Zeus: constantly harassing women and cheating on his wife > 😐 Hades: married his niece > 😐 Rick: makes a gay character > 🤬😡

“Mr. Riordan, you have lost my business” I can assure you that he doesn’t care.

*Other books with non straight MC's:* and that's my big secret.. I'm.. gay. *Lester/Apollo:* Oh that's supposed to be A SECRET? That's not the norm? Mortals are weird

“What is the LGBTQ+ agenda?” 1. Try not to get hate crimed 2. Try not to get yelled at 3. Make sure no one finds out we’re secretly dragons

Adults: we don't want gay in these Greek mythological books The gods: lol

I loved how Apollo was like: wa- y’all mortals hiding being gay?

Im curious if any of these parents have actually studied Greek mythology. Theres lgbtq+ stories all over the place. Plus zeus turning into an animal to sneak behind heras back

I watched a lot of Winx when I was a kid, now I'm a fairy.

"Theres too much of this LGBTQ stuff online these days, I don't want it turning my kids gay" Ah yes, because I grew up with only heterosexual representation on media and I'm now magically straight!

Person: didn't like the book because of violence Me: have you read anything about Greek and or Roman mythology

These parents are going to have a seizure over The Sun and The Star 😂

For all those people who expected Apollo not to be bisexual (who thinks Rick made him that way) : You might want to check out the roots of the word "hyacinth"

Honestly, I don't think there is enough gay in this book to truly represent the levels of gayness of Greek societ. 1/10 need more gay

sometimes i prefer in books when not straight characters' sexualities dont add too much to the story because that way its like its a normal thing that doesnt change the person much which is realistic

I like the fact that apollos sexality is just their it doesn't add to the plot and it is not treat it as a big thing it is normal like it should be

Just read Trials of Apollo, freaking LOVED it man. Personally loved Apollo's/Lester's bi panics

“People in the community want everyone to be gay” well your not WRONG

Came out as Bi this Feb to my mom and cried my eyes out before even completing my sentence because I was so scared. She just stared at me and went "Okay" and then went back to eating dinner. I don't know whether to be elated or disappointed, even now But I guess she does accept me because she always corrects herself whenever she says "husband" and changed it to "Partner" Anyway, I told her about the Cupid scene where Nico Is forced to come out (she doesn't read books of this genre, so I just tell her the story in brief). She blinked at me and said about how she always thought he was fruity with a straight face. Bless her heart, she is trying so hard to use LGBTQ+ phrases

This just proves how different parents can be towards the LGBTQ+ community. My parents encourage me to read things that have LGBTQ+ characters so I have an open mind to it and don't grow up being homophobic. Whereas parents like this are against it and I don't really see why. People can be who they want to be

My parents: Homophobic but pretend not to be My grandma: Homophobic My cousin: Lesbian! My aunts and uncles: Homophobic Me: A closeted bisexual

Currently waiting for these parents to find out about the Solangelo stand-alone book that's coming out next year

Not like nico's sexualtiy was really important to his character development or anything, not like we want him to be happy or anything

Clearly, Trials of Apollo is about him being bi and having children with other men, and about his gay son, what other plot points where there really ? 💀

I guess this is time to be grateful for my grandma who read through the Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus and the Trials of Apollo series (and obviously really liked it). She talked to me about it so much and literally never mentioned anything about people being gay and Still liked the characters and the plotlines

These homophobic people are really getting on my nerves.

"His earlier books didn't have a message!" Tyson is literally representation for the mentally impaired. Ares Cabin is mostly beefy girls,the only demigod who beat Luke is a tomboy...."You could never beat me,Luke!"

What difference does it make that characters are gay? Like there are teens and kids that are LGBTQ+ in the REAL WORLD. These parents need to get their heads straight and get over it, it's 2021. Also, have they seen Solangelo! Nico and Will are too cute to be upset.

