Is Ian Bohen Gay? Who Is He Datg?

Contents:

• "PEN15" HAS THE MOST PAFULLY AUTHENTIC GAY TEEN STORYLE I’VE EVER SEEN ON TV
• PEN15 MAK A SPLASH AMONG LGBTQ COMMUNY FOR AUTHENTIC PORTRAYAL OF GAY TEEN EXPERIENCE
• IS IAN BOHEN GAY? WHO IS HE DATG? WIFE FAY AND NET WORTH

"PEN15" HAS THE MOST PAFULLY AUTHENTIC GAY TEEN STORYLE I’VE EVER SEEN ON TV

Unlike Noah Galv’s character the ABC s The Real O’Neals (2016–17), Gabe hasn’t even fully realized that he’s gay. “Some of his iends haven’t even kissed a girl yet and he’s realizg he’s gay. Some gay boys get walkg down the unrwear aisle stor and fdg exc to double back and steal more glanc.

It’s his first moment of sexual awakeng — and the face he imag kissg when he clos his ey is his iend Sam’ much of Gabe’s quiett but most tellg moments volve close-ups of his face, as he wc when iends e “gay” to mean “unol” or the stg he feels when Sam leav him to hang out wh a oler crowd. “She said, ‘That was when I knew you were gay. He’s not as outgog or sporty as Sam, but he’s also not as outwardly effemate as Ian (Ivan Mallon), the other boy the school play whom the popular kids choose as Class Gossip their superlativ ntt bee he prents more evintly as gay.

When a iend lls Gabe and Sam “homos” for watchg porn together, Gabe rponds wh mock bravado by llg him a “faggot. He don’t hate gay people, ” said Stone. She thks he might not be to her or that he's playg hard to get, but Gabe's secretly hidg somethg he thks will plite life: he's gay, or at least, bicur.

PEN15 MAK A SPLASH AMONG LGBTQ COMMUNY FOR AUTHENTIC PORTRAYAL OF GAY TEEN EXPERIENCE

It's subtle, but nsirg that Gabe hat hearg homophobic slurs om his peers too, 's obv where his heart li -- and 's not wh Maya. This is seen a lot wh Sam, who's now makg homophobic ments jt to f , not realizg the harm he's directly g.

IS IAN BOHEN GAY? WHO IS HE DATG? WIFE FAY AND NET WORTH

This g of age adult edy has stck a major rd wh gay youth, thanks to the ma character, Gabe, and his strikgly thentic storyle.

Twter was abuzz on Friday wh ghg ments about how Hulu got right wh this young teen's experience of beg gay, and tryg to navigate that huge inty issue, while still workg through all the other 'normal' teen experienc. As the LGBTQ muny ntu to garner support and regnn through multiple media outlets and sourc, stori like Gabe's will ntue to thrive and acceptance will bee a thg of the past as gay, lbian and transgenr youth ntue to bee more accepted general. For those whose puberty cid wh the Y2K panic — the much-cricized lennials — the early stag of adolcence were acpanied by other nightmar particular to that time, like dial-up ter and much more socially accepted misogyny and homophobia.