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 | | Thank goodness, the climate is changing, and though it is still a terrible struggle for many gay young people, many are also able to see themselves reflected in positive ways, not only in the real people who are out and visible but in fictional characters from popular culture?movies, TV shows, and books. |
 | | I wanted him to be a kid who sees himself as cool, who sees nothing wrong with being attracted to the boy who sits next to him in art class as opposed to the girl on the other side of him. |
 | | He understands, as do the other "misfits" in this story, that the problem isn't with himself, it's with the attitudes and ignorance of others. |
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