Stories about young queer people coming of age and finding love have touched people across age and identity, bringing healing after the AIDS crisis and harsh upbringings.
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A common question goes something like: how do I get my child to read something other than comics or graphic novels? But the answer might be: you don’t have to.
Heartstopper is a celebration of ‘queer joy’ that uses the imaginative intimacy of graphic novels to invite the reader into its tight-knit world.
Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act prevented teachers in schools from promoting the acceptability of homosexuality as a ‘pretended family relationship’.
Although under represented in research, about one third of people with an eating disorder are male. Netflix show Heartstopper explores this in season two.
Royal romances have been popular teen fantasies since The Princess Diaries – and earlier. Now, smash-hits like Red, White and Royal Blue are part of a wider queer young adult fiction boom.
LGBTIQ people watching Heartstopper are reporting feeling anger, grief, and sadness as they compared the show to their own relatively painful adolescence. Here’s how to navigate those feelings.
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Lecturer in Education (Literacy and Language), Deakin University
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Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Associate Professor of English, Towson University
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Clinical psychologist, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Inclusive Education, PVC Dean Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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PhD Candidate, Children's Literature, University of Newcastle; University of Tasmania