Abbott Elementary fans praise refreshingly casual gay teacher reveal: ‘Shows could learn from this’

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Abbott Elementary viewers are praising the sitcom for avoiding stereotypical plot points when confirming the sexuality of one of the main characters.

The ABC sitcom, created by and starring social media star Quinta Bronson, follows teachers at an underfunded school in Philadelphia and has already drawn comparisons to hit comedies such as The Office.

After eight episodes of seeing Bronson’s character, Janine Teagues, interacting with her friend and co-worker Jacob Hill (played by Chris Perfetti), the series revealed that Jacob had a boyfriend Janine didn’t know about.

The revelation left Janine feeling unhappy, however, it wasn’t for any homophobic reason, and instead saw the character freaking out about the fact her work BFF had not been sharing personal information with her like she assumed he would.

So back to #AbbottElementary… I really appreciate how they didn’t make Jacob’s sexuality a thing. They made it about him being in a surprise relationship — not about him being in a same sex relationship. A lot of shows could learn from this. Goddam I love this show. pic.twitter.com/Cn0WObcmv6

— Dino-Ray Ramos (@DinoRay) February 17, 2022

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#AbbottElementary spoilers….it’s not even the fact that Jacob is now gay…but the fact that he was portrayed as such a try-hard for recognition and companionship…and ends up still hiding part of his life from everyone. It just feels real and I’m now invested in Jacobs story

— JoseFuego