Reading Trials of Apollo Reviews From Homophobic Parents And Losing My Mind

[@InquieteNightshade]

“Mr. Riordan, you have lost my business” I can assure you that he doesn’t care.

[@mysicv5949]

I know right?! Like do they think that he cares about one homophonic idiot at all?

[@daegaliii]

maybe even glad

[@Mercury732]

🤣 so true

[@sallylovests]

fr hes a millionaire

[@ThatEveAlbynn]

Hah

[@Dakota_The_Apollo_Kid]

I loved how Apollo was like: wa- y’all mortals hiding being gay?

[@zoharamitai8719]

*Other books with non straight MC's:* and that's my big secret.. I'm.. gay. *Lester/Apollo:* Oh that's supposed to be A SECRET? That's not the norm? Mortals are weird

[@squidsurge71]

Mortals are exceedingly weird

[@willsolacemahsaamini8681]

Dad's right

[@ella53211]

Mortals are crazy

[@uwuimboredhi4584]

@@willsolacemahsaamini8681 hows nico doing

[@willsolacemahsaamini8681]

@@uwuimboredhi4584 cool

[@daphonaisetoastonice5872]

Adults: we don't want gay in these Greek mythological books The gods: lol

[@Maritmus]

these adults probably know shit about mythology, fr

[@knowhatnot347]

Literally not possible. The amount of characters you’d have to take out is wild😂

[@The-Pan-Demigod]

imagine what would happen if they read actual Greek Mythology. Now THAT would be entertaining.

[@jonathangray5840]

yea they were gay i guess i mean only in the sense that little boys were the ones that it was socially acceptable. dont believe me look up ancient greece pederasty. its sick and trying to argue that homosexuality was common or supported in ancient greece is ignorant and id love to see an actual source of when homosexuality was acceptable. this is about the only time it was common which is a sick thing to think about. become a mythologist i guess before you jump head first into blind rewriting of history to support this agenda. kinda sad man

[@jonathangray5840]

@@The-Pan-Demigod please state one time being gay was openly accepted in greek mythology. i can. its honestly disgusting. ancient greece had pederasty. if it sounds like another bad word you know its because its the same thing

[@bookishstufftoreadabout3107]

“What is the LGBTQ+ agenda?” 1. Try not to get hate crimed 2. Try not to get yelled at 3. Make sure no one finds out we’re secretly dragons

[@andpeggy4938]

Shhh no one mustknow about our double lives 🤣

[@jessewells6216]

SSSHHHHH

[@bakthihapuarachchi3447]

Huh. Found the lizard people

[@mysicv5949]

At least they don’t know about the glitter parties on the weekends

[@Jospeh378]

Gay has been accepted for centuries

[@GTrevise]

Im curious if any of these parents have actually studied Greek mythology. Theres lgbtq+ stories all over the place. Plus zeus turning into an animal to sneak behind heras back

[@GTrevise]

@@Unclaimeddemigod Definitely. I would kind understand if parents didn't want their kids to read because of the mythological representation. Most of the Gods are the absolute worst

[@tommcg927]

@The worst channel on KZbin that's because there were plenty of ancient cities that didn't last and there are plenty of "gay" cities if what you mean by gay cities you mean cities that haven't treated gay people like shit for example the other cities in Greece such as Athens, Athens was pretty gay friendly and they are still around the same thing for Rome and the Roman cities they founded they were pretty gay friendly until the end of the Roman empire and find it kinda interesting that 2/3 of the cities you said weren't real cities and only existed in the bible you were only able to give one example of a city that was gay friendly that fell and of course it did no city that is about 3000 years old stays very significant for those 3000 years and it probably the most powerful city state in the world for hundreds of years while it was gay friendly that's pretty impressive if you ask me in fact it almost seems like the most powerful ancient civilizations were pretty gay friendly but yeah

[@BestFriendsWhoLiveTogether]

The Ancient Greeks weren’t homophobic at all. They didn’t even have the concept of ‘gay’ because it was just a regular thing. I actually think that that is better - we don’t need these labels

[@rachel6239]

a city that was around thousands of years ago isn't around today OH it was because they had gay people that makes SO MUCH SENSE

[@guiltypleasure2087]

@@BestFriendsWhoLiveTogether I absolutely agree

[@berengustav7714]

"His earlier books didn't have a message!" Tyson is literally representation for the mentally impaired. Ares Cabin is mostly beefy girls,the only demigod who beat Luke is a tomboy...."You could never beat me,Luke!"

[@isobelmiller7464]

Not to mention ADHD and dyslexia

[@HugeEPICandPJOfan]

And Sam wearing a hijab

[@LeoValdez-9]

And you’ve got Hazel being black, Leo being Mexican, Piper being Native Cherokee and Sam having a hijab. More diversity

[@berengustav7714]

@@HugeEPICandPJOfan I'm talking about the first 3 from 2005 -2007.

[@berengustav7714]

These people would HATE Titan's Curse if it came out now,since Percy gets owned by Atlas and he has to hold a weight in place,while strong independent women fight Atlas and Luke.

