Oliver Stark supports the LGBTQ+ community and emphasizes doing what is right. He connects advocacy to pride in playing a queer character and wants people to recognize that pride. He notes that more queer stories are available now than in earlier periods. He values the distinctiveness of Buck’s queer awakening occurring in his thirties rather than during teenage coming out narratives. He describes audience reactions that the storyline feels unique and representative. He also expresses enthusiasm for the character’s story and for participating in it, which motivates him to speak about it.
"“I do it because I support and I do just think, 'Get with the f****** programme,' you know?” he said. “I think it's important for me to do it, so I'd just rather do it. And I think if more people thought, 'Let me just do this thing that's right,' then we'd probably be at a nicer place... I play a queer character and I want people to know that I'm f****** proud of it,” he continued."
"Stark went on to highlight how we do have access to more queer stories now than in previous times, but he thinks there's something special about the fact that Buck's queer awakening came for him while he was in his thirties. “People have come up to me and said, 'Hey, that's cool, that's unique to me,' and oftentimes the stories you see are teenaged coming out stories or whatever,” he said."
"“So I love that we were able to do something a little bit different with that, and maybe help somebody feel represented to that degree. I just love the story and I love that for the character, and I've loved getting to be a part of it. That's why I'm always happy to speak on it.”"
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