Throughout three seasons of 13 Reasons Why, fans were introduced to the character of Monty and his struggles with his sexual identity, using physical and verbal violence to hide his own insecurities. In Season 3, we learn more about Monty’s backstory, finding out that his dad is extremely homophobic and regularly beats him.

During a party at Bryce’s house (before his death), Monty has his first sexual experience with a guy, Winston. Afterward, he beats his classmate for acknowledging him in front of a group of fellow students. 

However, the two rekindle their romance and hook up on the night Bryce is murdered. After fans learned the shocking revelation that Monty is gay, audiences took to Twitter to voice their opinions.

“Monty's sexuality doesn't come as a surprise for me, tbh. He mentions gay people every two seconds, he's basically obsessed. It was clear that there was something else hidden there. Also, he can go f--k himself,” tweeted one fan. Another added, “Okay. I hate Monty. Absolutely. 100%. He deserves a lot of shit to happen to him, but he did not deserve a spit in the face from his father simply for being unsure if he was gay. #13ReasonsWhy.” 

One fan was not happy with the Netflix series, writing, “So you are telling me that we asked for Alex and Zack to be a thing and they gave us Monty? Rapist F--KING MONTY. F--K you 13 Reasons Why for portraying such a disgusting character as a closeted gay who actually hates himself bc of his sexuality.” 

 Season 4 of 13 Reasons Why airs on June 5 on Netflix now.