Richard Madden (Robb Stark in GOT)

Some of the Richard-Froy stans do too much. The cringe-y comments and fantasy. The building narratives without any foundation. Giving people identities when you don’t know them, don’t know the dimensions of their sexualities or sexual journeys, don’t know their identities, and don’t really know where they are in the gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, commitment spectrum. However, it’s pretty obvious that they’re partners and have been together for over two years. They’re also both conventionally good-looking and have their own threads. It only makes sense that people are gonna end up repeating images and conversations in both threads. So, I advise a scroll pass.
 
He's still private about it, he could've been the most prominent queer celebrity if wasn't for Heartstopper crew but at end of the day it's his choice.

It’s definitely a lil disheartening that he’s had two substantial same-sex relationships in a row, one lasting years, but allows the general public (besides folks on social media who are “nosy”) to assume he’s “straight”. It is probably partially about the industry’s male homophobia and the limitations for “Hollywood hunks” who are not only unabashedly queer but who have legit same-sex preferences or longterm commitments or are homosexual. However, perhaps he’s contended with some fluidity or hyper-sexuality or confusions or contradictions as far as the gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, commitment spectrum throughout the years and is just starting to self-accept. Perhaps he’s still dealing with some internalized phobias and gay resentments and mental health issues. Or perhaps he’s just willing to sell out for image and opportunity. It would be nice if he were unabashedly out but oh well. But there are much worse and far more leeching industry dudes.
 
As nice as it would be for him to be open and to be an icon for young gays, I am firmly against deciding when and how and if another person should announce their sexuality to the wider world.

I’m not a fan in general of what “coming out culture” has become, especially with public figures, using “straight” privilege or hetero expectations or ambiguity until it’s no longer useful. And then they start leeching off of “queerness” for career and ego reasons just as they did with “straight” assumptions. While there’s no need to announce your “sexuality”. Just acknowledging being in the queer spectrum or acknowledging your partner is good enough. Still, no one should feel forced to declare or explain anything. And you never know what is going on with someone as far as their dimensions, journey, family, sociology, insecurities, mental health, etc. So, the “it’s 20-20-something, you can be out” is an overly simplistic view of things.
 
I’m not a fan in general of what “coming out culture” has become, especially with public figures, using “straight” privilege or hetero expectations or ambiguity until it’s no longer useful. And then they start leeching off of “queerness” for career and ego reasons just as they did with “straight” assumptions. While there’s no need to announce your “sexuality”. Just acknowledging being in the queer spectrum or acknowledging your partner is good enough. Still, no one should feel forced to declare or explain anything. And you never know what is going on with someone as far as their dimensions, journey, family, sociology, insecurities, mental health, etc. So, the “it’s 20-20-something, you can be out” is an overly simplistic view of things.
People that acknowledges being on the queer spectrum but don’t use a proper label tend to get some hate coming from both straights and lgbt people. Usually people think they’re just “using the lgbt+ community for marketing” and that they are lying about being queer. This happens to both unlabeled queer people and bisexual people, sadly.
 
People that acknowledges being on the queer spectrum but don’t use a proper label tend to get some hate coming from both straights and lgbt people. Usually people think they’re just “using the lgbt+ community for marketing” and that they are lying about being queer. This happens to both unlabeled queer people and bisexual people, sadly.

Yeah, watching the reactions to Kit Connor from Heartstopper saying he doesn't have a label that he identifies as has been... interesting, to say the least. From both sides (and considering his character's story arc on that show, the irony is not lost on me).
 
Yeah, watching the reactions to Kit Connor from Heartstopper saying he doesn't have a label that he identifies as has been... interesting, to say the least. From both sides (and considering his character's story arc on that show, the irony is not lost on me).
Broad labels are one thing, but people who get deep into labels to specific with exact details their interests are a bit much for me.
 
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I dunno i think if someone doesnt want to label themselves then they arent 100% straight. Being straight seems easy in society and when someone doesnt want to tell people their sexuality thats when i know they are either gay/bi/pan/asexual etc
 
Some people may just not like labels. Labeling yourself has become a huge thing these days, but some people may just not feel the need.
I mostly agree. While I think some labels are necessary and important particularly for things like statistics, ultimately I am fine with people lacking a label for sexuality because of how complex it can be.