Link to the n*de photos
Andi Mack (2017-19) was the first Disney teencom with an identified gay character: Cyrus (Joshua Rush), originally dating Iris, comes out in Episode 3.11 (2019). He befriends TJ Kippen (Luke Mullen), a sarcastic, mean-spirited basketball star, teaches him to be nicer, and admits him to the friend group. Everyone assumes that TJ is straight, so they are just good buddies.
Then, in the last scene of the series finale, Episode 3.20 (2019), they hold hands. In close up, partially obscured by the slats of a bench. Can you even tell what they're doing? It seems rather tepid, but caused widespread celebration in LGBTQ communities as a milestone, the first canonical gay couple in a Disney tv series.
Asher Angel played Jonah Beck, Andi Mack's boyfriend (Andi is a girl, of course), and went on to Shazam: Fury of the Gods and the thriller Lazareth. Straight in real life. N*de photo on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends.
Trent Garrett played Andi's father, Bowie Mack. He's got 37 acting credits, notably the gay Asher Pike on 90 episodes of All My Children (2010-2011). He was married to a woman, so presumably straight or bi.
Garren Stitt (not shown) played Marty, a classmate who draws the romantic interest of Andi and her frenemy Buffy. Besides Andi Mack, his most significant acting role is Oscar Nero on 138 episodes of General Hospital: He dies of a brain tumor, but not before he and his girlfriend organize an alternate prom for transgender students. I can't tell from his social media if Garren is gay in real life or not.
But one or maybe two LGBTQ guys out of five ain't bad.
Then, in the last scene of the series finale, Episode 3.20 (2019), they hold hands. In close up, partially obscured by the slats of a bench. Can you even tell what they're doing? It seems rather tepid, but caused widespread celebration in LGBTQ communities as a milestone, the first canonical gay couple in a Disney tv series.
Wait -- Kelvin and Keefe held hands in Righteous Gemstones Episode 2.7, and fans were saying "So what? Straight guys can hold hands. It doesn't mean that they're gay."
Joshua Rush (Cyrus) went on to voice the titular character in Where's Waldo (2019-21), based on the book series where you have to find the red-striped guy in a crowd, then got his degree from Penn State and moved into politics. As of this writing, he is the Communications Director of the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee. In my day you would never dream of limping your wrist like that.
And if that's all it takes, Craig and Eric of Drake and Josh held hands in 2008.
But we'll go with "the first," and conduct some research to see if either Cyrus or TJ is gay in real life. (And look for other gay characters and nude photos, of course).
Joshua Rush (Cyrus) went on to voice the titular character in Where's Waldo (2019-21), based on the book series where you have to find the red-striped guy in a crowd, then got his degree from Penn State and moved into politics. As of this writing, he is the Communications Director of the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee. In my day you would never dream of limping your wrist like that.
He announced that he was bisexual on social media a few weeks after the hand-holding episode aired.
Luke Mullen: After Andi Mack, Luke played a straight guy in four episodes of the teencom Side Hustle, a fratboy playing volleyball on the beach in the Barbie movie, and other straight or not-identified characters.
Here he prepares to be splattered in an episode of the anthology series American Horror Stories.
As an environmental activist, Luke attended the Climate Change Summit in 2019 (with Joshua Rush) and addressed the UN General Assembly. He has produced many social media videos and documentaries for indigenous and environmental organizations, such as Fridays for Future (with Greta Thunberg).
Luke didn't come out as gay or bi in the weeks after Andi Mack, so presumably he's straight. But his social media contains photos where he's hugging, duck-lipping, sticking his tongue out, and frolicking with men (usually Joshua) and women.
Here the guys almost cuddle in Granada.
There's an *xplicit photo on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends..
Luke Mullen: After Andi Mack, Luke played a straight guy in four episodes of the teencom Side Hustle, a fratboy playing volleyball on the beach in the Barbie movie, and other straight or not-identified characters.
Here he prepares to be splattered in an episode of the anthology series American Horror Stories.
More after the break
As an environmental activist, Luke attended the Climate Change Summit in 2019 (with Joshua Rush) and addressed the UN General Assembly. He has produced many social media videos and documentaries for indigenous and environmental organizations, such as Fridays for Future (with Greta Thunberg).
He graduated from UCLA in 2024.
Luke didn't come out as gay or bi in the weeks after Andi Mack, so presumably he's straight. But his social media contains photos where he's hugging, duck-lipping, sticking his tongue out, and frolicking with men (usually Joshua) and women.
Here the guys almost cuddle in Granada.
So maybe he's bi.
Let's check out some other Andi Mack guys.
Asher Angel played Jonah Beck, Andi Mack's boyfriend (Andi is a girl, of course), and went on to Shazam: Fury of the Gods and the thriller Lazareth. Straight in real life. N*de photo on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends.
Trent Garrett played Andi's father, Bowie Mack. He's got 37 acting credits, notably the gay Asher Pike on 90 episodes of All My Children (2010-2011). He was married to a woman, so presumably straight or bi.
Garren Stitt (not shown) played Marty, a classmate who draws the romantic interest of Andi and her frenemy Buffy. Besides Andi Mack, his most significant acting role is Oscar Nero on 138 episodes of General Hospital: He dies of a brain tumor, but not before he and his girlfriend organize an alternate prom for transgender students. I can't tell from his social media if Garren is gay in real life or not.
But one or maybe two LGBTQ guys out of five ain't bad.
Andi Mack: Genderqueer Teen and Her Gay-Vague Posse. Reviewed before Cyrus came out.
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