When did buck become gay on 911

9-1-1’s Oliver Stark Doesn’t Concern If You Have a Problem with Buck’s Queer Kiss

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ByTom Smyth, a freelance writer covering pop culture.

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Oliver Stark, who plays Buck on ABC’s 9-1-1 took to social media obeying the series’s 100th episode, sharing that he’s “humbled and overwhelmed” by the positive response to his character’s surprise (to some) same-sex kiss. While Buck has been a part of the first responder procedural for all seven seasons, this latest episode is the first official exploration of the character’s bisexuality, by way of a kiss shared with his new friend Tommy (Louis Ferrigno Jr.).

“I’ve scan so many of your messages and I couldn’t be prouder,” he wrote in an Instagram story, before addressing the concurrent negative reaction as adequately. “If you are one of the smaller collective of people commenting on my posts about how this has ruined the show, I would prefer you to know that I truly don’t nurture. This is a present about love and inclusion. It’s featured queer relationships from the very first stage, including a beautiful Dark lesbian marri

Is Buck Gay on 9-1-1? Oliver Stark Confirms His Character’s Sexuality

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9-1-1 fans are one step closer to Buddie. After his kiss with with Tommy in Season 7, Episode 4, fans hold had countless questions about Buck’s sexuality on 9-1-1and what’s next for the character’s romantic-life (and whether it could include another firefighter viewers have been shipping him with for years.)

Evan “Buck” Buckley, is a firefighter at the Los Angeles Fire Department’s fictional Station 118 in 9-1-1. The series, which premiered in 2018 and also includes spin-off 9-1-1: Lone Star, follows the personal and professional lives of first responders — including police officers, paramedics, and dispatchers — in Los Angeles, California.

Buck, who is also the brother of 9-1-1 operator and trained nurse Maddie Buckley, is one of five remaining original characters on 9-1-1, along with LAPD patrol sergeant A

Why 9-1-1's historic decision to make Buck queer was seven years in the making

For seven seasons,9-1-1 fans have been calling on the showrunners to construct the queer-coded character Evan 'Buck' Buckley explicitly queer – and to my huge surprise, it's finally happened.

Season seven episode four, 'Buck, Bothered and Bewildered', saw the character grow jealous over Eddie Diaz's new friendship with Tommy Kinard, only for Buck to comprehend by the end that it was never Eddie's friendship he was worried about but rather Tommy's attention, and the pair kissed.

Fans have fallen in love with the traits of Buck (played by Oliver Stark) over the past seven years, acknowledging his tender heart and willingness to jump without thinking for those he loves. Many have also argued that the nature has long been queer-coded – when a character's sexual orientation is implied by significant subtext without being stated outright – using canonical moments from across the seven seasons in their arguments.

Think back to the early seasons, and how Eddie Diaz's introduction to the 118 came from Buck's poin

9-1-1: Buck's Bisexuality Storyline Was a Long Time Coming

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Summary

Since Season 2, 9-1-1 fans have advocated for Evan "Buck" Buckley and Eddie Diaz to turn into a romantic couple.
9-1-1 made a significant step forward in Buck's character development by exposing he’s not straight.
9-1-1 has a recent opportunity to open a new aspect of Buck's character that offers a promising storyline full of growth and acceptance.

The following contains spoilers for 9-1-1 Season 7, Episode 4, "Buck, Bothered, and Bewildered," which aired Thursday, April 4 on ABC.

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