We’ve all heard about same-sex romances that were proposed or rumored and nixed/never came to fruition (Olivia/Holly on GL, Rex/Seth on OLTL). And there’s an interesting chat in the ATWT Cancelled Soaps thread about how many of Doug Marland’s male characters felt like repressed gay men. 
 

We all know daytime has been afraid to go there for most of its history, but which soap characters do you feel were written as crypto-gay/bi/lesbian? And which same-sex actors do you feel shared sexual chemistry enough for you to say, “Hmmm, wouldn’t it be interesting if they went there?”

Certainly, Will/E.J. and Will/Chad (back in the Casey Deidrick days) on DAYS had their share of supporters due to chemistry between the actors.

Not sure whether it entirely belongs in this thread since I don't have a specific partner in mind but it seems to me that since they have established that Y&R's Adam is at least willing to sleep with guys, there is a missed opportunity to add yet another layer to the character by having him actually be overtly bisexual and attracted to someone on the canvas.
Additionally, I have never cared much for any of the Noahs but such a waste opportunity not to make Victor's grandson gay - lots of interesting potential stories there as Nick feels like a character for whom discomfort-with-gay-son would feel in character enough that it could be played through without backlash (unlike the way ATWT's Lily's reaction to Luke being gay felt bizarre and hurt the character)

There was a LOT of unintentional sexual tension between Jacob Young's Lucky and Stephen Martinez's Nik, just sayin'.

3 minutes ago, ChickenNuggetz92 said:

There was a LOT of unintentional sexual tension between Jacob Young's Lucky and Stephen Martinez's Nik, just sayin'.

If you were a poster on Datalounge in the early 2000s, oh you heard stories lol. Unlikely stories, of course, but fun times.

I haven't been back to DL in many, many years since the revamp and crazy right wing trolls made it completely unusable IMO, but its soap threads from the 2000s are still where my screen name comes from. And yes, there were many stories.

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

If you were a poster on Datalounge in the early 2000s, oh you heard stories lol. Unlikely stories, of course, but fun times.

Lol. I knew someone would bring this up. 

Datalounge was a blast back in the day. Even at its best it was toxic (and racist and misogynistic and reeking with internalized homophobia), but it was a side-splittingly funny, smart, and knowledgeable group of people. I still chuckle at things I remember from the DL. “Caneface.” “Dialing a phone with a pencil.” Melissa Gilbert and her “s*** bra.” Judy “Pills” Garland. David Ehrenstein. Gregorzick and the “Cincy Soap Hood.” Random gossip that I later learned firsthand to be true (like who was family in daytime). So much knowledge about soaps (and just assorted pop-culture detritus like TV movies in 1983) going back decades. But yeah, the nastiness of the politics, financial issues, and the moderators’ reactions to the trolls (like paywalls and “Primetime”) killed it, like they did so many other places on the Web. 

6 minutes ago, Soap-princess said:

Lol. I knew someone would bring this up. 

Those threads were iconic. And I remember someone there posted a photo from SOD, I think, with Jacob Young at an event around the time he was on GH. In the pic, he had facial hair and was posing with his arm around some cute blonde girl, and the caption read, “Doesn’t he look sexy with a beard?”

2 hours ago, ChickenNuggetz92 said:

There was a LOT of unintentional sexual tension between Jacob Young's Lucky and Stephen Martinez's Nik, just sayin'.

Jacob Young is a big flirt. He is a very nice guy.

On 7/17/2020 at 6:00 AM, FrenchBug82 said:

Not sure whether it entirely belongs in this thread since I don't have a specific partner in mind but it seems to me that since they have established that Y&R's Adam is at least willing to sleep with guys, there is a missed opportunity to add yet another layer to the character by having him actually be overtly bisexual and attracted to someone on the canvas.
Additionally, I have never cared much for any of the Noahs but such a waste opportunity not to make Victor's grandson gay - lots of interesting potential stories there as Nick feels like a character for whom discomfort-with-gay-son would feel in character enough that it could be played through without backlash (unlike the way ATWT's Lily's reaction to Luke being gay felt bizarre and hurt the character)

  I think they could have Adam had more than a friendship with Chance.

12 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Jacob Young is a big flirt. He is a very nice guy.

Didn't you say he flirted with you on IG once?

6 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Didn't you say he flirted with you on IG once?

Yes he did. 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Yes he did. 

 

 

WTG, @Soapsuds!

Edited October 29, 20205 yr by AbcNbc247

3 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

I know. 

 

 

 

Aside from the flirting...He is a nice guy and cared what fans thought of the show he was on at the time. He liked hearing the feedback whether positive or negative.

 

13 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I know. 

 

I wonder if the rumors about him Stephen Martines were true 😂

14 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

I wonder if the rumors about him Stephen Martines were true 😂

Don't know but if they were true I wouldn't be surprised.

21 hours ago, Faulkner said:

Datalounge was a blast back in the day. Even at its best it was toxic (and racist and misogynistic and reeking with internalized homophobia), but it was a side-splittingly funny, smart, and knowledgeable group of people. I still chuckle at things I remember from the DL. “Caneface.” “Dialing a phone with a pencil.” Melissa Gilbert and her “s*** bra.” Judy “Pills” Garland. David Ehrenstein. Gregorzick and the “Cincy Soap Hood.” Random gossip that I later learned firsthand to be true (like who was family in daytime). So much knowledge about soaps (and just assorted pop-culture detritus like TV movies in 1983) going back decades. But yeah, the nastiness of the politics, financial issues, and the moderators’ reactions to the trolls (like paywalls and “Primetime”) killed it, like they did so many other places on the Web. 

 

There was a 'From the Elegantly-Understated Tortoise-Shell Desk of Victoria Lord', or whatever I named it, thread which I doubt anyone remembers today - Viki would write incredibly foul missives from her desk and mock posters. It was reasonably well-received, I guess. She would sign every post: 'Love, V.'

 

That was me. It was always me. When we moved to Invision or whatever and I had to make a new screen name I chose that one, wondering if someone would pick it up or this sig. I'm not sure anyone ever did or remembered those old DL posts (or does today!), but it's been maybe 15 years since the move to Invision so I guess it's time enough to say that was me and that's why this screen name is what it is. So there you go.

 

I should add: The old Helen Lawson threads really should have been archived. Genius.

Edited October 30, 20205 yr by Vee