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‘9-1-1’ Committed to a Homosexual Character. Will Other Shows Follow Suit?
When TV series 9-1-1aired its 100th episode on April 4, the Los Angeles-set ABC firefighter drama, known for pitting its characters against tsunamis and hijacked cruise ships, did something so wild, so unexpected, that even day-one fans were left shocked: They had one of their main characters kiss another man.
The main character in question — self-avowed reformed sex addict Buck (Oliver Stark) — has been a fan favorite since the Ryan Murphy series premiered in 2018. The childish firefighter quickly became famous for his womanizing ways, which were often contrasted with his deep and meaningful friendship with fellow firefighter Eddie Diaz (Ryan Guzman). The two work together, hang out together, and eventually develop such a devoted friendship that Buck becomes a second parent to Eddie’s son, Christopher.
Online, Buck has also become a popular ethics for viewers to peruse as queer. They “ship” him — want him to be in a romantic relationship — with Eddie. While the newest season of 9-1-1 doesn’t observe Buck get together with Eddie, b
Why 9-1-1's historic decision to make Buck queer was seven years in the making
For seven seasons,9-1-1 fans have been calling on the showrunners to form the queer-coded character Evan 'Buck' Buckley explicitly queer – and to my huge surprise, it's finally happened.
Season seven episode four, 'Buck, Bothered and Bewildered', saw the character grow jealous over Eddie Diaz's new friendship with Tommy Kinard, only for Buck to perceive by the end that it was never Eddie's friendship he was worried about but rather Tommy's attention, and the pair kissed.
Fans have fallen in love with the nature of Buck (played by Oliver Stark) over the past seven years, acknowledging his tender heart and willingness to jump without thinking for those he loves. Many have also argued that the ethics has long been queer-coded – when a character's sexual orientation is implied by significant subtext without being stated outright – using canonical moments from across the seven seasons in their arguments.
Think back to the early seasons, and how Eddie Diaz's introduction to the 118 came from Buck's poin
The Buck Harris Collection
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First promotional poster, March, 1993
In the Cleveland Gay Self-acceptance Parade, ca. 1995
Buck on the air, c. 1994.
Gay 90's advertising postcard mocking the "gay agenda".
Reactionary billboard in Old Brooklyn.
The Buck Harris Collection is a collection of artifacts, media and memorabilia originally gathered by Buck Harris, a leading figure of Cleveland's gay rights movement during the 1980’s and 1990’s perhaps best known for his ground-breaking AM radio show, “The Gay 90’s with Buck Harris”.
During the 1980’s, he was appointed by then-Governor Richard Celeste as Ohio’s gay health liaison, the first such position in the United States. He developed a training program for HIV counselors, led sex education workshops at the Cleveland Health Museum and taught safe sex at gay bathhouses and bars, distributed literature, raised funds for AIDS explore, and eventually earned a commendation from the Ohio State Senate. He served as interim director of what is now the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, and helped to found the Ohio AIDS Coalition.
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Is Buck Gay on 9-1-1? Oliver Stark Confirms His Character’s Sexuality
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9-1-1 fans are one step closer to Buddie. After his kiss with with Tommy in Season 7, Episode 4, fans possess had countless questions about Buck’s sexuality on 9-1-1and what’s next for the character’s romantic-life (and whether it could include another firefighter viewers have been shipping him with for years.)
Evan “Buck” Buckley, is a firefighter at the Los Angeles Fire Department’s fictional Station 118 in 9-1-1. The series, which premiered in 2018 and also includes spin-off 9-1-1: Lone Star, follows the personal and professional lives of first responders — including police officers, paramedics, and dispatchers — in Los Angeles, California.
Buck, who is also the brother of 9-1-1 operator and trained nurse Maddie Buckley, is one of five remaining original characters on 9-1-1, along with LAPD patrol sergeant A
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