DISNEY_NP0 CHANNEL_NN1 PRESENTS_NN2 
SAPPHIC_AJ0 OVERTONES_NN2 
I_PNP spent_VVD my_DPS childhood_NN1 feverishly_AV0 desperate_AJ0 for_PRP my_DPS brother_NN1 's_POS approval_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 eighteen_CRD months_NN2 my_DPS senior_AJ0 (_PUL so_AV0 ,_PUN two_CRD grades_NN2 ahead_AV0 of_PRF me_PNP )_PUR ,_PUN Zach_NP0 ,_PUN to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN embodied_VVD the_AT0 pinnacle_NN1 of_PRF coolness_NN1 and_CJC funniness_NN1 from_PRP my_DPS earliest_AJS days_NN2 through_PRP high_AJ0 school_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS we_PNP were_VBD little_AJ0 ,_PUN Zach_NP0 played_VVD soccer_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 play_VVI soccer_NN1 ._SENT Zach_NP0 collected_VVD baseball_NN1 cards_NN2 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP collected_VVD baseball_NN1 cards_NN2 ._SENT Zach_NP0 played_VVD Pokémon_NP0 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP borrowed_VVD his_DPS Game_NN1 Boy_NN1 and_CJC played_VVD Pokémon_NP0 after_PRP him_PNP —_PUN then_AV0 stoked_VVD his_DPS ire_NN1 by_PRP saving_VVG my_DPS own_DT0 game_NN1 and_CJC inadvertently_AV0 erasing_VVG his_DPS ,_PUN a_AT0 memory_NN1 that_CJT still_AV0 wallops_VVZ me_PNP with_PRP guilt_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS Zach_NP0 got_VVD into_PRP alt_NN1 pop-rock_NN1 bands_NN2 like_PRP Weezer_NP0 (_PUL The_AT0 Blue_AJ0 Album_NN1 and_CJC Pinkerton_NN1 only_AV0 ,_PUN thank_VVB you_PNP )_PUR and_CJC blink-182_NP0 (_PUL all_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN frankly_AV0 )_PUR ,_PUN I_PNP followed_VVD suit_NN1 ._SENT Same_DT0 goes_VVZ for_PRP The_AT0 Simpsons_NN2 and_CJC Conan_NP0 O'Brien_NP0 and_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP high_AJ0 school_NN1 ,_PUN The_AT0 Office_NN1 and_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP college_NN1 ,_PUN Summer_NN1 Heights_NN2 High_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP assumed_VVD Zach_NP0 's_POS taste_NN1 in_PRP comedy_NN1 was_VBD infallible_AJ0 and_CJC adopted_VVD it_PNP as_PRP my_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT 
I_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 tomboy_NN1 ,_PUN sure_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD little-little_AJ0 —_PUN like_AV0 ,_PUN kindergarten_NN1 age-my_NN1 identity_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 based_VVN on_PRP boys_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 general_AJ0 sense_NN1 ._SENT Rather_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP gleefully_AV0 based_VVD my_DPS whole_AJ0 sense_NN1 of_PRF self_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS big_AJ0 brother_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ knew_VVD better_AV0 than_CJS to_TO0 bequeath_VVI unto_PRP me_PNP his_DPS love_NN1 and_CJC approval_NN1 ,_PUN lest_CJS I_PNP get_VVB above_PRP my_DPS station_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VM0 try_VVI to_TO0 hang_VVI out_AVP whenever_AVQ Zach_NP0 had_VHD friends_NN2 over_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 basement_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP 'd_VM0 give_VVI me_PNP the_AT0 boot_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 craving_NN1 for_PRP Zach_NP0 to_TO0 validate_VVI my_DPS existence_NN1 bled_VVD into_PRP our_DPS adolescence_NN1 :_PUN when_CJS he_PNP drove_VVD me_PNP to_PRP high_AJ0 school_NN1 my_DPS freshman_NN1 and_CJC sophomore_NN1 years_NN2 in_PRP our_DPS family_NN1 's_POS green_NN1 Volkswagen_NP0 van_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 never_AV0 touch_VVI the_AT0 iPod_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 soundtrack_NN1 was_VBD always_AV0 in_PRP Zach_NP0 's_POS hands_NN2 and_CJC always_AV0 included_VVD some_DT0 Brand_NP0 New_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP laughed_VVD at_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS jokes_NN2 ,_PUN sometimes_AV0 ._SENT Enough_AV0 to_TO0 keep_VVI me_PNP tap-dancing_AJ0 for_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI cleverer_AJC ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 win_VVI his_DPS laughter_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 ultimate_AJ0 validation_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP might_VM0 've_VHI been_VBN my_DPS