inclinded to draw those
conclusions)
6. Gargoyles ARE accepting of homosexuals. The are caring and protective by
nature. They are also naturalists, in a manner of speaking, and it's another
distinction between them and us (humans)
7. A quick side note to answer one of bnd_wlf's questions: Thom Adcox was
present during this QA session and it was pretty obvious that he had no
problems with it... This was especially obvious when I asked the crude question
of if Lex was a top or a bottom To which they both answere versital.
Well, that's all I can remember for now and it's off to take a shower and get
ready for the next part of the Gathering.
Later.
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