After dealing with suicide, alcoholism, and teen pregnancy 40-year-old comic strip Funky Winkerbean will include a story arc about gay couple at Tom Batiuk’s fictional Westivew High School.
Batiuk has been known as a compelling comic strip writer who has featured story lines based on real life serious topics such as teen pregnancy, suicide, cancer, alcoholism, ad other issues. But this time, Batiuk was compelled to write about gay teenagers after sitting in on classes at his old high school. In response to his new story line, Batiuk mentions,
I see how the younger generation’s attitude toward gays is more open and accepting than that of their predecessors. It shows promise that this emerging generation will one day bring this cultural war to an end, Continue reading Classic Comic Strip Features Gay Teen Story
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