Jughead's Sexuality Is Still Up in the Air—For Now
In the later Archie Comics, Jughead came out as asexual, and Cole Sprouse had hoped that storyline would be extended to the Riverdale universe. No such luck, unfortunately. Sprouse told Glamour, "I think, in this show, he's not a romantic and not asexual. I argued in the beginning, creatively, that he should be both, but in this show, he's kind of a tortured youth that ends up finding a comfort and a resonance with another person who's going through a lot of trauma. They end up forming this kind of beautiful, honest union, and I think that, to me, is a narrative that works with this universe of Jughead. But I think that kind of asexual and aromantic representation is really important."
Sprouse doesn't mind the questions, though. In his Reddit AMA he said he even welcomes them: "I continue to hope this question is asked, over and over, it will only increase visibility," Sprouse said. "Yes, I'm still a big proponent of this representation, and it needs to be done correctly."