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Late in 2021, [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]] told The Independent he believed that "the [[Scream (franchise)|Scream]] movies are coded in gay survival."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-06 |title=Kevin Williamson interview: 'The Scream movies are coded in gay survival' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kevin-williamson-scream-interview-b1968631.html |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In the same interview, prior to him saying the previous statement, Williamson talked about how much of himself he unintentionally projected onto the main character of the first movie, [[Sidney Prescott]]. "As a gay kid, I related to the final girl and to her struggle because it’s what one has to do to survive as a young gay kid, too."<ref name=":0" />

<big>^{Sidney is not the only queer coded character in the original 1996 Scream film, however. [[Neve Campbell]], who plays as main character [[Sidney Prescott]], describes Billy and Stu as "pretty confused guys" in an interview, and speculates that their desire to kill has some roots in them "not being allowed to be who they want to be."}</big><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=A Survivor to Scream About: Neve Campbell on 'Scream' Queer Theories (Yes, Billy and Stu), and How Sidney Still Inspires the LGBTQ+ Community |url=https://pridesource.com/article/neve-campbell |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Pride Source |language=en}}</ref> <big>^{Williamson has since confirmed} ^{thatconfirmedthat the two [[Ghostface (identity)|Ghostface]] killers, Stu and Billy, were inspired by [[Leopold and Loeb]], an allegedly gay couple who were infamous for the kidnapping murder of 14-year-old Bobby Frank in May of 1924.}</big><ref>{{Cite web |title=Murderers Leopold and Loeb gain national attention |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/leopold-and-loeb-gain-national-attention |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=HISTORY |language=en}}</ref>

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