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Oh, brother! As a take-charge gay lawyer on Brothers & Sisters, Matthew Rhys wins the verdicts, dates the hunks, and ushers us into network TV's next great era.

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

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HERE'S A TWIST ON GAY DRAMA: At a burger stand in the heart of West Hollywood, Calif., Matthew Rhys was straight-bashed. Sort of, anyway. "This huge, muscley guy came up to me and went 'gay power!' and sort of punched me," recalls the Welsh-born actor, who plays single-and-looking gay lawyer Kevin Walker on ABC's hit family drama Brothers & Sisters. "Then the man went 'You're gay, right?' I went, 'No, I am not.' He went, 'You're not? Oh, I feel betrayed.' I was like, 'Sorry.'"

It's not always easy sharing a face with arguably the most full-blooded, romantic, and sexually active gay character in network TV history. But then, Rhys ...

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