CBBC Airs Second LGBT+ Scene Days after Complaints About First

CBBC has aired yet another groundbreaking LGBT+ scene, just day after being flooded with complaints over airing a scene in it’s ‘The Next Step’ series showing a same-sex kiss between two women.

In the latest episode of teen drama ‘Mystic’, Caleb Burford (played by Joshua Tan) came out as gay to his friend Issie Brown.

According to ‘Digital Spy’, when Issie and Caleb were trapped together on a beach, the pair began opening up to each other, with Issie revealing how she has always felt like an outsider.

Caleb later told her: “I've been thinking about what you said earlier, about trusting us and you know, feeling like an outsider and stuff. I do feel like that sometimes.”

Issie then interjected: “You don't need to say that just to make me feel better.” To which Caleb replied: “I'm not.”

Issie added: “Oh come on, this is your home, your friends. I'm just the weird girl that everyone thinks is a liar.”

Caleb then told her: “I'm weird too... I'm gay I think. No, I know I am.”

Issie replied: “Thank you for telling me. It must have been really hard.”

When Caleb then asked Issie to keep his secret, saying that he didn't want his friends to feel weird, she told him: “I know this is a big deal... like huge. But honestly Caleb, no-one will even care. Being gay is... it's like one little piece of who you are. A good piece.”

CBBC received praise from fans on Twitter after it aired its first same-sex kiss on ‘The Next Step’ last month.

One viewer wrote: “When kids [shows] have representation like this it honestly makes me so happy because I know there are kids out there who will feel less alone than I did. Thank you @cbbc @thenextstep.”

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