Why the Bisexual Character Buck on TV’s ‘911’ Is So Important
Comments like, “Buck is suddenly gay?” underline the importance of bisexual characters in mainstream media.
Evan “Buck” Buckley, a character on the ABC firefighter show “911,” just kissed a man in the fourth episode of season 7, after only being shown overtly being attracted to women up until that point. People all over the internet are losing their minds for different reasons.
What’s the Drama?
Many 911 fans like myself picked up on the subtle hints the show dropped over the years that Buck might not be as straight as we (or even he) thought. We are thrilled he’s finally exploring this other side to his identity.
In fact, Oliver Stark, the actor who plays Buck, confirmed this theory to TVLine:
“There have been crumbs for years and years. If you look back, and I don’t know if it was even intentional from anybody in the moment, I think that the thread is there throughout. So coming to this moment now is really exciting and deserved and earned…
I honestly believe that, and I’ve probably believed for a long time that we should end up in this place. I withdrew myself a lot from social media because you would see these things [about…