No one: Celia In deep voice with a air quotes: "LGBTQ+"

Alex Fierro is probably my favorite LGBT+ character of all time

I think it’s so stupid that some parents think that kids should be kept away from LGBTQ+ content. It’s so helpful to be educated so you don’t grow up to be homophobic and transphobic, and so you won’t hurt others. I hope that as generations go on, the LGBTQ+ community won’t have to be scared to come out or scared they won’t be accepted. We are getting there but with parents and people like this, it’s going to take a long time.

How are does someone get upset by Solangelo? Like they literally canonically were on a canoe ride together before buck-naked-Nero charged in. They're literally too adorable for comprehension

Person: I don’t like the violence ❌❌❌❌ Me: Do you know what war is? 🤗

Tbh.. I love Representations is one of the many reasons why I love the Riordanverse books.. I mean.. Nico di Angelo made me realize that its safe to let go and just love who I wanna love then ToA finally did it.. It Made me realize that its gonna be okay if I love both boys and girls.. And right now.. I'm here to say that I'm Bi... But only my online friends and some really true real life friends know.. Because though my family say they accept the concept... Its more like they tolerate it. (same with my whole gods dam country) I mean my grandma once said that gay people are using their equality rights to get what they want and is getting spoiled.. But tbh? Here in my country.. The law that provides equality for lgbt is quite fair just yet.. I mean same sex marriage isn't allowed yet? Then one time we watched a movie that has an LGBT team and then showed the pride parade and my grandma looks absolutely disgusted.. Tho she try to hide it.. Not to mention that some people still use "gay" as an insult here.. That's why u can never find myself to finally come out.. You know? Some people are also against that law that provides equality for the lgbt.. And it really is quite stressful. Why can't they just let people be who they wanna be?

I'm glad my parents don't check too deep into the books I read because they too would not want me having a book with so much "gay agenda" in it.

Your on Percy levels of sarcasm in this video. *I love it*

Ah yes, two SIDE characters in a gay relationship turned me gay… Wait what? I’m still an asexual omniromantic (you might have to look that up)? But I thought the “gay agenda” Rick was pushing in these books would turn me gay! Seriously though, there is MUCH more of a STRAIGHT agenda than a gay agenda. I literally thought I was straight until I was thirteen because I had never seen gay representation in media. Which is also probably the reason the one girl supposedly felt uncomfortable with it, because we live in a heteronormative society and she had never seen it before. Anyways sorry for the rant lol. I enjoyed the video a lot!

i was talking to my dad about toa when i first started reading it, and i mentioned in passing "nico and his boyfriend" and my dad just kinda. looked at me. he was all like "whats the age rating for these books? are you comfortable reading this? no, like, theres two guys dating, are you actually ok with that?" and a bunch of other weird questions like that. i cant wait to see the look on his face when i tell him about alex (p.s: how do i tell him that i myself am gay too? if he reacted that way to 2 fictional guys very briefly stating they were dating, hed react a thousand times worse to me telling him i like boys.)

It's kind of sad LGBT kids have to go through the pressure of coming out and homophobia whereas there is almost no one who is against straight relationships (also if someone is so sick of they gay stuff they should just not read the book and leave everyone else alone)

this is percy jackson level sarcasm he would be proud

bro all these people be like "oh no, these books are making my child realize they can love whoever they want to! how horrible. I want my child to be straight because you know, it's totally my decision."

I have a friend who had to drop the series because Apollo is bisexual. She eventually got the book back and sneakily read it

Parents always say: tHaTs NoT hOw ThEy DiD iT bAcK tHeN! Me: Mother have you seen ancient Greeks?

Lol, my dad is gay and I live with him and his boyfriend (such an amazing person) and I love Nico´s relationship with Will so Rick continue like that ;)

in my opinion.... NEEDS MORE LGBTQ RELATIONSHIPS

I got my homophobic nana to buy me the complete hardcover boxed set of the trials of Apollo books for Christmas a while ago and she still has no idea lmao. Truly one of my greatest achievements

The title of this video made my day

I don't understand why people wouldn't like "a safe space" honestly it made me feel better especially as a closeted bisexual with homophobic parents it's also one of the reasons I subscribed to you

"It was very unnecwssary to the story." All the straight couples that were included: Cough

