The 15 Most Groundbreaking Gay Roles on Television
Television firsts, from Rickie on 'My So-Called Life' to Kurt and Blaine on 'Glee'Erik van der Woodsen on 'Gossip Girl'
Erik van der Woodsen — the voice of reason and clarity of the van der Woodsen-Bass-Humphrey family — may have a little mental illness here and there, and he did do some time at the Ostroff Center for a suicide attempt, but otherwise, Erik is just a supportive, wealthy Upper East Side teenager who just happens to like boys.
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