You know, I'm looking around at all the queer content we're getting, and I'm thinking to myself: where are the adults? I'm looking to see queer characters that I can relate to as an adult navigating the adult world, not as a queer kid coming out in high school.'įor Eichner, writing Bros (Stoller came to him with the relatively thin idea of a gay rom-com, and allowed him to craft the storyline from there), was a cathartic experience.
He continues: “Although shows like Heartstopper are wonderful and I'm so happy they exist, I don't relate to that either.