[@cloverleaf9885]

"Theres too much of this LGBTQ stuff online these days, I don't want it turning my kids gay" Ah yes, because I grew up with only heterosexual representation on media and I'm now magically straight!

[@cloverleaf9885]

@that Tom brady guy I do agree that if you are part of the community but do not know it, it can help you realise and it can help you find yourself.

[@cloverleaf9885]

@that Tom brady guy I apologize if this comes off as rude but I do not choose who I am in love with and neither does anyone. Love is something that you cannot control. Yes, you can decide if you have fallen in love or not but the actual feelings behind it are not a choice.

[@cloverleaf9885]

@that Tom brady guy I do respect your opinions, I personally believe that we were born to live, to love if we want to and who we want to. To be who we want to be.

[@angelaliu9058]

@Griddy boy dO yOu HaVe PrOoF oF tHaT

[@Biggrugger97]

@@cloverleaf9885 I'm sorry but even though u can't help who u love choosing to sleep with the same sex is a choice but that's not a bad thing it's just a choice u made I know people that switch back to the opposite sex so liking the genders U wanna be with is by choice

[@lorenacia7579]

I watched a lot of Winx when I was a kid, now I'm a fairy.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

how I wish it worked that way

[@Clone_Captain_Rex]

@@UnclaimeddemigodI mean, I watched the lord of the rings about 7 times, and I don‘t grow much, like to eat, and I have big feet-

[@missyk2454]

I was obsessed with Harry Potter, now I'm a witch (sorta spiritually practicing way) but I also can absolutely do physical magic now 🤔

[@v_111]

sometimes i prefer in books when not straight characters' sexualities dont add too much to the story because that way its like its a normal thing that doesnt change the person much which is realistic

[@Sanas_Shy_Language]

unless its a romance ig-

[@moirainabox4367]

Yes. Good opinion.

[@Anvi.di.Angelo10]

Yay same. In general I dislike when the whole point of a story is just about the relationship. It might be because I simply don’t really like stories about romance and prefer when the story has an interesting plot and the romance just exists in the background for you to fangirl over without being to in your face but I just think it’s better and feels more natural if the romance, sexuality and such are the B plot and the main plot is action and fantasy

[@GreatSedan21]

When a side character just gets a partner of the same gender: Oh, that’s cool *continue the rest of the story*

[@FlamesongsLemons]

I love Brandon Sanderson cuz he's been trying to do that Kimmalyn from Skyward has a Girlfriend

[@fritzmarie6523]

Person: didn't like the book because of violence Me: have you read anything about Greek and or Roman mythology

[@rachel6239]

like it isn't even a particularly violent book. No one even dies, im pretty sure.

[@dylantennant6594]

In Hidden Oracle, no. Maybe I could understand if it was a review of Burning Maze, but Hidden Oracle and Dark Prophecy are pretty tame by comparison. Especially sense Hidden Oracle and Sword of Summer came out the same year, and Sword of Summer was not shy with the violence, which make sense. If you think Greeks can be violent, just read Norse myth.

[@Jaydum_Edits]

​@@dylantennant6594fr

[@ElizabethJames-rw7tl]

exactly

[@kpp_123]

Hyacinth dying of a disk. Percy getting killed twenty four seven. Sally getting obliterated by a minotaur. Nico and his trauma. How Zoe died. Bianca: 😶

[@JAMIOO]

Zeus: constantly harassing women and cheating on his wife > 😐 Hades: married his niece > 😐 Rick: makes a gay character > 🤬😡

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

people be like that

[@Melivatrachos]

hera was also zeus’s sister🎉

[@ElizabethJames-rw7tl]

yeah so they don't complain about that and also... Apollo is gay, that wind god is gay in Ancient Greece they didn't care about genders so much, if it was a human and you liked them you could date them, nowadays the parents think it is "bad" to read this.

[@07JoannaB]

It wasn’t just cheating with women, men too

[@normpe2851]

Poseidon: sexually assaulted his own sister😐😐😐

[@BlueButterfly1134]

For all those people who expected Apollo not to be bisexual (who thinks Rick made him that way) : You might want to check out the roots of the word "hyacinth"

[@sophieAllAlong-15]

the way ppl actually just said "he turned him gay!!!!" and sounded like idiots

[@DragonMoonFNAF]

For real lol

[@percabethsolangelo4]

Oh i thought he was pansexual idk

[@purbasapanigrahi3389]

I like the fact that apollos sexality is just their it doesn't add to the plot and it is not treat it as a big thing it is normal like it should be

[@dylantennant6594]

Yeah. It’s more the fact that every relationship he’s had has been an absolute train wreck. I like using Apollo as a positive role model for pansexuality, but he seriously sucks at finding someone without them dying, turning into plant life or all of the above.

[@sparrowpillow]

@@dylantennant6594 Lester: oh hey love interest! *dies*

[@ayemc84]

"normal" have all your lovers dying or becoming trees is not normal 😂

[@ankanand]

@@dylantennant6594Apollo is bi, actually

[@LizaaFernando]

i mean how many of his lovers have just jumped off a cliff again?!

