Love for Heartstopper

Season considered one of Netflix’s Heartstopper, which premiered in April 2022, earned numerous love for fictional couple Charlie and Nick. Based mostly on Alice Oseman’s graphic novels of the identical identify, the present options Charlie and Nick in addition to teen characters like Tara, Darcy, Elle and Tao. The vast majority of the principle characters are homosexual, lesbian, transgender or bisexual.

It has been so wonderful to see this constructive illustration! Having a present the place a lot of the forged is LGBTQ+ is so vital. In honor of October being LGBTQ+ Historical past Month, a time supposed to concentrate on the historical past of LGBTQ+ folks in addition to improve consciousness and visibility, I wished to offer Heartstopper a shout-out!

A Holistic View

Whereas a whole lot of exhibits now have LGBTQ+ characters, they’re sometimes not the main target. We see some homophobia in Heartstopper, however we additionally see how positivity outweighs negativity. The present provides us a holistic view of what it’s wish to be LGBTQ+ because the characters, sadly, take care of homophobia and/or transphobia, however are additionally engaged in joyful relationships and friendships identical to anybody who’s heterosexual and/or cisgender may be.

It’s OK to Query

One thing else that Heartstopper does a superb job of portraying is when somebody is confused about their sexual orientation. As an illustration, we see Nick, who thinks he’s heterosexual, develop emotions for Charlie. He begins to do analysis about bisexuality and finally identifies as bi. However Charlie by no means insists Nick come out till he’s prepared to take action on his personal phrases.

Seeing a personality query their sexual orientation makes the present all of the extra relatable for individuals who haven’t found out how they determine. Nick exhibits us that it’s OK to not know and to discover your sexual identification.

Heartstopper’s Magnificence

This present will all the time have a particular place in my coronary heart as there’s a character who identifies the identical method as I do. However extra importantly, it shines as a result of it’s a constructive love story between two teen guys. The primary time I watched, I cried throughout virtually each episode, not as a result of it was unhappy, however as a result of I used to be and am so joyful that the present highlights all of the positivity in LGBTQ+ relationships.

Season two is now in manufacturing and I’m excited for it to come back out! If you happen to haven’t seen Heartstopper but, I apologize for any spoilers and strongly urge you to look at it, throughout LGBTQ+ Historical past Month and any month!