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Contents:

• IT CHAPTER TWO AND THE HORROR OF ANTI-GAY BIGOTRY
• IT CHAPTER TWO GAY CHARACTERS: THE TE STORY BEHD HARROWG HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK
• IT: CHAPTER TWO’S GAY-BASHG SCENE EXPLOS A REAL-LIFE KILLG FOR A CHEAP SHOCK
• IS BARBIE GAY AND WHY IS THE NEW MOVIE RATED PG-13?

IT CHAPTER TWO AND THE HORROR OF ANTI-GAY BIGOTRY

This should not e as a shock, yet for many, the level of baly the child-eatg space clown rerved for a gay character It Chapter Two’s openg was nothg short of horrifyg. But there is a method to this tolerant madns throughout the film, sce the te terror of Pennywise is far realer when wh a sneer at Richie Tozier’s closeted gay liftyle, or beneath the Derry bridg, than ever n due to a puter generated Pl Bunyan monster. In the film’s bt moments, It Chapter Two fds tasteful ways to further accentuate the genial warmth and humany of the Losers’ Club, while also beg more clive and aware of a gay muny which is starkly victimized the movie’s first scene.

In the movie’s most terrifyg sequence, dienc are briefly troduced to a lovg, openly gay uple prised of Adrian Mellon (Xavier Dolan) and Don Hagarty (Taylor Frey). Shown enjoyg a night out at the Derry summer rnival, their romance is cut tragilly short when they share a kiss (and an “I HEART DERRY” hat) ont of a group of homophobic teenagers. The first chapter the book is the ath of a child at the hands of a supernatural clown the past, and the send is the ath of a young gay man the prent—a murr at least stigated by real life monsters.

Even there, the film the shock and horror to suggt that It has grown more aggrsive the 27 years between Geie and Adrian’s aths, but the film don’t show the aftermath like the book: The three teens are arrted by the lol ps and prosecutors who have no problem sendg them away for a murro hate crime—but still nnot hi their own disda for Hagarty and Mellon’s gayns. An old-timer named Egbert Thoroughgood reunts to Mike Hanlon the tale of Cl Heroux, who 1904 exacted a terrible vengeance on the men rponsible for murrg his prumed gay lover. It Chapter Two, however, mak one of the heroic Losers gay, and do so a way that feels subtle and primarily void of nscensn (although one do wonr why Richie do not e out and verbally state his feelgs the noumont).

IT CHAPTER TWO GAY CHARACTERS: THE TE STORY BEHD HARROWG HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK

Richie Tozier as portrayed by Bill Har is suggted to be gay, albe neher he or the film put an exact label on . In a flashback to 1989, we learn that one of Richie’s most paful memori is the time Henry Bowers and a ed a gay slur agast him for wantg to spend time wh another boy at the ar.

And someone who grew up the era of homophobia beg hoehold language uld still mightily stggle wh what that means.

IT: CHAPTER TWO’S GAY-BASHG SCENE EXPLOS A REAL-LIFE KILLG FOR A CHEAP SHOCK

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Details on the secret the character has throughout the film, and how Pennywise tri to e agast Richie gay IT Chapter 2? The movie slowly reveals hts of him beg gay, and he even mentns several unsuccsful relatnships wh women the movie. The ia of Richie beg gay is not pletely absent om the book versn of IT.

**WARNING IT CHAPTER TWO SPOILERS**What is the te story behd the homophobic attack IT Chapter Two?

IS BARBIE GAY AND WHY IS THE NEW MOVIE RATED PG-13?

In the film, bulli spot a gay uple together at a funfair Derry, and target them wh homophobic abe starts wh them hurlg sults at the uple, who try to walk away and ignore as well as possible.

More The Losers Club havg dner IT Chapter Two (Image: Warner Bros)A 23-year-old lled Charlie Howard was walkg down the street wh another man, Roy Ogn, when three teenagers set upon chased them, shoutg homophobic sults at them, before they ught Charlie and threw him over the State Street Bridge to the Kendkeag Stream, spe him tellg them he uld not ped and pulled a fire alarm to alert thori, but Charlie had also suffered om a severe asthma attack, as the topsy later Losers Club werg fear IT Chapter Two (Image: Warner Bros)Stephen Kg is a notable rint of Bangor and wrote It only two years after the cint, showg how greatly affected him. Another moment where a homophobic attack is seen is Richie’s memori, when he reunts bulli forcg him to leave an ar due to his them of homophobia clearly affected Kg are ntued the adaptatn by Andr Mchietti. After the homophobic attack Derry, alerts Mike Hanlon to the reappearance of Pennywise, and he reassembl the Losers mt retrace their memori to try and work out how to kill Pennywise once and for Chapter Two is out cemas now Related articl IT Chapter Two: What is Pennywise the clown?