Is queerbaiting valid criticism or gatekeeping? (Kit Connor from Heartstopper, YA authors, and me)

Get exclusive NordVPN deal here: https://nordvpn.com/withcindy It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! 🏳️‍🌈 With Kit Connor recently trending on Twitter due to accusations of queerbaiting, I thought it’d be interesting to do a discussion video on this topic, looking back on the Heartstopper actor quitting Twitter, Becky Albertalli being forced to come out, and my own experiences navigating scrutiny with the LGBT+ community. I don’t claim to have any answers, rather these are just questions for us to consider. How much of their private lives do creators owe if they profit off of queer content? Who has the authority to tell queer stories? How do we differentiate between protecting a marginalized community versus gatekeeping people from freely exploring their identities? And most importantly, is my camera homophobic because it keeps running out of battery? TIMESTAMPS ⌛ 0:00 - Intro ⌛ 01:00 - NordVPN [ad] ⌛ 02:07 - Context for this video ⌛ 02:48 - What is queerbaiting? ⌛ 04:05 - Kit Connor and actors ⌛ 09:23 - Becky Albertalli and authors ⌛ 15:35 - My experience WATCH SIMILAR VIDEOS 🎬 Drama With Cindy Playlist:    • drama with cindy 🍵   SOCIAL LINKS 📖 goodreads:   / readwithcindy   📸 instagram:   / readwithcindy   🎬 letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/withcindy 🎵 tiktok:   / readwithcindy   🐦 twitter:   / readwithcindy   Read my FAQ before contacting me: https://withcindy.carrd.co/#faq MISC LINKS 👚 my merch shop: https://shopwithcindy.com 💸 my fave books & youtube gear: https://www.amazon.com/shop/withcindy 🎵 my bookish playlists: https://sptfy.com/d463 ☕ donate a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/withcindy DISCOUNTS 📚 Get your first BOTM box for $9.99 with code READWITHCINDY: https://www.bookofthemonth.com/?utm_s... 🍔 $30 off Doordash: https://drd.sh/0ydEBW 🍔 $20 off Uber eats: Use code eats-cindyp7441ui 🚗 $5 in Lyft ride credit: Use code CINDY836483 🚗 $2 off each of your first 3 Uber rides: Use code CINDYP7441UI For my full list of discounts: https://withcindy.carrd.co/#discounts CREDITS 🎵 music: boy bi - mad tsai 🖌️ intro art: instagram.com/moiemoii 🖌️ outro art: instagram.com/coco.choon BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌 cindycancreate@gmail.com *Please read my FAQ before contacting me at https://withcindy.carrd.co/#faq #dramawithcindy