BuzzFeed - The 14-year-old actor speaks to BuzzFeed News about his role on The Fosters, dealing with fame, and #Jonnor. Three weeks ago, ABC Family show The Fosters screened a same-sex kiss. ABC Family This alone was nothing groundbreaking. Although same-sex kisses aren't exactly frequent, the last decade has seen a proliferation of gay characters in TV comedies and dramas. It's not new on the show either, which stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as Stef Foster and Lena Adams, the lesbian parents of five biological, adopted, and foster children. What was new, and groundbreaking, is that the kiss was between Stef and Lena's 13-year-old son Jude and his best friend Connor, played by Hayden Byerly and Gavin MacIntosh respectively. It was perhaps the youngest same-sex kiss to ever screen on US television. Fourteen-year-old Byerly tells BuzzFeed News the reaction to the kiss has been "crazy". Kevin Winter / Getty Images Speaking to BuzzFeed via Skype, Byerly comes across as exuberant a
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