 Sonny's off-screen birth was announced on-screen in 1991.Developed under head writer Dena Higley, Sonny was introduced on-screen in 2011 by executive producers Ken Corday and Gary Tomlin as Justin and Adrienne's openly gay son – the show's first regular character to be openly gay.His major stories included a gay bashing storyline and the development of his romance with Will Horton (Chandler Massey) who is just coming to terms with his own sexuality.