[@ImASimp32]

I got my homophobic nana to buy me the complete hardcover boxed set of the trials of Apollo books for Christmas a while ago and she still has no idea lmao. Truly one of my greatest achievements

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

ICONIC BEHAVIOR

[@ImASimp32]

@@Unclaimeddemigod ty ☺️

[@percabethsolangelo4]

SLAYYY

[@missmultipleaffairs]

These parents are going to have a seizure over The Sun and The Star 😂

[@Cabin_11_]

LMAO

[@Nicocopufff]

I saw a review that said "Not in this household!" 💀

[@Bookobsessed11]

@@Nicocopuffflamooooo

[@AnnabethChaseOG]

FR THEY BE SUEING RICK 😂

[@R0W4N_TH3_S1LLY]

@@NicocopufffI SAW THAT ONE AND I CACKLED

[@koalacreature6418]

Just read Trials of Apollo, freaking LOVED it man. Personally loved Apollo's/Lester's bi panics

[@Dakota_The_Apollo_Kid]

Fr😂❤

[@doremysheep7864]

Omg yesss

[@Demidog_Winion]

Dang

[@rachaeljones4536]

This just proves how different parents can be towards the LGBTQ+ community. My parents encourage me to read things that have LGBTQ+ characters so I have an open mind to it and don't grow up being homophobic. Whereas parents like this are against it and I don't really see why. People can be who they want to be

[@silenazoejackson3712]

Yep. My parents don’t care what I read as long as it is age appropriate

[@moirainabox4367]

Yea. My parents couldn't care less what I read.

[@mysicv5949]

It’s not like there’s a very important quest it’s that nico’s happiness is a crime

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

@@moirainabox4367same here

[@justanonbinarynerd-ne9tt]

My parents don't give a shit about if I read books with LGBTQ+ characters in it. They just want me to be a good person and treat everyone with respect.

[@sussybakaamongusdeezligman6115]

“People in the community want everyone to be gay” well your not WRONG

[@Jospeh378]

People have only supportide gay since 2013 so if it was natural it would always be legal

[@elisabeth_13]

dude i’m so sorry how the responses to this comment turned out like 🤡

[@nocturaei]

I don’t normally comment because I don’t like getting into stuff, but here’s my two cents. Why should somethings normality be determined solely by law? It’s already obvious there are laws that are/were biased against certain people or their circumstance, I really don’t think it’s a very good thing to base someone’s perceived “normality” based on their sexual orientation

[@geekygalaxy4307]

@@Jospeh378 It was completely fine in ancient civilisations so your argument doesn’t work

[@joshuacreboreads]

@@Jospeh378 there have been gay people throughout the entire history of mankind. There has even been animals that have displayed homosexual behaviour. To base whether being gay is natural or not on a law(which can be changed, or can vary from place to place), is idiotic.

[@Leo-qw4gh]

I guess this is time to be grateful for my grandma who read through the Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus and the Trials of Apollo series (and obviously really liked it). She talked to me about it so much and literally never mentioned anything about people being gay and Still liked the characters and the plotlines

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

you go grandma!

[@serenitydragneel8757]

tell your grandma that i love her, please

[@QUBIQUBED]

@@serenitydragneel8757 bro shes taken

[@serenitydragneel8757]

@@QUBIQUBED bro, in a platonic way 💀💀💀😑😎😎

[@AllTheProngsDudes]

W grandma

[@Ana-ty7ng]

Honestly, I don't think there is enough gay in this book to truly represent the levels of gayness of Greek societ. 1/10 need more gay

[@thechild79]

We need more gay

[@Pruvireads]

Yasss! We need more

[@Dakota_The_Apollo_Kid]

Yas 👏 Also Sun and stars coming, to remind u 👀

[@fawkes714]

I'M LAUGHING SO HARD WE NEEDED MORE GAY

[@rylletan6238]

I'm guessing The Sun And The Star is gonna be 10/10 for you💅

[@floofyp4n]

Currently waiting for these parents to find out about the Solangelo stand-alone book that's coming out next year

[@frogsgalore5929]

Hahaha it’s out and I read and it’s the base of the book and I LOOOVE IT HAHAHAHA DANG YOU HOMOPHOBES

[@mtfan3457]

Not like nico's sexualtiy was really important to his character development or anything, not like we want him to be happy or anything

[@andpeggy4938]

Exactly, I agree with you me on another account 😂

[@rachel6239]

no, we definitely want him to suffer forever just keeping it to himself and pretending that he's straight

[@rylletan6238]

He got a happy ending in The Sun and The Star!!! (I think)

[@mysterytime5200]

My parents: Homophobic but pretend not to be My grandma: Homophobic My cousin: Lesbian! My aunts and uncles: Homophobic Me: A closeted bisexual

[@elisabeth_13]

closeted bisexual gang

[@nara_drawz9895]

Same (except for the cousin part) lmaoooo

[@yashvisolanki5412]

Closeted aro right here. I've never heard my mom support the community, but she didn't say anything against it either

[@missiedits]

@@yashvisolanki5412 same i hate romance but I haven't told my parents cus they might not know what it is

[@persephone9307]

@@yashvisolanki5412 Might wanna find subtle ways to hint, to make sure its safe to come out yk?

