In recent years, people have wanted to see more television that is reflected in their own lives, as well as the lives of the people around them. As a result, LGBTQ+ representation on television has exploded with an explosion in quality and variety, which allows for greater visibility and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community.
An exhibition of this type is 100. The post-apocalyptic series has always portrayed various franca and the characters, especially the women, since its debut. But in the second season, the series took the character representation to the next level when it introduced two bisexual characters — Clarke and Lexa. 100 it marked a milestone in LGBTQ+ representation that helped me to discover and come out as bisexual.
In the episode, “Bodyguard of Lies,” Clarke and Lexa share a kiss after a brief argument, and, finally, in the third season they become lovers. And, although the two characters meet in and of itself was nothing special, the fact that 100 decided to use the sexuality as part of the development of the character instead of as a story device it was amazing.
Survival is everything in 100but Clarke and Lexa do not need each other to survive. It is for this reason that there was no obvious signs that indicated that they were LGBTQ+. Because of Hollywood’s representation of LGBTQ+ characters that are skewed in the past, which is often associated with LGBTQ+ people with specific traits and characteristics. 100 it helped me realize that I should not automatically assume that no one’s sexuality due to which a person may be part of the LGBTQ+ community. See Clarke and Lexa, it also allowed me to be more open-minded about my own sexuality. Until I saw it 100I never thought that I could be bisexual since I never showed “stereotypical” signs that I thought that indicates bisexuality, in addition to like bot