Representations of Queer Youth - Critical Media Project (Skye Rose Sampsel) by Skye Rose Sampsel

Heartstopper

jmurphy2327_ — 2025-03-18 17:28:24 UTC

The main character is charlie spring. He is a young gay boy learning about himself.

I think this is not an authentic representation of a young queer kid because it shows gay romance as a fairy tale storie. It doesn't really show the real struggles of queer conflict until the 3rd season. I think the authors write them as fairy tale stories because that's how they wish their world was.

Alex Nunez

sampsel1 — 2025-03-18 17:48:39 UTC

Alex Nunez was a girl from the show Degrassi. She was a young lesbian girl.

I think this was an authentic representation because it shows the struggles of being a queer young kid in this world that we live in.

Girl In Red

sampsel1 — 2025-03-18 17:51:17 UTC

This is an artist named girl in red. She sings songs about her love and queerness.

This is not an authentic representation because it makes queerness seem like a fairy tale but then again it also shows the struggles of being gay in this world.

Girls Like Girls

sampsel1 — 2025-03-18 17:53:08 UTC

This is Hayley Kiyoko. She sings the song girls like girls. It is about a young gay girl figuring out her love for another girl.

This song is authentic because it shows the real life struggles of being gay dealing with homophobia.

Elemental

sampsel1 — 2025-03-18 17:56:54 UTC

This is Lake and Ghibli. They are from the movie Elemental. It is a Pixar movie. They are lesbian.

I cant tell if this is an authentic representation because it doesn't really show that much of their relationships.

Strange World

sampsel1 — 2025-03-18 18:01:03 UTC

This is Strange World. The gay couple is Ethan and Diazo.

I think this is an authentic representation of queer youth because it shows The characters as being nervous to talk to earth other and I think that happens alot for anyone.

Fabiola from Never Have I Ever

sampsel1 — 2025-03-18 18:05:34 UTC

This is Fabiola Torres. She is a gay girl from the show never have I ever. She is struggling to find out who she is and express herself to her friends and family.

I think this is a good representation of Queer youth because It shows the struggles that she deals with in coming out and getting through big feelings.

She Drives Me Crazy

sampsel1 — 2025-03-19 17:41:28 UTC

Scottie Zajac is the main character of the book she drives me crazy by Kelly Quindlen. Scottie is a lesbian basketball player who tries to get over or back at her ex girlfriend by fake dating someone else.

I think this is a authentic representation of queer youth because it explores the different ways that people struggle with break ups and ex girlfriends.

Storks

sampsel1 — 2025-03-19 17:43:12 UTC

There is briefly a lesbian couple in the movie storks.

I think though this is a short scene it is still authentic because it shows the lesbian couple getting their baby from the storks because they technically cant have babies together.

Buzz Lightyear the movie

sampsel1 — 2025-03-19 17:44:58 UTC

Alisha Hawthorne Is married to her wife and they have a child together.

I think this can be an authentic representation because queer people can have a happy healthy relationship.

Nimona

sampsel1 — 2025-04-15 17:16:58 UTC

Nimona is the name of a book, about a young non binary kid named Nimona

I believe that this is a authentic representation of queer because it shows them as a young queer non binary person.

Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood

sampsel1 — 2025-04-15 17:35:54 UTC

Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane are a couple from the show Shadowhunters, They are also in the book city of Bones series and the movie The Mortal Instruments.

I think that this is an authentic representation of queer youth in media because it shows the struggles of coming out and homophobia from family.