[@wildmoonchild9404]

I think it’s so stupid that some parents think that kids should be kept away from LGBTQ+ content. It’s so helpful to be educated so you don’t grow up to be homophobic and transphobic, and so you won’t hurt others. I hope that as generations go on, the LGBTQ+ community won’t have to be scared to come out or scared they won’t be accepted. We are getting there but with parents and people like this, it’s going to take a long time.

[@hahachickem8675]

@Griddy boy The fact you probably are being 100 percent serious is concerning, but not surprising.

[@hahachickem8675]

@Griddy boy When did I say that? Why would I accept a belief that actively is against my existence? You should respect beliefs that aren't harming anyone, is what I think. Homophobia is definitely harming people. You are out of touch, as homophobes do be.

[@hahachickem8675]

How are people like you seriously real? Anyway, your belief, once again, goes against my very existence and many others. Just because they are YOUR beliefs does not mean they are good, or harmless. I'd be embarrassed if I was you. I won't be responding anymore lol. This is nuts. Hope you become more educated, because your facts are all skewed and you are insanely out of touch. Good luck to ya, bud.

[@unirarhissa7697]

@Griddy boy People's identities are not beliefs, they are NOT a choice. You not accepting and hating on other human beings just for being who they are is also not a belief. It's plain hate. Your beliefs are actively harming another community which just wants to live

[@clonegaming6656]

@Gangster v1nce cuh it is hatefull

[@emmavictoria4101]

These homophobic people are really getting on my nerves.

[@enauaae]

Just eat them

[@rachel6239]

were gay not cannibals

[@JustMe-xp6pl]

@@rachel6239 LMAO

[@讖-c7z]

What is wrong with you 😐

[@Sherman-b8r]

wait but I'm gender fluid

[@pljohns2067]

Clearly, Trials of Apollo is about him being bi and having children with other men, and about his gay son, what other plot points where there really ? 💀

[@welcometomyfantaside4124]

I mean idk there definitely wasn't any deep lessons that children or anyone really can learn from. Like absolutely no themes about being a better person, stop being selfish or any other good moral. Yeah all I saw was Apollo hooking up with other men to create equally as gay children.

[@Jospeh378]

Men can’t have kids

[@cata-6862]

@that Tom brady guy maybe in rl it is, but is mythology! like, there are so much thinks that in rl cant happen xd but yeah, in mythology two mens can actually have a baby

[@cata-6862]

@that Tom brady guy no, what i meant is that if they want (two mans) and they're gods or something like that, in the mythology i think that they actually can

[@yasminechoerryscherry3701]

@The worst channel on KZbin it's literally said in the hidden oracle

[@dhivyanagarajan1504]

No one: Celia In deep voice with a air quotes: "LGBTQ+"

[@SunshineDeathboy]

Tbh.. I love Representations is one of the many reasons why I love the Riordanverse books.. I mean.. Nico di Angelo made me realize that its safe to let go and just love who I wanna love then ToA finally did it.. It Made me realize that its gonna be okay if I love both boys and girls.. And right now.. I'm here to say that I'm Bi... But only my online friends and some really true real life friends know.. Because though my family say they accept the concept... Its more like they tolerate it. (same with my whole gods dam country) I mean my grandma once said that gay people are using their equality rights to get what they want and is getting spoiled.. But tbh? Here in my country.. The law that provides equality for lgbt is quite fair just yet.. I mean same sex marriage isn't allowed yet? Then one time we watched a movie that has an LGBT team and then showed the pride parade and my grandma looks absolutely disgusted.. Tho she try to hide it.. Not to mention that some people still use "gay" as an insult here.. That's why u can never find myself to finally come out.. You know? Some people are also against that law that provides equality for the lgbt.. And it really is quite stressful. Why can't they just let people be who they wanna be?

[@ElizabethJames-rw7tl]

I understand you completely, my dad and mom are tolerating it too and they try to talk me out of it saying it's just a phase

[@aiwurga]

Your on Percy levels of sarcasm in this video. *I love it*

[@aiwurga]

@@Unclaimeddemigod can confirm

[@keikorakin9529]

What difference does it make that characters are gay? Like there are teens and kids that are LGBTQ+ in the REAL WORLD. These parents need to get their heads straight and get over it, it's 2021. Also, have they seen Solangelo! Nico and Will are too cute to be upset.

[@matejmotuz108]

I think the parents are not the ones who need to get their heads STRAIGHT

[@Strawb3rr11]

@@matejmotuz108😭

[@ALittleBlueHouseOnTheSeashore]

I couldn't argue with you about Solangelo if I tried, I love them far too much

[@Chewyplayz-thecat]

Person: I don’t like the violence ❌❌❌❌ Me: Do you know what war is? 🤗

[@kallie2051]

Ah yes, two SIDE characters in a gay relationship turned me gay… Wait what? I’m still an asexual omniromantic (you might have to look that up)? But I thought the “gay agenda” Rick was pushing in these books would turn me gay! Seriously though, there is MUCH more of a STRAIGHT agenda than a gay agenda. I literally thought I was straight until I was thirteen because I had never seen gay representation in media. Which is also probably the reason the one girl supposedly felt uncomfortable with it, because we live in a heteronormative society and she had never seen it before. Anyways sorry for the rant lol. I enjoyed the video a lot!

