From boy-next-door hunk Kev Keller to cheerlear Cheryl Blossom, we've piled a list of every gay and bisexual character The CW show Riverdale.
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- ARCHIE LOCKS LIPS WH ANOTHER GUY NEW “RIVERDALE” SNEAK PEEKAND 'S WH KEV KELLER'S EX!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHNOVEMBER 8, 2018/3:40 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1080PX;WIDTH:1920PX;}THE CW/YOUTUBEBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHNOVEMBER 8, 2018 / 3:40 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ARCHIE LOCKS LIPS WH ANOTHER GUY NEW “RIVERDALE” SNEAK PEEK","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-08T20:40:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-08T20:40:25.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAME-SEX KISS ARE NOT NEW ON RIVERDALE. CHERYL BLOSSOM AND TONI TOPAZ HAVE LOCKED LIPS, AND SO HAS RIVERDALE HIGH'S MOST POPULAR GAY STUNT, KEV KELLER, WH HIS CLOSETED BOYIEND, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THOSE RIVERDALE FANS WHO HAVE BEEN WAG PATIENTLY FOR ARCHIE TO RECEIVE SOME MAN-ON-MAN ACTN, YOU SHOULD TUNE FOR NEXT WEEK'S EPISO WHEN ARCHIE GETS A KISS OM A FELLOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPG UP WH RIVERDALE, Y, ARCHIE ANDREWS IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LUCKY GUY IS JOAQU DESANTOS (ROB RA) WHO DATED KEV BACK SEASON 1, BUT EVENTUALLY LEFT TOWN. JOAQU RETURNED TO RIVERDALE AT THE END OF LAST SEASON AND GOT UGHT UP A GIANT GANG FIGHT—DON'T ASK—AND NOW WE FD OUT THAT HE HAS BEEN IMPRISONED ALONG WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT SPARKS THE KISS, AND IS ARCHIE TO ? WE HAVE SO MANY QUTNS. UNTIL THEN CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK'S EPISO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- RIVERDALE’S GAY KISS HAS FANS ASKG: IS ARCHIE QUEER?
- ARCHIE COMICS' GAY KISS A POKE AT REAL NTROVERSY
- ‘RIVERDALE’ STAR KERR SMH ON TV’S FIRST GAY KISS: ‘IT WAS TENSE’
- GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
- ARCHIE COMICS’ OPENLY GAY CHARACTER KEV KELLER SEALS NTROVERSY WH A KISS
ARCHIE LOCKS LIPS WH ANOTHER GUY NEW “RIVERDALE” SNEAK PEEKAND 'S WH KEV KELLER'S EX!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHNOVEMBER 8, 2018/3:40 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1080PX;WIDTH:1920PX;}THE CW/YOUTUBEBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHNOVEMBER 8, 2018 / 3:40 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ARCHIE LOCKS LIPS WH ANOTHER GUY NEW “RIVERDALE” SNEAK PEEK","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-08T20:40:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-08T20:40:25.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAME-SEX KISS ARE NOT NEW ON RIVERDALE. CHERYL BLOSSOM AND TONI TOPAZ HAVE LOCKED LIPS, AND SO HAS RIVERDALE HIGH'S MOST POPULAR GAY STUNT, KEV KELLER, WH HIS CLOSETED BOYIEND, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THOSE RIVERDALE FANS WHO HAVE BEEN WAG PATIENTLY FOR ARCHIE TO RECEIVE SOME MAN-ON-MAN ACTN, YOU SHOULD TUNE FOR NEXT WEEK'S EPISO WHEN ARCHIE GETS A KISS OM A FELLOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPG UP WH RIVERDALE, Y, ARCHIE ANDREWS IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LUCKY GUY IS JOAQU DESANTOS (ROB RA) WHO DATED KEV BACK SEASON 1, BUT EVENTUALLY LEFT TOWN. JOAQU RETURNED TO RIVERDALE AT THE END OF LAST SEASON AND GOT UGHT UP A GIANT GANG FIGHT—DON'T ASK—AND NOW WE FD OUT THAT HE HAS BEEN IMPRISONED ALONG WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT SPARKS THE KISS, AND IS ARCHIE TO ? WE HAVE SO MANY QUTNS. UNTIL THEN CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK'S EPISO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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Cheryl Blossom and Toni Topaz have locked lips, and so has Riverdale High's most popular gay stunt, Kev Keller, wh his closeted boyiend, those Riverdale fans who have been wag patiently for Archie to receive some man-on-man actn, you should tune for next week's episo when Archie gets a kiss om a fellow se you haven't been keepg up wh Riverdale, y, Archie Andrews is lucky guy is Joaqu DeSantos (Rob Ra) who dated Kev back Season 1, but eventually left town. The gay kiss between Archie and Joaqu (Netflix). Riverdale is set for another gay kiss—and this one is earth-shatterg.
The gay kiss between the jailbirds will take place durg an episo lled “The Great Espe, ” which is surely a reference to breakg out of juvenile tentn—and away om the warn’s disturbg teenage fight club—which Archie talked about last week. Many weled the gay kiss, wh one fan tweetg: “Hontly. And one wrote: “The producers, makg Joaqu and Archie kiss” above the inic “I’m gonna give the gays everythg they want” GIF.
Lol the fact that so many people are talkg about that gay kiss is exactly why the CW put the promo. Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter Leavg the creative missteps of s past behd—please, no one ever say "SoDale" aga—wh s creepy-ol Gryphons and Gargoyl murr mystery, season 3 of Riverdale also gave somethg else: It beme the Walt Whman of CW dramas, embracg homoerotic imagery like never before.
