Fans have wanted this character to be gay sce the begng, and this show's latt season fally nfirms .
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THIS MASSIVELY POPULAR FANTASY SERI ON NETFLIX IS ABOUT TO FEATURE S FIRST GAY ROMANCE
(Image cred: Netflix)Heartstopper (2022-)Heartstopper follows Nick (K Connor), a gby player who fds himself fallg for a boy for the first time, and Charlie (Joe Locke), an openly gay stunt who hasn’t had the bt luck wh guys om his school. It’s one of the only gay pirate shows out there, so 's fely a mt-watch. A few of Sex Edutn’s ma characters are members of the LGBTQ+ muny, cludg Eric (Ncuti Gatwa), a proudly gay character who fds himself a b of a romantic dilemma the first three seasons of the show.
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