Stranger Things: This is why Maya Hawke pushed for her character to be a lesbian

"The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished - his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will's disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming - and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they've faced before."

"In 2019, Robin became the first LGBTQ+ character in the hit show, coming out as a lesbian to her 'Scoops Ahoy' colleague Steve Harrington in season three, episode seven. Maya Hawke is not LGBTQ+, but she has explained why she was so keen for her character to come out."

""Throughout filming, we started to feel like she and Steve shouldn't get together, and that she's gay," the 21-year-old actress said. "Even when I go back and watch earlier episodes, it just seems like the most obvious decision ever. "The Duffer Brothers and I, and [director] Shawn Levy, had a lot of conversations throughout"

Season five opens in fall 1987 with Hawkins scarred by the opening of the Rifts and the heroes united to find and kill Vecna. Vecna has vanished and the government has quarantined the town while intensifying its hunt for Eleven, forcing her into hiding. The anniversary of Will's disappearance brings a familiar dread and a looming final battle against a more powerful, deadlier darkness. In 2019 Robin publicly came out as a lesbian in season three, episode seven, becoming the show's first LGBTQ+ character. Maya Hawke is not LGBTQ+ but advocated during filming for Robin to be written as gay.

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