We have Robin who is gay but I feel like if Will is gsy too then that would be overkill for the time period. It's like when a movie takes place in the past and there's a white character who displays modern sensibilities toward black characters that you know weren't common for the time. It comes across as the white screenwriter trying to make themselves feel better or absolve themselves of any guilt from the past.
It's the same as when I watched a show a few years back called The Alienist. It's supposed to take place in the 1890s but some of the characters had 21st century sensibilities. That kind of thing takes me out of the show.
There have been gay people since the beginning of time, I went to high school in the 80's and knew more than a couple gay people, had a gay teacher. It's not unrealistic at all.
S04.E02: Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse
in Stranger Things
There have been gay people since the beginning of time, I went to high school in the 80's and knew more than a couple gay people, had a gay teacher. It's not unrealistic at all.