Why 'Good Trouble' Star Tommy Martinez Is Proud to Play a Bisexual Character

'Good Trouble' star Tommy Martinez is proud to play a bisexual character and represent the LGBTQ+ community onscreen.

Tommy Martinez is one in every of Good Trouble's breakout stars — and for just right reason. The actor performs Gael Martinez at the hit Freeform show, and he brings a distinctive viewpoint to the preferred character. So who is this 27-year-old proficient actor, and what makes him so implausible on this function? 

Here's the whole lot you need to find out about Good Trouble star Tommy Martinez. 

He's proud to play a bisexual character on TV.

Bisexual people have no longer been neatly represented on scripted tv, however Tommy's character on Good Trouble is a step in the correct path. "It's just two humans who are attracted, or are intimate with one another," he told MTV News. "What's the problem with that? There's not a f-----g problem with that. Sorry for my language."

Tommy relates to Gael on a personal degree. 

At a 2019 panel for Good Trouble on the Los Angeles LGBT Center, Tommy opened up about his romantic past. "I had an experience with a man maybe 10 years ago," he mentioned (by the use of The Advocate), "and this is the first time that I’m saying that publicly."

The actor, who comes from a massive Venezuelan circle of relatives, persisted: "And throughout that whole time, I felt like I was put into the shadows because the way that my community was, the way that they spoke about [LGBTQ people], [the] Hispanic community, it's not only just them, but they are very religious and strict on what they believe it, but same with many other people in the world and here in America.”

Tommy wants to break the stigma surrounding bisexuality. 

Tommy appeared with his Good Trouble co-star Sherry Cola in a Freeform video debunking some "Common Misconceptions Around Bisexuality."

"Here's what bisexuality is: A sexuality," said the actor. "In reality, the Bs make up 50 % of the LGBTQ+ community... There's also this false impression that popping out as bi is easier than popping out as homosexual. That it is in reality extra like a pit forestall between the closet and your coming out party. But as my character Gael realizes in Good Trouble, there's not anything simple about coming out for bisexual folks." 

Tommy hopes his Good Trouble character will inspire other people. 

When asked what he hopes people take away from Gael, Tommy told MTV News, "The confidence to push thru life... to have that self assurance in being who they're, absolutely and truly, and not having to have any straps protecting you back from being just that. If any person is in that same place as Gael, the tale's not over. We're filming the second season now, and there are some really tough things that involve [his] circle of relatives."

You may also recognize Tommy for his role in Riverdale. 

Tommy played Malachai, the leader of the Ghoulies, on the hit CW show. He's also appeared on NCIS: Los Angeles and Shameless. According to IMDB, Tommy also has a role within the upcoming film Mission Street.

All new episodes of Freeform's Good Trouble air Tuesdays at Eight p.m.

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