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.
) 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.
IS ROB GAY STRANGER THGS SEASON 4?
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.
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. '' Fally, season 4, Will's school project is based on historil gay legend Alan Turg, and he has been workg on a myster patg for Mike.
Addnally, there have been speculatns for years that Noah Schnapp’s character, Will Byers, intifi as gay and is love wh Fn Wolfhard’s Mike Wheeler. Bis that, there have been several hts through Stranger Thgs‘ six-year n (so far) that suggt Will Byers is gay. But they did, dont have to be an official g out scene to see YES, THIS BOY IS GAY.
IS WILL BYERS GAY? STRANGER THGS CERTALY WANTS YOU TO THK SO
— koolaid ?❤️ (@redbuhll) July 1, 2022 Even though Will never explicly stat his sexualy, be creasgly obv that he intifi as gay. Instead, Rob and Will were both trmatized om their attractn to straight characters, which not only ni gay people the love they serve, but also mak them nothg more than a means to create unnecsary and hurtful drama. You turn the origal heart of the show, Will, to a background character Sad Gay whose only role is to sacrifice his own happs service of the love of his life beg wh a girl, and then queerba dienc all Pri month.