It Chapter Two
Richie Wasn't Gay In The Book In the IT book, Richie does, indeed, center a lot of his attention on teasing Eddie — even calling him " cute " on many occasions. Given Eddie's dysfunctional relationship with his mother, however, the IT book never conveyed it as anything more than the savage mockery that Richie became famous for. Richie and Eddie, from Derry, Maine, have been best friends since kindergarten. They met through their friend, Bill Denbrough. Reddie
The story between Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak was at the heart of IT Chapter Two, and we're breaking it down. Long before the internet decided evil shapeshifting clown Pennywise was gay and dating the Babadook , many queer Stephen King fans regarded his novel It with a certain amount of dread. Yet the real surprise of It Chapter Two is that Adrian and Don are not the only queer characters onscreen. Is Richie From IT Gay In The Book?
I was a little taken aback by the decision to make Richie gay over Eddie. I feel like of the two, Eddie is probably more queer/gay-coded in the novel AND miniseries than Richie is. In the novel, Richie mentioned how he could have unknowingly fathered children, where Eddie seems to angrily gloss over the entire subject. You cannot complain that I did not give you a spoiler warning on this one. Of all the articles I expected to write about IT Chapter Two , I can definitely say that writing about how they made the relationship between Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak canonically romantic was not one of them. 
Director Andy Muschietti on IT Chapter 2's LGBTQ Themes
Reddie is the slash ship between Richard "Richie" Tozier and Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak from the IT fandom. Richie and Eddie, from Derry, Maine, have been best friends since kindergarten. They met through their friend, Bill Denbrough. Ever since they were children, they bicker and tease each other. Richie always calls Eddie "Eds" or "Eddie Spaghetti" and has even called him "Eddie my love." He. Warning: spoilers for IT Chapter Two which is now in theaters. The demented, dancing clown's return from his lair deep inside the town's sewers forces the seven childhood members of the Losers Club -- now, all struggling adults spread across the country -- to reunite and face fears they have long forgotten or attempted to bury in the two-plus decades since.
So what was the deal with Eddie?
This is the closest the film comes to overtly addressing whether Richie's love for Eddie was more than just platonic. Check out IGN's review of IT Chapter Two below. The sequel comes two years after the adaptation of the novel that starred Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise, a character who taunted a group of kids known as the "Losers Club. Played by Finn Wolfhard Stranger Things in the first film, Richie is played by Bill Hader in the sequel, and his character has gone through a lot in the years since.
Let’s Talk About Richie and Eddie In IT Chapter Two
In IT Chapter 2, Pennywise has control over Richie because he knows that he is in love with Eddie Kaspbrak (who is played by James Ransone in the sequel). There are scenes of Richie being bullied for showing the slightest bit of interest in a boy at an arcade, and he's even seen carving his and Eddie's initials into a tree in flashbacks. . The book and queer subtext
In Muschietti’s interpretation, “Richie is gay and he’s always had a thing for Eddie. . 
It Chapter Two Reckons with Stephen King’s Troubling
Bill Hader as Richie Tozier (L) and James Ransone as Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter 2. Warner Bros. The below article contains major spoilers for It Chapter Two. Long before the internet decided evil shapeshifting clown Pennywise was gay (and dating the Babadook), many queer Stephen King fans regarded his novel It with a certain amount of dread. .