In Richie Jackson’s Gay Like Me, which is part personal story and part manual, the thor implor his son not to disunt the history he will her.
Contents:
- RICHIE JACKSON’S GAY LIKE ME ASKS: HOW MUCH SUFFERG SHOULD A FATHER PASS ON TO HIS SON?
- WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
RICHIE JACKSON’S GAY LIKE ME ASKS: HOW MUCH SUFFERG SHOULD A FATHER PASS ON TO HIS SON?
Is Richie gay 'IT Chapter 2’? Bill Har plays the character the new movie, and he harbors a secret attractn to one of his bt iends. * was richie gay in the book *
Watch what the filmmakers had to tell about Richie the vio Chapter Two ma text what had only been subtext Stephen Kg's origal book: wise-crackg Losers' Club member Richie Tozier is a gay man, and has romantic feelgs for his fellow Loser Eddie character's sexualy had been hted at the book, and over the years many fans theorized that he had more feelgs than jt iendship for Eddie.
The film's openg sequence picts a btal hate crime agast a gay uple, which sets the stage for how unwelg this Mae town is to the LGBTQ+ muny and the chillg effect such open homophobia and bigotry would have had on Richie, who cid to stay the closet even after movg away and fdg fame and fortune stand-up Har wanted the film to m fully to makg Richie gay or to not even brg up. "Har also poted out that the perds that the book was set were very different tim for gay characters than what morn dienc would expect this film to portray. In this scene, set Derry's ar, young Richie (Fn Wolfhard) has homophobic slurs hurled at him by the bully Henry Bowers after a game of Street Fighter between Richie and Henry's .
IT Chapter Two's twist about Richie Tozier beg gay was surprisg bee not only did not happen the book, but also wasn't hted at the first film. Throughout IT Chapter Two, Pennywise's method of tormentg Richie centered on a "secret" that he was keepg: that he's gay.
WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
* was richie gay in the book *
That secret is revealed a flashback featurg the homophobic Henry Bowers and then more overtly towards IT Chapter Two's endg. Richie Wasn't Gay In The Book.
After all, the 1980s, while beg a far cry om the origal 1950s settg of the book, was still an pecially difficult time to be gay. IT Chapter Two, after all, opened wh a btal homophobic attack. As such, ncludg the film wh one of the hero who ultimately helped feat the evils of the town beg revealed as beg gay certaly adds a level of thematic jtice and tharsis.
Regardls, the treatment of Richie beg gay has ntued to be mixed, and fans will, of urse, have their own thoughts on how succsfully everythg flowed and played out. Richie om IT may not have been gay the books — but makg him so the movie add credible pth to the sequel.