In case you missed it, the then-18-year-old publicly came out as bisexual on Twitter in October 2022 after some Heartstopper fans pressured him to proclaim his sexuality. (Some even accused him of queerbaiting, a term traditionally applied to creative works.)
“Back for a minute,” Connor tweeted at the time. “i’m bi. congrats for forcing an 18-year-old to out himself. i think some of you missed the point of the show. bye.”
The first official look at ‘Heartstopper’s’ second season has left us with a few big questions.
In a recent interview with Vulture, the South London native discussed his dismay over being forced to come out. “I think I felt disappointed, because I was really trying, you know. I really was trying to set that boundary,” he said. “It was my private life, and I can understand why people would want to know, but I was also, you know, an 18-year-old kid.”
To The Guardian, Connor said that he connected to the part of Nick, even (and especially) after casting agents said they wanted the characters to pass authentically. “I was thinking: ‘Well, I feel I can play this role very authentically,’” he said. “I knew that I was a queer man, but I didn’t feel I wanted the world to know. Not because I was ashamed, but because it was private.”
And to British Vogue, Connor said that he was conscious of biphobia—“maybe you’re too straight to be gay and you’re too gay to be straight”—and not ready to talk about his own identity. “I wasn’t angry,” he said of prying fans. “I was just slightly disappointed by this reaction.”
On Twitter, meanwhile, many other fans have Connor’s back—pointing out the perils of assuming someone’s sexuality and the prevalent biases bi people still endure.
Kit Connor talking about how important coming out is just breaks my heart, he must've felt so in tune with Nick because he played him knowing that one day he could come out in his own terms just like how Nick did pic.twitter.com/G4nC5WRzmI
kit connor is bisexual. no matter how many times some of y'all try to deny it, he's still bi. He's going to bi while he's making bank for kissing his homie joe. He's going to be bi when he's making bank for kissing his homie maia. he's going to be rich and bisexual. get a job.
What’s happened to Kit Connor doesn’t just exemplify how pointless and problematic the ‘queerbaiting’ discourse now is but it’s also incredibly biphobic in its nature
People need to both mind their business and simultaneously acknowledge the fact that bi folk exist too!!
you guys rly don’t get to make fun of and belittle kit connor’s experience as a bisexual after the way he was forced to come out and it really fucking sucks to see other bisexuals make fun of him too
I hate that it came from the Heartstopper fandom at all, but the way some of those fans forced him into coming out was just so gross and horrible for him. Kit Connor deserves so much better, and still they won't leave him alone about his sexuality? It's actually disgusting.
— I C Snow – my sight is a sparkle show (@heatherfox1994) July 5, 2023
Heartstopper s2 is coming out at the beginning of August.
Which means you losers are going to be SO NORMAL about/not assholes to Kit Connor, right??? Internet Stop Harassing a Literal Fucking Teenager for No Reason Challenge. Which y'all miserably failed the last few times
a reminder that kit connor would’ve never had to come out if people just assumed he was gay. it’s actually safer to assume and accept everyone as gay because then only straight people would have to come out and they wouldn’t face the same consequences a queer person would ?
speculating someone's sexuality is so so harmful to them, no matter if they're a celebrity or not, they're still human.
just read about kit connor or lauren jauregui, both celebrities who were forced to come out due to speculations and "proof" being spread around by "fans"
Ahead of ‘Heartstopper’ season two, Kit Connor gets honest about coming out and bulking up.
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You should remove the w from your name.
He’s not still going on about this. He was asked in interviews and he answered.
Furthermore its pretty crappy to criticize a literal teen for having feelings about being forced out of a closet
“Privacy”???
Hahahaha!
Privacy is Forbidden!
No one is allowed a private space!
We must know everything about you!
Otherwise, how will you be controlled??
Jesus some of the commenters on queerty are just as gross as the ones who forced him to come out before he’s ready. Its just nasty how y’all are criticizing a child over having feelings about their privacy being violated.
I wonder how y’all would feel if it had happened to you.
Given that you’re a know MAGAt/Reich Wing Shill, you don’t get to have an opinion on any queer subject. Seriously, your mother should have used the wire hanger when she had the chance.
Part of of the issue is Queerty. While the site would have us believe all gay men are 6’2, have abs and no body fat, it feels like it’s a false narrative for the gay community and one that leaves acceptance in the dust. I wish this site’s newsletter would highlight all different shapes and sizes and celebrate all kinds of gay men, not just the drop dead gorgeous. It seems as irresponsible to gay youth to live up to these high expectations as it is to young girls for these blogs and sites to only promote hot people. Maybe Queerty could do their part to help promote different looking gay men. I’ve subscribed for over 2 yrs and each email blast is the same … just wall to wall hot men. I know this is sadly what men click on but gosh, spread the love, please!
