Christian Pure

Is Jesus Gay in The Walking Dead? Yes, in Both the TV Series and the Comics

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Summary

  • Paul “Jesus” Rovia, played by Tom Payne, is gay in AMC’s The Walking Dead, and in Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s comic, where he is Paul Monroe, he is gay too.
  • The show confirmed it in season 7, episode 14, “The Other Side” (19 March 2017), when he tells Maggie he has found it hard to get close to “neighbours, friends… boyfriends.”
  • In the comics Jesus and Aaron become a couple, but on television they stay close friends.
  • A Whisperer kills Jesus in “Evolution,” season 9, episode 8 (25 November 2018), while in the comics he survives to the final issue, #193.
  • The character shares only a nickname with Jesus Christ, and the Gospels record no marriage or sexual relationship for Jesus, whom churches have traditionally held to be celibate.

Yes. Paul Rovia, the character nicknamed Jesus in The Walking Dead, is gay in the AMC television series and in the comic book on which it is based. The show confirmed it in a single line of dialogue in season 7, in March 2017. Beyond the nickname, the character has nothing to do with Jesus Christ. The line that told viewers was a confession of loneliness. Raised in a group home, the character says he always found it hard getting…

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Bibliography (Click to show)
  • “Paul ‘Jesus’ Monroe,” Wikipedia (comic and television appearances, change of surname). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_%22Jesus%22_Monroe
  • “The Next World,” “The Other Side (The Walking Dead)” and “Evolution (The Walking Dead),” Wikipedia (episode air dates). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Side_(The_Walking_Dead)
  • Andrew Trendell, “Latest episode of ‘The Walking Dead’ confirms main character as gay,” NME, 20 March 2017. https://www.nme.com/news/tv/latest-episode-walking-dead-main-character-confirmed-gay-season-7-episode-14-watch-2022931
  • Malcolm Venable, “The Walking Dead’s Tom Payne on Why Nobody Should Care Jesus Is Gay,” TV Guide, 19 March 2017. https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-walking-dead-jesus-gay-tom-payne/
  • Josh Wigler, “‘Walking Dead’ Star Gets Candid About His Exit: ‘It Was Constant Frustration,’” The Hollywood Reporter, 26 November 2018. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-tom-payne-exits-jesus-fate-explained-1163273
  • Noel Murray, “30 Best ‘Walking Dead’ Characters,” Rolling Stone, 7 December 2016. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/30-best-walking-dead-characters-123477/paul-jesus-rovia-104833/
  • “Sexuality and marital status of Jesus,” Wikipedia (traditional Christian view). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_and_marital_status_of_Jesus
  • Scripture quotations from the English Standard Version (John 11:5; 13:23; Hebrews 4:15).

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