‘Heartstopper’ actors provoke homophobic protesters in London

Actors from the series “Heartstopper” (Netflix) danced and gave the middle finger to a group of homophobic protesters at London’s Gay Pride Parade on Saturday (2). The theme of the series is about a couple of friends who discover their homosexuality.

Actors Sebastian Croft, Corinna Brown, Joe Locke, Kizzy Edgell and Tobie Donovan were present at the parade. They were seen wearing colorful clothes, carrying large rainbow flags, singing and dancing in the streets of London;

A video shared on TikTok shows young people dancing in front of a group of anti-LGBTGIA+ protesters. They also helped a young man whose arm was grabbed by protesters as he tried to remove discriminatory posters.

After the incident, actor Joe Locke danced and sang much louder in front of the group to the song “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston, and began making obscene signs with his middle fingers.

The gay pride celebrations also served as a protest for the British government to be forced to ban conversion therapies and continue working to end the hate crimes that continue to plague the UK.