Neal Bledsoe Cuts Ties With 'Family' Network For Excluding LGBTQ Love Stories
Actor Neal Bledsoe is taking a stand against Great American Family’s less than inclusive approach to holiday filmmaking.Bledsoe, whose credits include “The Mysteries of Laura” and “Shameless,” announced Monday that he’ll no longer appear in films for Great American Family after Candace Cameron Bure, the network’s chief content officer, said viewers shouldn’t expect to see LGBTQ storylines in its Christmas movies.Bledsoe can currently be seen in Great American Family’s “Christmas at the Drive-In” opposite Danica McKellar, but said he won’t promote the movie in light of the network’s stance on queer representation.When asked if viewers could expect her new network’s holiday programming to include stories about LGBTQ people, Bure replied: “I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core.”.