RIVERDALE’S GAY KISS HAS FANS ASKG: IS ARCHIE QUEER?
It's jt a quick kiss, but 's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kev Keller. The Riverdale teen fds his life turned upsi down after lockg lips wh his boyiend, ... * riverdale gay kiss archie *
Wrtlg In season 3, though, Riverdale's gone om "termtent beefke" to "an appreciatn of the male form that rivals that of the Ancient Greeks." Before we get to the 5 most homoerotic moments of Riverdale season 3, one important note: Nothg on this list volv the show's queer characters. (Poor Kev has graduated om cisg Fox Fort to beg rejected by his closeted boyiend Moose when he tri to kiss him the hallway.) Screen Shot 2018-11-05 at 12.05.27 PM Season 3 was homoerotic overdrive wh some of s sexit moments. Gay or straight, nothg says "porn movie setup" like a "shirtls speakeasy livery boy." 3.
Archie and his cellmate feel the burn ("Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Ey") workout The stage was set for even more homoerotic visuals after Archie—who pled guilty to the murr of a character no one remembers—was sent away to the Leopold and Loeb Juvenile Center (LOL).
ARCHIE COMICS' GAY KISS A POKE AT REAL NTROVERSY
Some fans are angry that "Riverdale" clud a kiss between Joaqu and Archie the promo whout properly explorg a gay romantic relatnship." emprop="scriptn * riverdale gay kiss archie *
Did I miss any of your favore homoerotic moments, Riverdale fans? And most importantly, is Archie to boys, bee a brief clip the promo shows him gettg a big ol' smooch om Joaqu DeSantos (Rob Ra), who dated Kev Keller season one before returng to the show this Inter is, obvly, losg their damn mds over Archie's gay kiss. The h Amerin drama, based on the inic Archie Comics characters, has garnered a large queer followg over three seasons thanks to s attractive st, p amounts of drama, and s acceptance of gay, lbian and bisexual characters.
The beloved Archie Comics Universe ma history 2010 wh the troductn of Kev Keller, a wholome boy-next-door who happened to be the seri’ first ever openly gay character.
Inially playg the role of high school mean girl – and not much else – head cheerlear Cheryl has shown plenty of character velopment over three seasons of Riverdale, largely due to all the trma she’s endured; we’re talkg a tw brother murred at the hands of their father, a failed suici attempt, and gay ‘cure’ therapy urty of her mother and the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. One of TV’s most proment bisexual femal, Toni Topaz was troduced as a member of the Southsi Serpents Riverdale’s send season and was promoted to seri regular for season three, where she beme the support system that Cheryl Blossom sperately need after her fay murred, betrayed, and attempted to put her through gay ‘cure’ therapy. Wh a reer “fantasy fulfilment”, and seemgly only servg male clients, ’s hard to know if Chic exists somewhere along the sexualy spectm or if he’s jt gay-for-pay.
‘RIVERDALE’ STAR KERR SMH ON TV’S FIRST GAY KISS: ‘IT WAS TENSE’
Explore gay Mosw wh Mr Hudson. The bt of Mosw for the discerng gay man. Where to sleep, eat, drk, shop and play. * riverdale gay kiss archie *
It’s never been explicly stated, but many viewers believe Fangs to be bisexual followg flirtat scen wh rint gay teen Kev Keller. I hear one of them is gay.
From the murr of her tw to gay 'cure' therapy, Cheryl saw her fair share of tragedy before fdg support her relatnship wh Toni. Then there's Joaqu himself, who had long shown var dimensns to his sexualy through his velopg relatnship wh the openly gay Kev Keller – before he was murred, anyway. In Riverdale, men n be gay, straight or anythg Riverdale for bisexual+ characters isn't always all 's cracked up to be, though.
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Chic's often flirtat behavur masks ambiguo motiv, leadg many to qutn whether he might be 'gay-for-pay', livg out elaborate fantasi to earn money and rmatn. Riverdale has plenty more work to do s reprentatn of bisexual+ men but is at least tryg to show that men and women the world today n be gay, straight, pansexual, bisexual and everythg between.
ARCHIE COMICS’ OPENLY GAY CHARACTER KEV KELLER SEALS NTROVERSY WH A KISS
It's jt a quick kiss, but 's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kev Riverdale teen fds his life turned upsi down after lockg lips wh his boyiend, Devon, Pop Tate's der, drawg the ire of at least one disapprovg Riverdale woman "gets very offend and kd of pch a b of a f, " said Dan Parent, who wr and draws the issue, "Kev Keller" No. ' Jt like when Kev first told Jughead he was gay, was the natural urse of nversatn, " said Goldwater.
I jt hope they don't do a way that feeds a super toxic and false stereotype of gay guys wantg to kiss straight dus whout their nsent or whout them enjoyg , etc. So I hope will be like a spur of moment thg Archie suggts to eva spicn om a prison guard and somethg like that, and not makg about Joaqu beg sperate and thirsty, and jt kissg Archie, th givg a terrible reprentatn of gay dus.
Fans were right about the promo not suggtg a real romantic moment between Joaqu and Archie: In the episo, Joaqu kiss Archie as part of a Gryphons & Gargoyl task… and then stabs took to Twter to exprs their annoyance, wh some g (pretty unfairly) for shownner Roberto Aguirre-Sasa, who is reportedly an openly gay is @CW_Riverdale such a queerbag ms.