Is Riverdale's Cheryl Blossom Bisexual?
From boy-next-door hunk Kevin Keller to cheerleader Cheryl Blossom, we've compiled a list of every gay and bisexual character in The CW show Riverdale. By Daniel Megarry. The hit American drama, based on the iconic Archie Comics characters, has garnered a large queer following over three seasons thanks to its attractive cast, copious amounts of drama, and its acceptance of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters. A definitive list of every LGBTQ character in Riverdale
Cheryl Blossom was introduced in in Betty and Veronica #[1] as a third love interest for Archie Andrews, but she and her brother Jason disappeared two years later. One of the reasons she disappeared at first was because she was deemed too sexual for a children's comic. [2]. Cheryl Blossom was introduced in in Betty and Veronica [ 1 ] as a third love interest for Archie Andrews , but she and her brother Jason disappeared two years later. One of the reasons she disappeared at first was because she was deemed too sexual for a children's comic. 
What Riverdale gets right about male sexuality
Riverdale's own mean girl Cheryl Blossom has gone through quite the journey on her way to her realising her sexuality and starting a relationship with a bisexual character, Toni Topaz. In season one of CW's steamy take on Archie comics, Riverdale , Cheryl Blossom went from bubbly redhead to twincesty gothic princesss, longing for her dead brother Jason, and attempting to shut down her rivals with a cutting glance, a withering one-liner, or a hip-shimmying dance battle. But in the series' hotly anticipated season two, actress Madelaine Petsch promises we'll see a slightly softer side to Cheryl Blossom.
Cheryl Blossom
Season one hinted she was maybe a bit too close to her twin brother, Jason. And she made out with a random male football player during Archie's ill-fated house party. So viewers could assume Cheryl is straight. Archie Comics continues its impressive confrontation of relevant social and political topics in this month's new issue of Life With Archie , in which one of Riverdale's citizens goes through treatment for breast cancer. That character is Cheryl Blossom , the redheaded spoiler in Betty and Veronica's love triangle with Archie. 
'Life With Archie' Confronts Breast Cancer in Cheryl Blossom
She is not above using dirty tactics to attract the boys in Riverdale or any town for that matter! Cheryl lives in Pembrooke, an upper-class neighborhood that looks down on the “townies” of Riverdale High. This feud between the two towns further fuels the battles between Cheryl and Veronica. Riverdale, the CW series based on Archie comics has gained a huge queer following, all thanks to its amazing plotlines, attractive cast, copious drama, and most importantly, how accepting it is of the queer community. Kevin Keller, son of Riverdale Sheriff is a boy-next-door who appears as the first openly gay character of the series.
Cheryl Blossom
Blossom was also one of the first comic book characters to be openly bisexual. Despite her flaws, Blossom is a popular character and has been featured in many Archie Comics spin-offs, including “Archie’s Girls Betty and Veronica” and “Jughead and the Beanies”. . The Queer Portrayal In Riverdale Is Good Or Is It Just Harmful?
Cheryl Blossom was ranked 92nd in Comics Buyer’s Guide’s Sexiest Women in Comics and was one of five Archie Comics characters to make the list. Despite consistently trumping both Betty and Veronica for male attention in the comics, Cheryl finished lower on this list than her better-known rivals. . 
Cheryl Blossom
Additionally, the series saw the publisher's first gay marriage when Kevin Keller married his husband Clay, who Kevin met while serving in the U.S. military. It's in this possible future that Cheryl finds herself battling breast cancer. .