Further proof, if any were needed, of the dangers of social media. Why should we have to share every single private thought and every single minute of our private lives with the rest of the planet? No wonder young kids are plagued by so much anxiety. I’m glad I grew up in the 90’s where not every single thought had to be expressed and your pronouns, sexuality, preferences, etc. were still a private matter between you and the person you were shtupping at night. Back then (man, I sound like my grandfather giving one of his “back in my day” speech!) we were raised to validate ourselves, and not seek validation from external sources like the amount of followers you have, or from “representation” and all that poisonous crap.
My advice for young people, STAY AWAY from social media! I have a FB account to keep in touch with friends from all over the globe, but that’s about it. I still refuse to tweet and will definitely not be twerking or sobbing about every sad little detail of my life on TikTok. That’s what my friends are for. They have my back, which is more than I can say about the 8 billion people on the planet who just want to be entertained…doesn’t matter at whose expense.
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There are actors and singers who could legitimately claim they were forced to come out. Like Stephen Gately, who was threatened with exposure by a newspaper, so took the initiative himself. Conner was not “forced” by anyone. He decided to give in to a degree of fan pressure. He could have simply ignored is, as hundreds of performers in his position have done, some for their entire lives. So he needs so stop bleating about his own choices. It looks really lame.
Kit Connor is a bisexual icon. It wasn’t too long ago that ppl, most disappointedly from lgbtq community, that bisexual was a myth. Kit Connor is a bisexual Moses and he will lead the way.
Case in point, I just saw that SATC episode titled “boy, girl, boy, girl” where that stick up her as$ Carrie got offended that guest star Alanis Morrissette kissed her at a party. And it was Miranda who made an offensive Ricky Martin joke when these hags were making fun of bisexuality, sans the queen Samantha who was ahead of her time.
Thank God Kit Connor came into our lives and he is a gift to us all.
I loved the first season – to be specific the gay and lesbian story.
If you watch it you’ll notice the main story is a traditional gay/lesbian being bullied at school – meets potential boyfriend, and then potential new boyfriend has issues being gay (although this is hidden rather clumsily in the story under the guise of his being bisexual, despite us not seeing any evidence at all of his fancying girls, apart from what any gay boy teen goes through! I for example as a completely gay teenager had girlfriends when i was 16 and we had lots of sex. And I wasnt then and most definitely not now, bisexual)
The author has received plaudits and much praise for being so Woke that she probably has issues sleeping cos she is SO wonderful. I mean how does one live with oneself when one is so gorgeous and woke?
So, she’s taken the basic gay teenager at school story, which is very good and very movingly handled, but not remotely original, but it is well told and leaves a nice warm fuzzy feeling in the guts.
Which brings me onto the most woke aspect of the story- the trans story between the straight boy and the trans identified man
I looked into the background of the boy actor who plays the trans-woman and it appears he was horribly bullied at school for being a camp little boy. And as we all know camp gay boys and butch girls these days are not allowed to grow up naturally to become gay and lesbian adults but are put onto the trans conveyor belt. And that is what happened to the boy who plays the trans girl.
In real life he is a camp gay boy who has been transed into a pseudo female.
Back to the story, so here we have:
1) lesbian couple
2) gay teen couple: one gay teen is bullied and one is a jock who thinks he may be bisexual
3) straight boy and trans identified gay male
Now both the lesbian and gay couple are together, which leaves the straight boy and the trans-girl (ie the boy who was gay).
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dwick
He’s still going on about this?
wesley8890
You should remove the w from your name.
He’s not still going on about this. He was asked in interviews and he answered.
Furthermore its pretty crappy to criticize a literal teen for having feelings about being forced out of a closet
bachy
“Privacy”???
Hahahaha!
Privacy is Forbidden!
No one is allowed a private space!
We must know everything about you!
Otherwise, how will you be controlled??
wesley8890
Jesus some of the commenters on queerty are just as gross as the ones who forced him to come out before he’s ready. Its just nasty how y’all are criticizing a child over having feelings about their privacy being violated.
I wonder how y’all would feel if it had happened to you.
CatholicXXX
Kit isn’t bi. He “came out” as bi because of all the hate he was receiving for being a straight man playing a bisexual.
It’s all very calculated.
Fenwick22
This is it exactly!
