Noah Schnapp Makes History as First Gay Lead in 'Stranger Things'  

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In a TikTok video, Noah Schnapp, star of Stranger Things, comes out as gay.  

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The video has garnered over 30 million views and supportive comments from fans.  

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Schnapp lip-syncs to a sound of a woman saying, "It was never that serious."  

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On-screen, Schnapp writes about telling his friends and family about his sexuality.  

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He captioned the post with, "I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought."  

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There has been speculation about Will's sexuality on the show, but it has not yet been addressed.  

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Schnapp said that the audience could interpret Will's story however they wanted.  

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Schnapp was "scared in the closet" for 18 years before coming out.  

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Schnapp spoke to Variety about the beauty of interpretation in the show.  

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In the coming out process, Schnapp's character, Will, is compared to Schnapp's surface.  

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