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. ” 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.
IT: CHAPTER TWO’S GAY-BASHG SCENE EXPLOS A REAL-LIFE KILLG FOR A CHEAP SHOCK
“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. 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.
STEPHEN KG CHAMPNS ‘IT CHAPTER TWO’ GAY CHARACTER SURPRISE: ‘KD OF GENI’
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.