Again, people seem to be walking past what I'm saying. I'm not saying you can't have characters do these things, I'm saying that Dirk's sexuality became a KEY POINT of his arc and story. Dirk isn't incidentally gay; being gay is directly involved in his arc. So he does become "The Gay One" if that's how you want to put it. His story is about being The Gay One who doesn't fit in (or so he perceives). It all culminates in the Trickster Arc and then concludes with Dave asking him for advice on HOW TO COME OUT.

You can't unweave these things from his story without fundamentally rewriting who he is and what his contribution to the story is. And you can't make that a fundamental part of his story and then pigeonhole him into a sexual predator and groomer. It's irresponsible writing.

There is literally no other man in Homestuck who has an arc around his sexuality, around being gay, like Dirk. Dirk is quite literally the ONLY textually confirmed gay man.

Similarly, gender identity is now going to be a key part of June's character arc and story. I think an author that chooses to do that, has a duty of care with regards to how they depict that character.

You can write whatever you want, but people are allowed to feel how they will. And I feel that Dirk's overall story now is one tinged in homophobic themes; and I'm not really going to give Hussie good grace on it because they also used a heap load of slurs when this comic started and have discussed at length even in the commentary that their perspective on characters and their identity has been fueled BY how the fandom perceives them when it comes to exploring more progressive depictions.

Gay Villains is not my issue. Gay men being typecast into homophobic depictions is.