literal_AJ0 desire_NN1 to_TO0 become_VVI my_DPS brother_NN1 that_CJT spurred_VVD my_DPS infatuation_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Disney_NP0 Channel_NN1 Original_AJ0 Movie_NN1 Motocrossed_NN1 (_PUL 2000_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Okay_AV0 ,_PUN so_AV0 :_PUN meet_VVB the_AT0 Carson_NP0 family_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB your_DPS average_NN1 ,_PUN American_AJ0 ,_PUN motocross-obsessed_AJ0 family_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP know_VVB the_AT0 type_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 dad_NN1 was_VBD an_AT0 off-road_AJ0 motorcycle_NN1 racing_VVG champion_NN1 back_AVP in_PRP his_DPS heyday_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP 's_VBZ grooming_VVG his_DPS teenage_AJ0 son_NN1 ,_PUN Andy_NP0 ,_PUN to_TO0 replace_VVI him_PNP as_PRP the_AT0 Fastest_AJS Biker_NN1 Boy_NN1 ._SENT Andy_NP0 's_POS twin_AJ0 sister_NN1 ,_PUN Andi_NP0 (_PUL note_VVB to_PRP parents_NN2 seeking_VVG to_TO0 avoid_VVI their_DPS twins_NN2 swapping_VVG identities_NN2 :_PUN give_VVB your_DPS children_NN2 different_AJ0 names_NN2 )_PUR is_VBZ a_AT0 cheerleader_NN1 but_CJC desperately_AV0 wants_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 motocrosser_NN1 like_PRP the_AT0 guys_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC dad_NN1 says_VVZ no_AV0 !_SENT Motocross_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 for_PRP girls_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ for_PRP boys_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP want_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 start_VVI concentrating_VVG on_PRP things_NN2 that_CJT a_AT0 thirteen-year-old_AJ0 girl_NN1 should_VM0 be_VBI concentrating_VVG on_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ dad_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC that_DT0 does_VDZ not_XX0 include_VVI motocross_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC when_CJS Andy_NP0 (_PUL the_AT0 boy_NN1 )_PUR gets_VVZ injured_AJ0 and_CJC dad_NN1 goes_VVZ off_AVP to_TO0 recruit_VVI another_DT0 racer_NN1 for_PRP their_DPS team_NN1 ,_PUN Andi_NP0 (_PUL the_AT0 girl_NN1 )_PUR chops_VVZ her_DPS hair_NN1 off_AVP and_CJC races_NN2 in_PRP (_PUL the_AT0 boy_NN1 )_PUR Andy_NP0 's_POS place_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP first_ORD ,_PUN their_DPS mother_NN1 is_VBZ horrified_VVN by_PRP Andi_NP0 's_POS dyke_NN1 chop_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Just_AV0 look_VVB at_PRP your_DPS beautiful_AJ0 hair_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 exact_AJ0 tone_NN1 my_DPS own_DT0 mother_NN1 had_VHD upon_PRP viewing_VVG my_DPS foregone_AJ0 side-shave_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC soon_AV0 ,_PUN Andi_NP0 's_POS mom_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP board_NN1 and_CJC takes_VVZ her_DPS daughter_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 motocross_NN1 competition_NN1 disguised_VVN as_PRP her_DPS son_NN1 ._SENT There_AV0 ,_PUN hilarity_NN1 ensues_VVZ ,_PUN including_PRP Andi_NP0 developing_VVG a_AT0 crush_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 boy_NN1 who_PNQ thinks_VVZ she_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 boy_NN1 ._SENT Apparently_AV0 ,_PUN Motocrossed_NN1 is_VBZ loosely_AV0 based_VVN on_PRP Twelfth_ORD Night_NN1 ._SENT Those_DT0 adaptations_NN2 sometimes_AV0 work_VVB —_PUN 10_CRD Things_NN2 I_PNP Hate_VVB About_PRP You_PNP ,_PUN Clueless_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC She_PNP 's_VBZ the_AT0 Man_NN1 are_VBB modern_AJ0 classics_NN2 based_VVN on_PRP classic_AJ0 classics_NN2 ._SENT Other_AJ0 times_NN2 ,_PUN you_PNP just_AV0 get_VVB Motocrossed_AJ0 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN Andi_NP0 gets_VVZ outed_AJ0 as_PRP a_AT0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP wins_VVZ over_AVP her_DPS crush_NN1 nonetheless_AV0 and_CJC wins_VVZ a_AT0 big_AJ0 motocross_NN1 sponsorship_NN1 ._SENT Girl_NN1 power_NN1 !