[@Coco-pk3qq]

@Kallie Oh my gosh! I am Asexual omniromantic too! This is so cool! I have never met another person with the same sexuality as me! Have a great day! 🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@kallie2051]

@@Coco-pk3qq really?! I agree, it’s so cool to find someone else with a lesser known and less common sexuality like ours! Hope you have a great day too! 🏳️‍🌈

[@Coco-pk3qq]

@Kallie Thanks! I wish I knew you in real life! I do have one non-binary friend though. Do you have any lgbtq+ friends?

[@kallie2051]

@@Coco-pk3qq yes, quite a few, actually! There’s actually a LGBTQ+ club at my school, which is pretty accepting! I hope you are/ you will be accepted where you live.

[@Coco-pk3qq]

@@kallie2051 I live in Ireland and I have never really met anyone who is homophobic (of course I would hear the word gay being used as an insult, and I would sometimes see homophobic graffiti, but no one directly says anything homophobic to me) I hope no one has ever been homophobic towards you. P. S. Also I am a huge bookworm so would you like me to recommend some books with LGBTQ+ characters?

[@javencummins1426]

I'm glad my parents don't check too deep into the books I read because they too would not want me having a book with so much "gay agenda" in it.

[@SirsasthNigam.]

Apollo has 99 problems but his sexuality isn't one - Rick Riordan

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

facts

[@R0W4N_TH3_S1LLY]

“Uncle Rick can you name Nico’s girlfriend after me?!?!?” “Honey he gay” (Another real tweet)

[@lemon.meringue]

How are does someone get upset by Solangelo? Like they literally canonically were on a canoe ride together before buck-naked-Nero charged in. They're literally too adorable for comprehension

[@partysongs4urfuneral]

i was talking to my dad about toa when i first started reading it, and i mentioned in passing "nico and his boyfriend" and my dad just kinda. looked at me. he was all like "whats the age rating for these books? are you comfortable reading this? no, like, theres two guys dating, are you actually ok with that?" and a bunch of other weird questions like that. i cant wait to see the look on his face when i tell him about alex (p.s: how do i tell him that i myself am gay too? if he reacted that way to 2 fictional guys very briefly stating they were dating, hed react a thousand times worse to me telling him i like boys.)

[@rosevenom0885]

I'd say just don't tell him. Be yourself, get a boyfriend one day, and wait for him to ask the questions. From what I've seen, coming out does only does the opposite of normalizing queerness. It makes you a spectacle, an abnormality. I made the mistake of coming out to my mom before finding out what her views were, and our relationship has been rocky ever since. From the way your dad reacted to Will and Nico, saying something might not be a good idea. Being queer is just a simple aspect of you being you, and shouldn't feel that you need to reveal it like a big secret. No one goes up to their parents, sits them down, and confesses that they're straight, so you shouldn't feel the need to about being gay

[@ElizabethJames-rw7tl]

well, for me, I just said one time to my mom that I was lesbian and she started to talk about how bad that is and I just shrugged it off they are your parents they love you so just don't care about what they say and be your true self hiding is not a healthy choice. I hope it goes well!❤

[@meganbell5587]

It's kind of sad LGBT kids have to go through the pressure of coming out and homophobia whereas there is almost no one who is against straight relationships (also if someone is so sick of they gay stuff they should just not read the book and leave everyone else alone)

[@Willsdeadbodyintartarus]

Parents always say: tHaTs NoT hOw ThEy DiD iT bAcK tHeN! Me: Mother have you seen ancient Greeks?

[@alyssavon5246]

Ladies, gentlemen, and nonbinary folks, how would the straights react if we rated straight stories one star because we were afraid it would turn our children straight?

[@yaelfreed304]

Yes!and olso it's not like he just went, yep he's gay , with no background for Nico's character, it was a lond 7 books

[@livi_raine]

bro all these people be like "oh no, these books are making my child realize they can love whoever they want to! how horrible. I want my child to be straight because you know, it's totally my decision."

[@ThrowawaytheRatman]

I have a friend who had to drop the series because Apollo is bisexual. She eventually got the book back and sneakily read it

[@WillowXFinplays]

5:46 BRUH I'M IN 5TH GRADE AND THE FACT THEY SAY THAT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS SHOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT GAY MEANS-💀💀💀 THEY KNOW NOTHING OF CHILDREN THESE DAYS

[@Crazy_Nick12]

So real-

[@yura_altin.01]

Lol, my dad is gay and I live with him and his boyfriend (such an amazing person) and I love Nico´s relationship with Will so Rick continue like that ;)

[@willa7743]

this is percy jackson level sarcasm he would be proud

[@ZuzuNoel]

Me with religious parents that don't even like the idea of Greek gods: *sHhH they don't have to know-*

[@ldcommando1616]

Alex Fierro is probably my favorite LGBT+ character of all time

[@willsolacethecowboy]

I completely agree. Alex is amazing

[@Anvi.di.Angelo10]

