According to CNN, OUAT in WL is getting a gay character.
Kane said that is why his organization eagerly awaits ABC’s new series “Once Upon A Time in Wonderland,” which will feature a gay character. He said diversity of characters goes beyond race and gender and means having gay characters of various ages and socioeconomic backgrounds.
I’m going to guess right now that Will, the Knave of Hearts, is actually gay and is also a member of RH’s merry men. That is why Michael Socha said there is absolutely no sexual tension between his character and Alice on the new OUAT in WL spin-off.
Now that I think about it, they did make the “we will have a LGBT character” comment at WL SDCC. They said it’s in the Onciverse, which WL is, but they said it specifically at WL