'Glee's' Gay First Time Doesn't Have to Shock to Awe

By Jeanne Sager

Gleeks, things are about to get serious. The fourth episode of Glee's third season has been dubbed The First Time. Uh huh, THAT first time. It's pretty clear that some teenager at McKinley High is going to lose his . . . or her . . . V-card tomorrow night. So why is Chris Colfer playing it off like it's no big deal?

Rumor has it his character, Kurt Hummel, and boyfriend Blaine are looking to go all the way. Or Rachel Berry will sleep with Finn Hudson. Or both. It could go either way, but here's what we do know.

There's going to be talk about a young gay couple's first time on national television in a popular primetime show. And Chris Colfer is comparing the potential outcry to even broaching the controversial topic with how people react when he commits a fashion faux pas:

"We get negative reactions if I wear an orange scarf with white pants! So I'm sure there will be some negative feedback, there always is no matter what the episode is about. I think it's a huge deal that this is the first time something like this has been shown on television, but I think it's handled so delicately and sweetly that I don't think it will have quite the shock factor that people are thinking. . . I mean, I could be wrong. I haven't seen it yet!"

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