When I first read it, I thought Eddie was gay but I don't think King makes it an issue. I don't think King was necessarily making that implication. The original miniseries made a little more of it in such scenes as Eddie not wanting to shower with the other boys (which, to be fair, is because his mother orders him not to) and the clown calls him "girly boy". Later, as an adult, the Losers are in the Derry Library where they discover Stan's severed head in the mini-fridge. Stan makes this comment: "Eddie...how's your sex life? What's your sex life?"
Keep in mind, this is the miniseries and not from the book, but I don't think it's crazy to make the leap that Eddie could be gay; I just don't think it is important to the story.
Keep in mind, this is the miniseries and not from the book, but I don't think it's crazy to make the leap that Eddie could be gay; I just don't think it is important to the story.