5:46 BRUH I'M IN 5TH GRADE AND THE FACT THEY SAY THAT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS SHOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT GAY MEANS-💀💀💀 THEY KNOW NOTHING OF CHILDREN THESE DAYS

Me with religious parents that don't even like the idea of Greek gods: *sHhH they don't have to know-*

Homophobia pisses me off so bad. When I read heroes of Olympus i had no idea what homosexuality or any of that was and so I was very confused at the cupid part ( I was around 12 ) My friends had to explain to me what being gay was and I still took a while for me to grasp since I'd never been exposed (?) to it before. Nevertheless now a few years later I'm totally supportive of the LGBTQ community and although I'm not exactly sure what my family thinks about it, my older sister used to thoroughly read book reviews before letting me read them so I'm pretty sure they are fine with it as well.

7:54 Well, in fact, Reyna Ávila Ramírez-Arellano flew over me and blasted me with her asexual laser. I'm become ace. Thank's, Rick Riordan.

“When secondary characters are in love, they’re pushing their sexuality on you”😂 LMAo that’s my now go to phrase. Watch out Secondary Characters!!! Mama purist bear is out to getcha!

Personally, solangelo is my favorite ship. They are so cute. And the people that said it doesn't add anything to the storyline, they are a big part of Tower of Nero.

Ok, my school is FULL of LGBTQIA+ people, including my friends. I am currently in Grade 8, but in Grade 5 we had a teacher who is openly gay (he's my teacher again this year actually!). Grade 5 is middle school. So what. I have friends who are gay, bi, pan, trans, non binary, asexual, straight, and more. They have been my friends since grade 5, and will still be my friends past then. I will love them no matter what. There should never be an age limit on "finding out about different kinds of people". My friend has 2 moms, plus a step-mom. She is amazing and awesome, no matter her sexuality. SO CHILL HOMOPHOBES!!! Sry about this rant... P.S. I'm almost certain that I'm an Asexual Aromantic, so the only time I was like "ew Apollo why" was when he was having that flashback in the second (i think) book and was like "I remembered how beautiful Commodous looked laying next to me when we were teens." but then again, I would feel the same way if it was Apollo talking about a lady, soooo...

Ladies, gentlemen, and nonbinary folks, how would the straights react if we rated straight stories one star because we were afraid it would turn our children straight?

the sarcasm in this video... Percy would be proud

‘gArBaje’ I love it. Also I am in full support if the lgbtq+ community for sure (this is discriminatory, I write lgbtq+fanfic as well) and I have had tons of talks with my parents about the lgbtq + community and they also support it(albeit a little reluctantly) but what my mom was saying was that try to give people some time. They may not have had experiences with friends or family before them and may not know how to deal with it (in the sense they don’t know how to accept it) humans change and soon enough they’ll get with the times. To all those who face scorn for being queer, ❤️ you aren’t alone and if u ever wanna talk, we’re here. (Sorry for my ramble, just putting it out there)

In my opinion, the LGBTQIA+ community are a group of people brave enough to show their true selves, and that should be celebrated. Also, LET YOUR KID READ WHATEVER THEY GOSH DARN WANT TOO.

i love coming back to this comment section of people sharing their stories and their experiences love you all and i hope you are all safe

In the trials of apollo (which i think doesnt focus on romance in the way that apollo has a final love interest)his bisexuality doesnt add to the story and his bi panic is treated like if straight person was panicking. In nicos case it fuels his perception that he will never be accepted, it adds to his arc throughout HoO and it forms his relationship with percy from mad love or infatuation to accepting the fact percy is happy with annabeth and in BoO he has fallen out of love by the end of the book.

As a middle schooler these kids know and have seen way more worse things then gay relationships it scares me some teachers already banned the house of hades for the fight with Cupid (they haven’t read magnus chase)

If people are mad that there are like three gay characters Wait until they find out about Achilles and literally all of the ancient Greeks 😆

And THIS is one of the reasons I NEED a saga with Nico as the main character. Not only has Nico been my favorite character since his earth shattering temper tantrum in PJO book three, he's also gay with a sunny ass boyfriend... I NEED IT.

