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 both girls and guys. My style of fashion, the interaction with the girls, and the personality never obtained an alleged “bisexual” the message that I thought that existed — that is opposed to the traditional feminine codes ‘, so I thought that it was just a phase. 100 made me realize otherwise.
100‘s LGBTQ+ representation also helped dismantle several inaccurate myths about the people within the bisexual community. With so many LGBTQ+ shows only portrays the limited representation of the community, a myriad of sexualities and genders are often stereotyped due to the lack of representation and knowledge. For the longest time, I internally struggled with whether I was really bisexual because even though I liked both girls and guys, I didn’t have a 50-50 divide in the attraction. Clarke and Lexa helped me to realize that this was a misconception about bisexuals.
Because Clarke and Lexa’s sexuality does not evolve the plot in any way, but rather to make them more realistic and complex characters, there was no further discussion that confirmed or denied the sexuality of these characters. Nor the character explains his sexuality and how it is shaped and defined over the years. Their sexuality was not a great thing. Just as it should be in real life.
Not to spend countless episodes to explain or justify the sexuality of LGBTQ+ characters to normalize them as so many shows do, 100 it reminded me that sexuality is only a small aspect of who you are. This realization was huge for me, as I often fear that my sexuality would define to me if and when I came out as bisexual.
Finally, 100 opened my eyes to the fact that for people to view the LGBTQ+ community in the same way that the view of the staircase of the community, they need to be portrayed on TELEVISION not only as a representation of their sexuality, but by his experience as complex individuals. If LGBTQ+ characters are seen as special or controversial on tv, are they to be treated as such in real life. With that there is no judgment, doubts or reservations about Clarke and Lexa 100 he showed me how broken the society is to stigmatize and discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. Realizing this, I felt driven to advocate for LGBTQ+ equality, even before it fully became a part of the LGBTQ+ community myself. In general, 100 has helped me not only to learn about the LGBTQ+ community, but the embrace of my own sexuality.
