Shameless
Blog Post 1:
Ian Clayton Gallagher
Is the third oldest child in the family, appearing in over 96 of the 97 episodes. He was portrayed as very masculine and is pursuing a career in the military. It comes at a surprise when the audience learns that he is homosexual and has a sexual relationship with his boss. His brother Lip confronts him about the relationship, he accepts Ian for who he is and tells him to not hold secrets from him. During season 4 of the series Ian is diagnosed bipolar and hospitalized. He soon drops out of high school and joins the army, then leaves the army and is now a wanted man. Ian attempts same sex in the most recent season a very awkward scene in which he ends up hating it. Throughout the series his family and friends become very accepting of his homosexuality and he gets a ‘boyfriend’. In the newest season of Shameless a trans character named Trevor is introduced, Ian is at first transphobic but as their relationship grows they agree to have sex. “But there’s a barrier: they’re both tops. Some honest, awkward conversations lead them to a compromise in which they both agree to experiment with bottoming. They shop for dildos, establish a safe word for the experience, and flip a coin to decide that Ian goes first,” (http://www.refinery29.com/
Monica Darrgen Gallagher
She is the mother of the Gallaghers, and left the family of seven before the series began. She left the family because she believed it was the better thing to do with her drug and alcohol addiction. She makes an appearance in almost every season but the most impactful was towards the end of season one when she visits the family with her girlfriend Roberta and threatens to take Liam the youngest of the children. She does not succeed and eventually dies in season 7 of the series because of brains damage. She appears in 13 of the 97 episodes.
Mickey Milkovich
He is Ian's ‘boyfriend’ throughout most of the series. He starts out the series as the local bully stealing, harassing, and breaking things in Kash's store. When while beating up Ian they start making out and this is the beginning to a relationship. They have sex in secret because Mickey fears being seen as homosexual he fears losing his masculinity. They are eventually found out Mickey at first wants to kill Ian but accepts it and they build a relationship. He appears in 43 of the 97 episodes.
Kash
Is the store owner also Ians boss, he is a Muslim married man with children that was having an affair with Ian throughout season one of the series. His wife finds out and accepts is as long as she gives him another child. He becomes jealous when Ian finds a boyfriend, and Kash decides to leave it all and runaway. He appears in 8 of the 97 episodes.
Blog Post 2:
Shameless: Season 1 Episode 1, 2
Ian Gallagher is one of the main character in the series, his character starts out the series as very masculine with a dream of joining the military and attending West Point Military Academy.
But unknown to the rest of his family Ian is currently in the closet and battling the challenges that come with it, afraid of what his family and society will think of him as gay. According to the Human Rights Campaign site 26% of the LGBT youth say their biggest fears are to not be accepted by their families, trouble at school and a fear of being out and open. While nearly the same percent of the non-LGBT youth say their biggest problems are trouble with classes, grades, and exams (https://www.hrc.org/youth-
His older brother Lip Gallagher is the first to question his sexuality when he finds a gay porn magazines hidden in Ians side of the room. He confirms the allegations when he catches Ian having sex with the married male store owners that Ian works for. He ask Ian to have sex with a girl, one of their neighbors, thinking this will fix his sexuality. Ian agrees but never get an erection when with the girls and leaves the house running. Mad at first Lip accepts it by the end of the episode and ask Ian to not hold any secrets.
With Lips support Ian slowly comes out of the closet and accepts his homosexuality. Not every situation ends this good but through the support of family and friends it is made easier for the LGBT community to come out and not fear their sexuality.
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