When a popular character on The 100 was killed off followg a lbian kiss, gay fans clare "we serve better".
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- FANS REVOLT AFTER GAY TV CHARACTER KILLED OFF
- 'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
FANS REVOLT AFTER GAY TV CHARACTER KILLED OFF
WARNING: CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERSWhen a gay character on a popular TV show was killed off, fans orchtrated an enormo onle mpaign. Fans acced the programme makers of regrsg to an earlier era entertament, when a gay character's sexualy often guaranteed they would e to a tragic end on the source, Twter/@MaryneeLahaye"LGBT fans serve better bee after some time starts beg hard to see ourselv die/never get a happy endg, " one fan tweeted.
Fans promoted a fundraisg drive for a suici preventn chary, The Trevor Project, which is aimed at LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and qutng) youth. When they are prent on screen, LGBTQ+ characters are often villaized, killed, or subjected to vlence and/or other negative trop meant to teach a moral lson: that beg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or any other non-heterosexual or cissexual inty is not okay. We acknowledge that the Bury Your Gays trope is harmful to the greater LGBTQ muny, pecially to queer youth.
'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
Yet stead of nng om her mistake, Whe released a statement acknowledgg how The Catch played to the “Bury Your Gays” trope — and ced the pledge as a way forward. I had only bee aware of the whole “bury your gays” trope when I saw my ar iend Noelle Carbone’s [lbian TV wrer currently workg on Rookie Blue] posts on Facebook.