Southland's John Cooper
In 2009 it queers still scour the small screen in order to find representations of ourselves. The recent debut of NBC’s Kings showed us a pampered, spoiled and closeted crown prince. As a villian he plays perfectly into the stereotype of the evil gay. But another NBC premiere tonight at 10pm may serve to provide a more nuanced gay character.
Southland‘s John Cooper (played by Michael Cudlitz) is a rough and tumble LAPD cop.
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