Wizards of Waverly Place showrunner says queer romance stayed as subtext after Disney blocked it
Alex forms a swift and exciting bondwho is a lesbian, but had not yet publicly identified as queer during her time on the show—last year that she’s fully aware what that character, and her relationship with Alex, meant to fans.
, I think anytime I was doing a show I felt very insecure or exposing myself as a flaming lesbian,” she said. “But obviously [for] the fans who have watched the show, Stevie is a part of their gay awakening, and I wasn’t able to mask my lesbian energy very much in the character.”
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