_SENT As_CJS someone_PNI who_PNQ spent_VVD the_AT0 first_ORD ten_CRD years_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS life_NN1 trying_VVG to_TO0 emulate_VVI her_DPS near-twin_AJ0 brother_NN1 in_PRP every_AT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN Motocrossed_NP0 got_VVD me_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP 'm_VBB sure_AJ0 I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 spell_VVI this_DT0 out_AVP for_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN as_CJS I_PNP just_AV0 wrote_VVD motocross_NN1 and_CJC dyke_NN1 chop_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 paragraph_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 queer_AJ0 imagery_NN1 in_PRP Motocrossed_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN quite_AV0 frankly_AV0 ,_PUN unrelenting_AJ0 ._SENT Andi_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ looks_VVZ like_PRP an_AT0 *_PUN NSYNC_AJ0 member_NN1 everybody_PNI forgot_VVD about_AVP —_PUN wait_VVB ,_PUN no_ITJ ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ Chris_NP0 Kirkpatrick_NP0 —_PUN spends_VVZ 70_CRD percent_NN0 of_PRF the_AT0 movie_NN1 vrooming_NN1 away_AV0 on_PRP her_DPS hog_NN1 ,_PUN fretting_VVG that_CJT her_DPS real_AJ0 gender_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI exposed_VVN ._SENT When_CJS she_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 in_PRP head-to-toe_AJ0 motocross_NN1 gear_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP wears_VVZ a_AT0 baggy_AJ0 striped_AJ0 T-shirt_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 flannel_NN1 shirt_NN1 layered_VVD on_AVP ,_PUN spiky_AJ0 blond_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN khaki_AJ0 cargo_NN1 shorts_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 faux-deep_AJ0 voice_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP one_CRD scene_NN1 ,_PUN Andi_NP0 and_CJC her_DPS crush_NN1 ,_PUN Dean_NP0 Talon_NP0 (_PUL my_DPS new_AJ0 drag_NN1 king_NN1 name_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN go_VVB on_PRP a_AT0 motocross_NN1 ride_NN1 through_PRP backroads_NN2 before_PRP stumbling_VVG upon_PRP a_AT0 lake_NN1 and_CJC taking_VVG a_AT0 dip_NN1 ._SENT Dunking_VVG and_CJC splashing_VVG is_VBZ involved_AJ0 ._SENT As_CJS Dean_NP0 thinks_VVZ Andi_NP0 's_VBZ a_AT0 boy_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP does_VDZ not_XX0 know_VVI it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 date_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ most_AV0 certainly_AV0 a_AT0 date_NN1 between_PRP two_CRD butch_AJ0 lesbians_NN2 ._SENT Watching_VVG our_DPS heroine_NN1 cross-dress_NN1 is_VBZ supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 point_NN1 of_PRF comedy_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ in_PRP Twelfth_ORD Night_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC ,_PUN sorry_AJ0 to_TO0 essentialize_VVI ,_PUN any_DT0 teen_NN1 girl_NN1 who_PNQ yearns_VVZ to_TO0 mount_VVI a_AT0 dirt_NN1 bike_NN1 is_VBZ at_PRP least_AV0 30_CRD percent_NN0 queer_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD both_AV0 enthralled_VVN with_PRP and_CJC terrified_VVN by_PRP Andi_NP0 's_POS boyishness_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS I_PNP saw_VVD my_DPS own_DT0 boyishness_NN1 reflected_VVD in_PRP her_PNP ._SENT Upon_PRP rewatch_NN1 ,_PUN Andi_NP0 's_POS appearance_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX0 all_DT0 that_DT0 funny_AJ0 ;_PUN rather_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ just_AV0 a_AT0 decently_AV0 accurate_AJ0 depiction_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 baby_NN1 butch_AJ0 ._SENT 
Six_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN High_AJ0 School_NN1 Musical_NN1 carried_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 tradition_NN1 of_PRF clearlygay-_AJ0 but-actually-not-gay_NN1 characters_NN2 in_PRP DCOMs_NN2 ._SENT High_AJ0 School_NN1 Musical_AJ0 is_VBZ a_AT0 musical_AJ0 about_PRP auditioning_VVG for_PRP a_AT0 musical_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD star-crossed_AJ0 heterosexuals_NN2 ,_PUN Troy_NP0 (_PUL Zac_NP0 Efron_NP0 )_PUR and_CJC Gabriella_NP0 (_PUL Vanessa_NP0 Hudgens_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN discover_VVB their_DPS mutual_AJ0 crushes_NN2 and_CJC singing_VVG talents_NN2 and_CJC grapple_VVB with_PRP whether_CJS to_TO0 try_VVI out_AVP for_PRP their_DPS school_NN1 's_POS new_AJ0 production_NN1 ._SENT No_ITJ one_PNI is_VBZ more_AV0 opposed_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 duo_NN1 's_POS meteoric_AJ0 rise_NN1 than_CJS Sharpay_NP0 and_CJC Ryan_NP0 Evans_NP0 (_PUL Ashley_NP0 Tisdale_NP0 ,_PUN Lucas_NP0 Grabeel_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT 
