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"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.