YES Alex is amazing but my favourite LGBTQ+ character has to be Nico. I just love him so so so much I can’t even explain it

[@Cabin_11_]

@@Anvi.di.Angelo10 Everyone who likes Nico be like: (I totes agree tho)

[@Kit-Nicole]

I don't understand why people wouldn't like "a safe space" honestly it made me feel better especially as a closeted bisexual with homophobic parents it's also one of the reasons I subscribed to you

[@Kit-Nicole]

@@Unclaimeddemigod thanks for being supportive 😁

[@mistywonderland8208]

The parents bitching about Apollo being bisexual clearly have never opened a Greek Mythology book in their lives

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

facts

[@JustMe-xp6pl]

in my opinion.... NEEDS MORE LGBTQ RELATIONSHIPS

[@andreaochoacordova9790]

7:54 Well, in fact, Reyna Ávila Ramírez-Arellano flew over me and blasted me with her asexual laser. I'm become ace. Thank's, Rick Riordan.

[@ninaarandomhunterofartemis962]

@@Unclaimeddemigod Me too!

[@andpeggy4938]

@@ninaarandomhunterofartemis962 And me 😂 💜🖤💭🤖

[@lonelyfroggy5787]

"It was very unnecwssary to the story." All the straight couples that were included: Cough

[@feelslikellie]

The title of this video made my day

[@saturnisgay69]

same lmao

[@bookgirl7393]

I loved this video. it was so funny. i totally support the lgbtq+ community and loved having that representation.

[@wolfycakes136]

As a person who has always grown up in areas where being gay isn't much of a big deal, I can gaurantee to these parents that exposure to what the concept of what the LGBTQ+ is doesn't mean someone ends up as gay. And, I think it's kind of sad that people actually have that mentallity power washed into their heads. And as a straight person myself, I think exposure to the LGBTQ community can really help your child have more of an open mind. Especially since I myself grew up in a environment where my parents didn't really care whether someone is gay or not. Just seriously, parents are trying to protect their kids in all the wrong ways. You are not protecting your child. You are shielding them from the reality that they will have to face and accept that we are all unique in our own ways.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Facts

[@TheBestOne_hi_34]

“When secondary characters are in love, they’re pushing their sexuality on you”😂 LMAo that’s my now go to phrase. Watch out Secondary Characters!!! Mama purist bear is out to getcha!

[@itsapercyjacksonthing]

Personally, solangelo is my favorite ship. They are so cute. And the people that said it doesn't add anything to the storyline, they are a big part of Tower of Nero.

[@itsapercyjacksonthing]

@@Unclaimeddemigod very true

[@ElizabethJames-rw7tl]

YES

[@ElizabethJames-rw7tl]

@@itsapercyjacksonthing why are you replying to yourself?

[@samanthikarunarathne9688]

Homophobia pisses me off so bad. When I read heroes of Olympus i had no idea what homosexuality or any of that was and so I was very confused at the cupid part ( I was around 12 ) My friends had to explain to me what being gay was and I still took a while for me to grasp since I'd never been exposed (?) to it before. Nevertheless now a few years later I'm totally supportive of the LGBTQ community and although I'm not exactly sure what my family thinks about it, my older sister used to thoroughly read book reviews before letting me read them so I'm pretty sure they are fine with it as well.

[@DragonMoonFNAF]

Omg yes. That’s how I was, I knew nothing about the LGBTQ community until 6th grade because I’d never been exposed to it, and I was so confused when I found out, I was like: Wait that’s a thing?? Yet I had somehow read the entire Riordanverse and didn’t blink an eye at all the LGBTQ characters 😂

[@ninaarandomhunterofartemis962]

Ok, my school is FULL of LGBTQIA+ people, including my friends. I am currently in Grade 8, but in Grade 5 we had a teacher who is openly gay (he's my teacher again this year actually!). Grade 5 is middle school. So what. I have friends who are gay, bi, pan, trans, non binary, asexual, straight, and more. They have been my friends since grade 5, and will still be my friends past then. I will love them no matter what. There should never be an age limit on "finding out about different kinds of people". My friend has 2 moms, plus a step-mom. She is amazing and awesome, no matter her sexuality. SO CHILL HOMOPHOBES!!! Sry about this rant... P.S. I'm almost certain that I'm an Asexual Aromantic, so the only time I was like "ew Apollo why" was when he was having that flashback in the second (i think) book and was like "I remembered how beautiful Commodous looked laying next to me when we were teens." but then again, I would feel the same way if it was Apollo talking about a lady, soooo...

[@uprrslo]

My friend group back in 6th grade managed to probably get all the LGBTQIA+ people in 6th to join; Me: Pan, J: Les, A: Bi, B and D: Ace and Trans, both of them, One who’s name is literally William, looks like Will (curly blonde hair, slightly tanned skin, and freckles) and is also Bi.

[@ElizabethJames-rw7tl]

@@uprrslo OMG! that is so cool!

[@swordquillinc.5335]

And I mean it is Commodus. 😅

[@turquoiselemon4363]

In the trials of apollo (which i think doesnt focus on romance in the way that apollo has a final love interest)his bisexuality doesnt add to the story and his bi panic is treated like if straight person was panicking. In nicos case it fuels his perception that he will never be accepted, it adds to his arc throughout HoO and it forms his relationship with percy from mad love or infatuation to accepting the fact percy is happy with annabeth and in BoO he has fallen out of love by the end of the book.