I'm pretty glad my dad introduced me to these books.

As a person who has always grown up in areas where being gay isn't much of a big deal, I can gaurantee to these parents that exposure to what the concept of what the LGBTQ+ is doesn't mean someone ends up as gay. And, I think it's kind of sad that people actually have that mentallity power washed into their heads. And as a straight person myself, I think exposure to the LGBTQ community can really help your child have more of an open mind. Especially since I myself grew up in a environment where my parents didn't really care whether someone is gay or not. Just seriously, parents are trying to protect their kids in all the wrong ways. You are not protecting your child. You are shielding them from the reality that they will have to face and accept that we are all unique in our own ways.

Greek mythology in general is gay at anyway. It's pretty impossible to make a book based on Greek myths and not include some sort of LGBTQ+ stuff. Like I've heard people complain that Apollo being bi is disrespectful, completely forgetting that Hyacinthus and Apollo is in normal Greek mythology.

I loved this video. it was so funny. i totally support the lgbtq+ community and loved having that representation.

Wait till they find heartstopper I require more solangelo and these parents day it's too much solangelo lol 😂

6:03 Mr. Riordan, you have lost my buisness. Oh well, I regret nothing in saying that nothing of importance was lost

I got so annoyed at this video because in Blood of Olympus the book actually says, and I quote: “For a long time,” Nico said, “I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.” I mean, if you are homophobic then why did you buy the next book?

Imagine Nico was real and just like discovered all of those comments after all of his struggles💔

It doesn’t have to add to the story line. They just. Exist?!?

For me, it's depressing that there are people as petty as these, and I have to say that the video title was very accurate, because I totally lose my mind with all those homophobic reviews.

I wish I could give this video a hundred likes. Love the way you started it off by making the comments a safe place for sharing and just the way you handled those irrational and homophobic comments so maturely. I probably would have started swearing and losing my mind after the first comment but you debunked each one with humor and facts. This video deserves more likes you are so amazing.

Their reactions are so disappointing. I am only a tween but I can't believe that so many people are so dam close-minded. I mean, their children are going to find out one day anyway, and I think it's better if they find out through something like the Trials of Apollo. Some people won't even let their kids read the actual book! Then there's the fact that they would rather have a straight Nico who isn't happy because, well, he's straight. They can't just pretend that there isn't at least a million people who's out there being gay or bisexual or lesbian. It's just sad that some people are like that and have dropped 'Mr. Riordan's' books because of two gay characters. Thank you for listening to my rant.

Hades bangs his own neice. Zeus marries his sister and then bangs everyone except her. Parents:This is fine.

Not me being minorly pissed off because the son of Neptune is not in between the lost hero and the mark of Athena on the bookshelf……

We should tell them about TSATS (The Sun and the Star)

it's sad that parents think that just because their kid is reading a LGBTQ+ book makes them gay

“Because apparently I’m a good person or whatever.”

Everytime an angry person uses the word ‘homosexual’ it just makes me giggle because it’s all so stupid

My parents don't really care what I read. I love books and I'm constantly asking for more, so that if they tried to know what was in EVERY book I read...Let's just say they wouldn't try.

I'm 11. I read the books. I don't see anything inappropriate. Adults are weird

I can’t believe people like this are still assured and confident enough to publicly post these kinds of comments….like, u would think that people in this day and age would be ashamed of their homophobia and inability to mind their own business, but apparently not.

