Show creator Alice Oseman says she hopes her own coming out experience can help young people like her.
Alice Oseman , hopes the show's storylines help "people to see they're not alone"In its first season, Heartstopper received huge amounts of praise for showing what it's like to come out when you're young.And the show's second season takes things a step further by including a character coming out as asexual.
She identifies as asexual and aromantic - a term for people who say they don't feel romantic connections. Alice says she's proud of the visibility Heartstopper's brought to a range of sexualities and gender identities."It helps people see that they're not alone," she says."It promotes empathy and compassion for other people. We need to understand that all kinds of people can be the hero of the story."More representation on TV shows is something model and asexual activist Yasmin Benoit says would have helped her too.
"Whereas if you're coming out as something and people don't know what you're talking about, that's a lot harder for them to accept."Yasmin says people still have harmful misconceptions about what asexuality means
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