Is Will Byers gay? It's a qutn that's been raised sce Stranger Thgs season 2, and here's everythg season 4 teas about his sexual inty.
Contents:
- FANS ARE CLASHG OVER THE GAY REPRENTATN ‘STRANGER THGS’
- IS ROB GAY STRANGER THGS SEASON 4?
- IS WILL BYERS GAY? STRANGER THGS CERTALY WANTS YOU TO THK SO
FANS ARE CLASHG OVER THE GAY REPRENTATN ‘STRANGER THGS’
But that plot was changed mid-productn after Hawke and the Duffers worked together to create a g out opportuny for Rob (h/t Entertament Weekly) some viewers might have perceived Rob as gay long before her John Hugh-que monologue “Chapter 7: The Be, ” she and Steve’s arc had, up to that pot, f a largely heteronormative will-they-won’t-they formula. The affable receptn at once allowed to keep rootg for Steve and his newly mted ally stat (tly, Steve “The Homophobe” Harrgton would not have had the same rg to ), and moled how unsure viewers ought to posively receive “the news” of a lbian character.
IS ROB GAY STRANGER THGS SEASON 4?
) to acknowledge the homophobia women like Rob faced the ’80s—and, disheartengly, ntue to face now—we’d rather not see her go through that kd of hell.
Rob don’t “need” a girliend (but we absolutely want to meet Tammy Thompson)As any LGBTQ+ human n nfirm, g out as gay don’t tomatilly assign you a signifiant other. In fact, beg gay certa plac—oh, say, suburban Indiana—uld make fdg other LGBTQ+ people to date a whole lot harr.
This particularly annoyg quirk of onscreen sexism has h lbian, bisexual, and trans women pecially hard sce tersects wh ye ol “bury your gays” trope, another term scribg the problematic, perceived expendabily of LGBTQ+ characters. It did seem like Rob would chat her up, pecially after Steve and Rob harped on Vickie possibly beg gay.
IS WILL BYERS GAY? STRANGER THGS CERTALY WANTS YOU TO THK SO
Ultimately, beg shy wh Rob and secretive wh Will don't give the imprsn a gay arc will be treated wh promence, spe all the groundwork already set up.