[@isobelmiller7464]

Maybe Apollo's bisexuality doesn't add much to the story, but it's true to mythology.

[@maaheen.ghumman]

the sarcasm in this video... Percy would be proud

[@rosiebarratt8759]

I got so annoyed at this video because in Blood of Olympus the book actually says, and I quote: “For a long time,” Nico said, “I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.” I mean, if you are homophobic then why did you buy the next book?

[@jessewells6216]

that is true

[@Jospeh378]

Because we’re not gonna let some gays ruin a really good series for us

[@elinbird00]

@@Jospeh378 be quite

[@Jospeh378]

@@elinbird00 why

[@PeachJaguar7597]

If people are mad that there are like three gay characters Wait until they find out about Achilles and literally all of the ancient Greeks 😆

[@Moo-2310]

Greek mythology in general is gay at anyway. It's pretty impossible to make a book based on Greek myths and not include some sort of LGBTQ+ stuff. Like I've heard people complain that Apollo being bi is disrespectful, completely forgetting that Hyacinthus and Apollo is in normal Greek mythology.

[@moirainabox4367]

In my opinion, the LGBTQIA+ community are a group of people brave enough to show their true selves, and that should be celebrated. Also, LET YOUR KID READ WHATEVER THEY GOSH DARN WANT TOO.

[@Actuallythreebatsinatrenchcoat]

Not me being minorly pissed off because the son of Neptune is not in between the lost hero and the mark of Athena on the bookshelf……

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

My brother was reading it for several months, sue him

[@OzyEdoTorrealba]

And THIS is one of the reasons I NEED a saga with Nico as the main character. Not only has Nico been my favorite character since his earth shattering temper tantrum in PJO book three, he's also gay with a sunny ass boyfriend... I NEED IT.

[@OzyEdoTorrealba]

@@Unclaimeddemigod don't toy with me! I'm too old to have such hope and have it be false!!!!!!

[@Mal_Melody266]

‘gArBaje’ I love it. Also I am in full support if the lgbtq+ community for sure (this is discriminatory, I write lgbtq+fanfic as well) and I have had tons of talks with my parents about the lgbtq + community and they also support it(albeit a little reluctantly) but what my mom was saying was that try to give people some time. They may not have had experiences with friends or family before them and may not know how to deal with it (in the sense they don’t know how to accept it) humans change and soon enough they’ll get with the times. To all those who face scorn for being queer, ❤️ you aren’t alone and if u ever wanna talk, we’re here. (Sorry for my ramble, just putting it out there)

[@Callmewhatyouwant81]

I'm pretty glad my dad introduced me to these books.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

You have a cool dad

[@AkatoKuro]

For me, it's depressing that there are people as petty as these, and I have to say that the video title was very accurate, because I totally lose my mind with all those homophobic reviews.

[@Strawb3rr11]

As a middle schooler these kids know and have seen way more worse things then gay relationships it scares me some teachers already banned the house of hades for the fight with Cupid (they haven’t read magnus chase)

[@berengustav7714]

Hades bangs his own neice. Zeus marries his sister and then bangs everyone except her. Parents:This is fine.

[@kindahamie3085]

I wish I could give this video a hundred likes. Love the way you started it off by making the comments a safe place for sharing and just the way you handled those irrational and homophobic comments so maturely. I probably would have started swearing and losing my mind after the first comment but you debunked each one with humor and facts. This video deserves more likes you are so amazing.

[@elisabeth_13]

i love coming back to this comment section of people sharing their stories and their experiences love you all and i hope you are all safe

[@PercysADHD_KloeyMatthews]

I'm trans, and I haven't come out to anyone yet. While my mom is fully accepting of the community, over half my family is rich, snobby, and h0moph0bic. I love reading gay romances such as PJO, Heartstopper, and The Song of Achilles because it makes me feel normal and it builds up the confidence inside me telling me to come out.

[@kellenproctor5808]

Imagine Nico was real and just like discovered all of those comments after all of his struggles💔

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

People like Nico are real and they have read those comments and it is heartbreaking

[@kellenproctor5808]

@@Unclaimeddemigod i know I’m just saying like him specifically as a character

[@kellenproctor5808]

@@Unclaimeddemigod what makes you think I’m not one of those people?

[@The4thHollow]

‘I am become gay’ got me dead 😂😂😂

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

one of my best quotes

[@safiyyanazim]

Their reactions are so disappointing. I am only a tween but I can't believe that so many people are so dam close-minded. I mean, their children are going to find out one day anyway, and I think it's better if they find out through something like the Trials of Apollo. Some people won't even let their kids read the actual book! Then there's the fact that they would rather have a straight Nico who isn't happy because, well, he's straight. They can't just pretend that there isn't at least a million people who's out there being gay or bisexual or lesbian. It's just sad that some people are like that and have dropped 'Mr. Riordan's' books because of two gay characters. Thank you for listening to my rant.

