Amber picked a card which told her to give her best chat up line “to the girl you fancy the most”. The boys this year are bad vibesĪt the end of the very first episode, the Islanders played a game of dares to break the ice, picking cards out of a box. This is just another reason why I wouldn’t want a queer Love Island because the producers clearly wouldn’t take it seriously. This was just downright insulting, our sexuality shouldn’t be a “logistical difficulty” – we are not the problem, the producers are. And ITV boss Kevin Lygo said that including queer people on Love Island “wouldn’t be suitable for the show”. Last year, producer Amanda Stavri stated including gay Islanders on the show would be a “logistical difficulty”. The producers have said including gay Islanders would be a ‘logistical difficulty’ The show is too predictable, but I don’t think a queer Love Island would be any more interesting to watch – if anything it would damage our community. But because of how straight and gendered the show is, their sexualities were completely sidelined. Sophie Gradon and Katie Salmon coupled up back in 2016, then 2018 Islander Megan Barton Hanson openly identifies as bisexual same as Sharon from last year. Over the years we’ve had LGBTQ+ Islanders enter the villa.
