Yes, the character, not the Lord. Paul Rovia, nicknamed Jesus for his beard and long hair, is written as a gay man in both the comics and the television series. The nickname is a joke about his appearance, and the story makes nothing more of it. We find ourselves collectively venturing into the dense narrative fog of The Walking Dead, a series that has managed to reach into the depths of our psyche, provoking thoughts and curiosities that teeter on…

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