[@safiyyanazim]

@@Unclaimeddemigod no problem!

[@parasiticalproductions]

MY DAD TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY REASON I TRANS WAS JUST THE FACT THAT I HAD GONE THROUGH TRAUMA (that he inflicted)

[@leightonm7255]

It doesn’t have to add to the story line. They just. Exist?!?

[@leviathann6090]

Wait till they find heartstopper I require more solangelo and these parents day it's too much solangelo lol 😂

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

They better leave Heartstopper alone

[@Hibubbles0315]

1:00 I almost cried my parents are like that so I have to keep all of that in secret, because they would NEVER understand, so I could really identify, thank you ❤

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

[@ANS7222]

Came out as Bi this Feb to my mom and cried my eyes out before even completing my sentence because I was so scared. She just stared at me and went "Okay" and then went back to eating dinner. I don't know whether to be elated or disappointed, even now But I guess she does accept me because she always corrects herself whenever she says "husband" and changed it to "Partner" Anyway, I told her about the Cupid scene where Nico Is forced to come out (she doesn't read books of this genre, so I just tell her the story in brief). She blinked at me and said about how she always thought he was fruity with a straight face. Bless her heart, she is trying so hard to use LGBTQ+ phrases

[@cristinazarategonzalez5831]

Adopt me lol

[@ElizabethJames-rw7tl]

your mom sounds wonderful

[@uprrslo]

We should tell them about TSATS (The Sun and the Star)

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I rather they don't know about that

[@jacksonbrantley5269]

me enjoying apollo squirm in the beginning because he was so full of him self, them me me enjoying him improving himself

[@mr.kittenthehog4199]

“Because apparently I’m a good person or whatever.”

[@ninaarandomhunterofartemis962]

The Sadie Kane vibes

[@yukikoitara3932]

Honestly, my parents are happy that I read books at all. But they‘re always, when I bring LGBTQ+ up, like ˋˋIf they want it to be normalized, they shouldn‘t show it that much´´ or ˋˋI don‘t go to everyone and tell them: Hey, I‘m straight´´. They just don‘t get it. That‘s why I don‘t talk to them about these themes. So, tip for everyone with ignorant parent: Don‘t tell them what your book is about, or just tell them: Yeah, it‘s about mythology

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Unfortunately, tips like this are necessary 😞

[@YuenyuenHong-xi3rp]

“I had trusted Rick riordan to write books for middle schoolers, only to find gay characters.” Im legit in primary school and most people know and accept LGBTQ ppls or characters. So….

[@Bomslaer]

Aren't like all the gods at the point where they'd do anything with a hole

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I-

[@Demidog_Winion]

Or without

[@ShadeOnPawzz]

I watched Disney Princesses kiss Princes when I was a child, it seemed to have not work on me, still gay

[@The_Clara_Saga]

My parents don't really care what I read. I love books and I'm constantly asking for more, so that if they tried to know what was in EVERY book I read...Let's just say they wouldn't try.

[@antoniosnibouzinos6739]

A fellow Queer here(that rhymed), also none can conceive me that Josephine and Emmie and Georgina are the perfect little family

[@apekshan]

I can’t believe people like this are still assured and confident enough to publicly post these kinds of comments….like, u would think that people in this day and age would be ashamed of their homophobia and inability to mind their own business, but apparently not.

[@rachel6239]

@Griddy boy this comment is specifically about people like you. like ok, be homophobic then, but just keep it to yourself

[@LiterallyZatan]

'This has NOTHING to do with the story line' *The Sun and The Star coming out*

[@nathalianunez6692]

Gay agenda?? I’m ADHD, do you think I can follow an agenda? 😭 (But yeah, I’m queer)

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Hahahahaha

[@Athenas_kid]

As a (closeted) lesbian who goes to a catholic school, boy do I have stories. Once I wanted to check out a book from the library but it got banned for having “adult content.” I’ve heard so much about how gayness is spreading in the youth during religion class. As Taylor Swift says “you need to calm down, you’re being too loud.”

[@Kid-Of-Hades]

As someone who is a die hard solangelo shipper. I will ship it to the death. I'm kinda afraid what my parents will think when they find out im reading all this stuff.

[@gtickno2946]

I feel like I got lucky in the age that I was when the gay elements started to be introduced (I was 16 when HoH released). For BoO onward I bought the books for myself instead of my parents buying them for me, so it was only for HoH that I had to worry they would find out I had made them buy me a *gay book* and would be disapproving. I also had started to form my own perspectives on the world separate from my parents beliefs, so I was a bit more open minded instead of just repeating back hard homophobia (I will admit I still had soft homophobia, though). I was also able to see and understand that ToA did have a bit of an agenda, which was helping kids not hate themselves. That's probably easier to recognize and respect when you're grown up looking back at kids at the beginning of puberty and how vulnerable they are, instead of when you are that age and think you and your peers are all grown and mature when you're really not I feel bad for the kids having to live through what I was able to escape

[@_.the._._.warden._]

I'm 11. I read the books. I don't see anything inappropriate. Adults are weird

[@LeaderColden]

8:22 Apollo whining was my favorite part of the book