Jon in Canada
Citations or STFU
Given that you’re a know MAGAt/Reich Wing Shill, you don’t get to have an opinion on any queer subject. Seriously, your mother should have used the wire hanger when she had the chance.
LAnate79
Part of of the issue is Queerty. While the site would have us believe all gay men are 6’2, have abs and no body fat, it feels like it’s a false narrative for the gay community and one that leaves acceptance in the dust. I wish this site’s newsletter would highlight all different shapes and sizes and celebrate all kinds of gay men, not just the drop dead gorgeous. It seems as irresponsible to gay youth to live up to these high expectations as it is to young girls for these blogs and sites to only promote hot people. Maybe Queerty could do their part to help promote different looking gay men. I’ve subscribed for over 2 yrs and each email blast is the same … just wall to wall hot men. I know this is sadly what men click on but gosh, spread the love, please!
GlobeTrotter
Further proof, if any were needed, of the dangers of social media. Why should we have to share every single private thought and every single minute of our private lives with the rest of the planet? No wonder young kids are plagued by so much anxiety. I’m glad I grew up in the 90’s where not every single thought had to be expressed and your pronouns, sexuality, preferences, etc. were still a private matter between you and the person you were shtupping at night. Back then (man, I sound like my grandfather giving one of his “back in my day” speech!) we were raised to validate ourselves, and not seek validation from external sources like the amount of followers you have, or from “representation” and all that poisonous crap.
My advice for young people, STAY AWAY from social media! I have a FB account to keep in touch with friends from all over the globe, but that’s about it. I still refuse to tweet and will definitely not be twerking or sobbing about every sad little detail of my life on TikTok. That’s what my friends are for. They have my back, which is more than I can say about the 8 billion people on the planet who just want to be entertained…doesn’t matter at whose expense.
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Joshooeerr
There are actors and singers who could legitimately claim they were forced to come out. Like Stephen Gately, who was threatened with exposure by a newspaper, so took the initiative himself. Conner was not “forced” by anyone. He decided to give in to a degree of fan pressure. He could have simply ignored is, as hundreds of performers in his position have done, some for their entire lives. So he needs so stop bleating about his own choices. It looks really lame.
Jon in Canada
You don’t know his lived experience, so spare us all the hubris of pretending you do.
cuteguy
Kit Connor is a bisexual icon. It wasn’t too long ago that ppl, most disappointedly from lgbtq community, that bisexual was a myth. Kit Connor is a bisexual Moses and he will lead the way.
Case in point, I just saw that SATC episode titled “boy, girl, boy, girl” where that stick up her as$ Carrie got offended that guest star Alanis Morrissette kissed her at a party. And it was Miranda who made an offensive Ricky Martin joke when these hags were making fun of bisexuality, sans the queen Samantha who was ahead of her time.
Thank God Kit Connor came into our lives and he is a gift to us all.
London_Resistance2
I loved the first season – to be specific the gay and lesbian story.
If you watch it you’ll notice the main story is a traditional gay/lesbian being bullied at school – meets potential boyfriend, and then potential new boyfriend has issues being gay (although this is hidden rather clumsily in the story under the guise of his being bisexual, despite us not seeing any evidence at all of his fancying girls, apart from what any gay boy teen goes through! I for example as a completely gay teenager had girlfriends when i was 16 and we had lots of sex. And I wasnt then and most definitely not now, bisexual)
The author has received plaudits and much praise for being so Woke that she probably has issues sleeping cos she is SO wonderful. I mean how does one live with oneself when one is so gorgeous and woke?
So, she’s taken the basic gay teenager at school story, which is very good and very movingly handled, but not remotely original, but it is well told and leaves a nice warm fuzzy feeling in the guts.
Which brings me onto the most woke aspect of the story- the trans story between the straight boy and the trans identified man
I looked into the background of the boy actor who plays the trans-woman and it appears he was horribly bullied at school for being a camp little boy. And as we all know camp gay boys and butch girls these days are not allowed to grow up naturally to become gay and lesbian adults but are put onto the trans conveyor belt. And that is what happened to the boy who plays the trans girl.
In real life he is a camp gay boy who has been transed into a pseudo female.
Back to the story, so here we have:
1) lesbian couple
2) gay teen couple: one gay teen is bullied and one is a jock who thinks he may be bisexual
3) straight boy and trans identified gay male
Now both the lesbian and gay couple are together, which leaves the straight boy and the trans-girl (ie the boy who was gay).
Can you guess what’s going to happen???
Jim
somebody is a media whore
mastik8
This is great free publicity for the show.