Contents:
- 'IT CHAPTER TWO': JAM RANSONE ON THAT UNEXPECTED, STEPHEN KG-APPROVED GAY SUBPLOT (EXCLIVE)
- IT: CHAPTER TWO’S GAY-BASHG SCENE EXPLOS A REAL-LIFE KILLG FOR A CHEAP SHOCK
- STEPHEN KG CHAMPNS ‘IT CHAPTER TWO’ GAY CHARACTER SURPRISE: ‘KD OF GENI’
'IT CHAPTER TWO': JAM RANSONE ON THAT UNEXPECTED, STEPHEN KG-APPROVED GAY SUBPLOT (EXCLIVE)
That’s bee Adrian, a gay man, is the victim of a btal hate crime.
IT: CHAPTER TWO’S GAY-BASHG SCENE EXPLOS A REAL-LIFE KILLG FOR A CHEAP SHOCK
” Kg has said that Adrian’s ath the book is closely based on the real-life killg of Charlie Howard, a gay man who was murred by three lol teenagers Bangor, ME, 1984.
“Leavg bigotry and homophobia and that kd of vlence out would not only not be accurate to the tim that we’re livg , would be omtg somethg that is still happeng to this day and is horrible.
STEPHEN KG CHAMPNS ‘IT CHAPTER TWO’ GAY CHARACTER SURPRISE: ‘KD OF GENI’
Slate‘s Jefey Bloomer wr that Adrian’s ath is a “gay-bashg scene” that “explos a ghastly real-life killg for a cheap shock, livered whout ntext or any clear thematic unrpng.
Henry acc Richie of htg on his , and the immediately steps away and jos hurlg homophobic slurs at Richie. After leavg the ar as an adult, Richie aga has an enunter wh It the town square durg which It, as Pennywise, threatens to reveal Richie’s “dirty ltle secret, ” implyg that he will out him as gay. In Mchietti’s terpretatn, “Richie is gay and he’s always had a thg for Eddie.