I’m only asking cuz all the examples I can think of off the top of my head at least, regarding recent LGBT+ characters/representation (Steven Universe, She-Ra, Owl House, etc.), all coincidentally involve gay/bi women. I’m having a much harder time thinking of any gay/bi men.
I hope you know what I’m getting at and I’m not coming off as a “WHERE’S WHITE/STRAIGHT PRIDE MONTH?!” guy.
very much agree. hard to find gay content that is romantic/fleshed out. I would recommend
- the heartstopper graphic novels (p inexpensive as they’re B&W)
- the book the Song of Achilles
- the book Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe (not tropey at all)
Raymond Holt, a main character from Brooklyn 99, is gay while mostly being the polar opposite of typical sterotypes. Generally while being cop show it does quite a few things well.
Also shoutout to Apex Legends for being a game that has a ton of representation with characters who are NB, gay, lesbian, bi and pan, and it being done differently for each one.
Valkyrie, the newest character, has quite a few voicelines that show she’s lesbian while Gibraltar, the gay character, only has it mentioned in his character bio that he has/used to have a boyfriend. You could see this as evidence of your original point but then, he’s also not a character who defines himself by his sexuality unlike Valkyrie, so it’s a bit more complicated.
but will it affect his character in any way? the wretched mouse loves to have “gay” scenes that can be easily cut without losing anything.
Moonlight is quite well done
