The actor plays a newly out gay teen the Netflix dramedy’s send season, which ptur how LGBTQ+ young people are alg wh new prsur a more acceptg world.
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- DO PETRERA IS BACK AS DELIGHTFUL GAY JONAH ON NEVER HAVE I EVER
- 'THERE'S NO TEXTBOOK FOR THIS': 'NEVER HAVE I EVER' SEASON 2 SHOWS THERE'S NO ONE WAY TO BE GAY
DO PETRERA IS BACK AS DELIGHTFUL GAY JONAH ON NEVER HAVE I EVER
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And I fell love wh the feisty personaly of Jonah, the gay character whose one-lers are scene-stealers.
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'THERE'S NO TEXTBOOK FOR THIS': 'NEVER HAVE I EVER' SEASON 2 SHOWS THERE'S NO ONE WAY TO BE GAY
"So for him to see that there's jt not a token gay character the seri sends a very powerful msage. Never have I ever had a gay experience. After claimg she was too by supportg the LGBTQ muny, one of the members of the robotics team reveals that he's gay.
I bged season one twice a row when dropped last sprg; watchg Devi’s wild antics pursu of losg her virgy to the popular guy, I felt as giddy as a high school seri also featur a queer central character one of Devi’s bt iends, Fabla, who out as gay by the end of the first season. "I remember beg a ltle baby gay, and someone was like, 'You haven't seen 'Mommie Deart? " 'Legally Blon' at 20:The problem wh s ‘gotcha’ gay plotAfter Fabla reassur Devi and Eleanor that she do, fact, like girls – after all, she dreams about Dua Lipa feedg her grap – Jonah (Do Petrera), another gay stunt, overhears their nversatn and offers some fortg advice.