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This page is for the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) characters of the series. It also included a plot element that left many fans — particularly young lesbian fans — distraught and angry. But there was one plot point that left lesbian fans of the relationship between Clarke and Lexa reeling.
Homosexuality?
This is actually one of the things that The did perfectly and it doesn't get talked about enough. Some will say that the LGBTQ stuff gets thrown in your face, some will say they don't get represented enough. In The , there are openly gay and bi characters. None of the characters make a big deal about it, it isn't a major plot line. The The story of Clarke and Lexa their relationship also known as Clexa in The is one of the most infamous and controversial queer relationships ever to make it onto mainstream television. ‘The 100’s Queer Heartthrob Is Getting More Storylines In
Spoiler Alert: Do not read any further if you don’t want know what happened on Wednesday’s episode of “The ” The CW has its first LGBT lead character of the season. Set 97 years after nuclear war destroyed civilization and all of humanity relocated to a space station, The follows a group of juvenile delinquents sent to Earth so as to repopulate the planet. Among those sent to Earth is Octavia. The 100
The CW’s Emmy-nominated hit show The is gearing up for it’s fifth season, and while its history of queer inclusion has been a contentious issue (see: Clexa), queer character Nathan Miller (played by Canadian actor Jarod Joseph) will see in increased focus on his storyline this spring. . CW's 'The 100' Reveals LGBT Lead Character
There continues to be a real fever pitch of advocacy around LGBT representation on TV. I believe eight gay characters have been killed on TV this year. . 
The 100, Lexa & LGBTQ+ Representation on TV
With a severe lack of three-dimensional queer characters on tv, the death of these complex characters serves a blow to the community. As stated on Autostraddle, more than lesbian and bisexual women have been killed off on TV shows and as this list keeps growing, the mainstream begins to unify the idea of gays and death together. .
'The 100' LGBT Controversy
I’m curious about that now. In any case, The features so many nuanced female characters, that I find it difficult to criticize the portrayal of any one, since there’s such a variety. .
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The decision — and the later identification of other characters, like Nathan Miller (Jarod Joseph), as gay — was simply world-building, and solely within the world of The .