Is richie from it gay

Even though Richie from IT isn't gay in the books, which were written during a time in which being LGTBQ+ was less permissible, it ultimately doesn't matter, and the horror film handled this aspect of the character with aplomb. One loser, however, reveals some surprising truths about his personal life in the film, leaving fans reeling. Some fans are questioning what this could all mean, and whether this has come from the original source material by Stephen King. He is bullied and forced to leave an arcade after trying to ask a boy to play video games with him, and he is spotted scratching his initials into a fence, as if he is waiting for someone to complete the etching.

The idea of Richie being gay is not completely absent from the book version of IT. Stephen King did hint at Richie's sexuality subtly throughout the text, but it was screenwriter Gary Dauberman's decision to make it more of a storyline in the movie. By Joelle Monique. In an act of love, defiance and desperation, the Losers Club have an orgy in a sewer. The purpose of the act was meant to express love in the darkest hour.

It Chapter Two made text what had only been subtext in Stephen King's original book: wise-cracking Losers' Club member Richie Tozier is a gay man, and has romantic feelings for his fellow. You cannot complain that I did not give you a spoiler warning on this one. Of all the articles I expected to write about IT Chapter Two , I can definitely say that writing about how they made the relationship between Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak canonically romantic was not one of them. I had hoped that the film might dive into the subtext for both characters, but I never actually thought that director Andy Muschietti and screenwriter Gary Dauberman would actually make their relationship canon, with little to no room for argument.

Stephen King confirmed to Vanity Fair that he didn't intend Richie to be gay in the novel. I liked that they kept it subtle, it felt like the only restrained thing in a movie that is often too unsubtle. By Marc Malkin. Senior Editor, Culture and Events. I think Stephen King said he never thought of it that way but he likes the interpretation.