I feel like I got lucky in the age that I was when the gay elements started to be introduced (I was 16 when HoH released). For BoO onward I bought the books for myself instead of my parents buying them for me, so it was only for HoH that I had to worry they would find out I had made them buy me a *gay book* and would be disapproving. I also had started to form my own perspectives on the world separate from my parents beliefs, so I was a bit more open minded instead of just repeating back hard homophobia (I will admit I still had soft homophobia, though). I was also able to see and understand that ToA did have a bit of an agenda, which was helping kids not hate themselves. That's probably easier to recognize and respect when you're grown up looking back at kids at the beginning of puberty and how vulnerable they are, instead of when you are that age and think you and your peers are all grown and mature when you're really not I feel bad for the kids having to live through what I was able to escape

The closest thing to a 'gay agenda' that I'm aware of is people pushing to not receive stupid $#!t like this about their sexuality. Also, Solangelo is probably one of the reasons a lot of people liked these books, along with the as always incredible writing and storyline, because every decent person wants Nico to be happy, and Solangelo happiness makes me happy (and I know I'm not the only one) 🥰🥰🥰

Fun fact, apparently there is a whole homophonic version of Percy jackson. Like Will and Nico never meet, Cupid doesn’t out Nico, Nico doesn’t have a crush on Percy, Nico isn’t gay. Basically anything that indicates someone is gay, is taken out and replaced.

Now I need to know those people's reviews about TSATS

Apollo has 99 problems but his sexuality isn't one - Rick Riordan

I leave a 1\5 on the review not enought gay. NEED MORE GAY.

me enjoying apollo squirm in the beginning because he was so full of him self, them me me enjoying him improving himself

A fellow Queer here(that rhymed), also none can conceive me that Josephine and Emmie and Georgina are the perfect little family

The Harry Potter line on her computer just had me pause and subscribe

Honestly, my parents are happy that I read books at all. But they‘re always, when I bring LGBTQ+ up, like ˋˋIf they want it to be normalized, they shouldn‘t show it that much´´ or ˋˋI don‘t go to everyone and tell them: Hey, I‘m straight´´. They just don‘t get it. That‘s why I don‘t talk to them about these themes. So, tip for everyone with ignorant parent: Don‘t tell them what your book is about, or just tell them: Yeah, it‘s about mythology

My favorite ship of all time is Soanglo!!!!!!!!! I have read the scene in blood of Olympus about 100 times and never get bored. I love Rick for showing kids that they can be whoever they want to be.

As someone who is a die hard solangelo shipper. I will ship it to the death. I'm kinda afraid what my parents will think when they find out im reading all this stuff.

Aren't like all the gods at the point where they'd do anything with a hole

Rick Riordan taught me to accept others and the lies that I was raised in. A little content: I'm, not gay. I was raised in a Conservative Christian home. My mom was chill and let me and my sisters read Harry Potter and Riordan's books(She doesn't know what's in them). Anyway, Rick Riodan taught me that being gay or trans or bi wasn't a sin. After I learned what gay meant, I started to learn what the church had to say. You know the gist. Inside, I believe that being gay is wonderful and it's not a sin. As I grew older I learned about Abortion. My History teacher(I went to a Christian school)said that it was murdering babies. So, of course I would be pro life, yah! That was until I searched more about it. How millions of YOUNG girls got pregnant from r@pe. Then gun violence. The church taught me that a gun is not evil. Well, tell that to the parents who lost THEIR child from gun violence. That's when I realized that the church wasn't as great as I believe. Rick Riordan created a world of beautifully written diverse characters. Note: there's not sexual stuff or language(other than dam, lol) going on in his books. No sex, no language. That's child friendly. Oh, wait a character is gay, but not having sex-oh you're drawing the line there. I just want to say sorry. I was taught that being gay is a sin. It't. Everyone is beautiful inside and out. Also to my ex-best friend, whom I will call them Ad, Dear Ad, I'm sorry for the hateful words I use against you. I was wrong. You didn't deserve that. You deserve the world. You were the best thing in my life. I wanted to live with you, to travel the world with you, to write a book with you. But when I said that "you" were sinning, I lied. I WAS sinning. I told you that "the holy spirit woke me up", but all it did was to bring me down. I change my mindset. When we broke our friendship, I finally woke up and realized how ignorant I was. I don't know if you read this, but I hope that you are happy and that I will accept and support you. You were the greatest friend I could recieve, and I screwed our friendship up-JXxFS.

Gay agenda?? I’m ADHD, do you think I can follow an agenda? 😭 (But yeah, I’m queer)