Riverdale fally centred s gay, lbian and bi characters: 'Bizzarodale' rep - PopBuzz

Contents:

• 'RIVERDALE' JT GOT REAL ABOUT "CISG" AS A GAY MAN AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT
• IS ‘RIVERDALE’ ACTOR CASEY COTT GAY IN REAL LIFE? WHO IS HE DATG?
• ‘RIVERDALE’ STAR KERR SMH ON TV’S FIRST GAY KISS: ‘IT WAS TENSE’
• THE PROBLEMS WH RIVERDALE’S PICTN OF GAY CHARACTERS
• CASEY COTT B: AGE, HEIGHT, GIRLIEND, IS HE GAY?

'RIVERDALE' JT GOT REAL ABOUT "CISG" AS A GAY MAN AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT

And whether or not he intifi as straight, gay, or bisexual don't change the fact that he has played Kev so well, allowg the character to she his own ways spe not beg one of the classic Archie characters. "Article ntu below advertisementCasey Cott has been lked to female performers the hasn't been any reason to suggt that Casey intifi as gay real life, and he has been lked to more than one female performer over the years.

From the murr of her tw to gay 'cure' therapy, Cheryl saw her fair share of tragedy before fdg support her relatnship wh Toni.

IS ‘RIVERDALE’ ACTOR CASEY COTT GAY IN REAL LIFE? WHO IS HE DATG?

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.

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. Riverdale centred s gay, lbian and bisexual characters 'Bizzarodale'.

‘RIVERDALE’ STAR KERR SMH ON TV’S FIRST GAY KISS: ‘IT WAS TENSE’

Good theory but, as turns out, Penelope iated the policy out of homophobia to spe Cheryl. A te Riverdale wasn't out of homophobia, though.

Bar some odd character choic (why would Cheryl out someone when her own mother is homophobic? For those that aren’t aware, Kev, played by Casey Cott, was origally tend as a recurrg character (basilly he was Betty’s “Gay Bt Friend” and ltle else). Kev’s BFF and moral csar Betty is worried about his behavur and urg him to e “Grm” (which we assume is the Riverdale versn of Grdr – a popular hook-up app for gay men) but Kev disagre, argug that, “Nobody is who they say they are onle.

THE PROBLEMS WH RIVERDALE’S PICTN OF GAY CHARACTERS

Wh few openly gay men around, Kev’s optns are limed. This is on top of years of livg a heteronormative society where homophobia is still rife.

While thgs have improved a ltle recent tim, is still monplace for gay male characters mastream TV programm and films to be ltle more than promiscuo, sex-obssed begs. To see Riverdale attempt to give more ntext to Kev’s life and give him an opportuny to open-up about his stggl is an important tone for gay teen characters.

The lk between gay sex and murr is a mon TV & film troupe. More recently, Stranger by the Lake also featured a murrer on the loose at a gay cisg spot. Is Casey Cott gay real life?

CASEY COTT B: AGE, HEIGHT, GIRLIEND, IS HE GAY?

On ‘Riverdale‘, Kev is a badass gay character. Is Casey gay realy? However, unlike his character, Cott is not gay real life.