The_AT0 Evans_NP0 twins_NN2 rule_VVB the_AT0 drama_NN1 club_NN1 and_CJC heretofore_AV0 have_VHB happily_AV0 scooped_VVN up_AVP leads_VVZ in_PRP every_AT0 school_NN1 production_NN1 for_PRP which_DTQ they_PNP 've_VHB auditioned_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 Evans_NP0 twins_NN2 are_VBB villains_NN2 ,_PUN both_AV0 clearly_AV0 sculpted_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 gay_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT Sharpay_NP0 Evans_NP0 's_POS blown-out_AJ0 ,_PUN cartoonish_AJ0 femininity_NN1 makes_VVZ one_PNI forget_VVI ,_PUN momentarily_AV0 ,_PUN that_CJT they_PNP 're_VBB watching_VVG a_AT0 Disney_NP0 movie_NN1 and_CJC not_XX0 RuPaul_NP0 's_POS Drag_NN1 Race_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC Ryan_NP0 Evans_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 one_PNI we_PNP really_AV0 need_VVB to_TO0 talk_VVI about_AVP ._SENT Ryan_NP0 —_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI how_AVQ to_TO0 put_VVI it_PNP any_DT0 other_AJ0 way_NN1 —_PUN is_VBZ ,_PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN very_AV0 clearly_AV0 a_AT0 homosexual_NN1 ._SENT Like_PRP Andi_NP0 Carson_NP0 simply_AV0 is_VBZ a_AT0 baby_NN1 butch_AJ0 ,_PUN Ryan_NP0 Evans_NP0 just_AV0 ,_PUN like_AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ a_AT0 gay_AJ0 boy_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP say_VVB this_DT0 with_PRP the_AT0 utmost_AJ0 love_NN1 :_PUN Ryan_NP0 is_VBZ a_AT0 hip-swishing_AJ0 ,_PUN jazz-square-dancing_AJ0 ,_PUN eye-rolling_AJ0 ,_PUN bitchy_AJ0 young_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP wears_VVZ a_AT0 different_AJ0 ,_PUN neon-colored_AJ0 Kangol_NN1 hat_NN1 in_PRP every_AT0 scene_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 crowd_NN1 favorite_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 allegedly_AV0 straight_AJ0 character_NN1 tells_VVZ his_DPS twin_AJ0 sister_NN1 /_PUN dance_NN1 partner_NN1 after_PRP their_DPS first_ORD audition_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 musical_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Everybody_PNI loves_VVZ a_AT0 good_AJ0 jazz_NN1 square_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB all_DT0 for_PRP straight_AJ0 men_NN2 embracing_VVG their_DPS femininity_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Ryan_NP0 Evans_NP0 is_VBZ clearly_AV0 played_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 spirit_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 gay_AJ0 musical_AJ0 theater_NN1 terrorist_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC arguing_VVG otherwise_AV0 would_VM0 feel_VVI insincere_AJ0 at_PRP best_AJS ._SENT To_PRP the_AT0 point_NN1 that_CJT ,_PUN had_VHD Disney_NP0 made_VVN Ryan_NP0 openly_AV0 gay_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 character_NN1 might_VM0 've_VHI been_VBN panned_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 gay_AJ0 cliché_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC they_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ._SENT Ryan_NP0 's_POS sexuality_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX0 addressed_VVN at_PRP all_DT0 until_CJS High_AJ0 School_NN1 Musical_NN1 3_CRD :_PUN Senior_AJ0 Year_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP dates_VVZ the_AT0 composer_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 drama_NN1 club_NN1 ,_PUN Kelsi_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ in_PRP fact_NN1 a_AT0 girl_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP 2016_CRD ,_PUN Lucas_NP0 Grabeel_NP0 told_VVD BuzzFeed_AJ0 News_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD asked_VVN director_NN1 Kenny_NP0 Ortega_NP0 about_PRP Ryan_NP0 's_POS sexuality_NN1 right_NN1 after_PRP reading_VVG the_AT0 script.1_NN1 "_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB it_PNP 's_VBZ Disney_NP0 Channel_NP0 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 really_AV0 gonna_NN1 be_VBI gay_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP mean_VVB ,_PUN yeah_ITJ ,_PUN right_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Grabeel_NP0 paraphrased_VVD ._SENT Ortega_NP0 apparently_AV0 told_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN think_VVB of_PRF it_PNP this_DT0 way_NN1 :_PUN you_PNP have_VHB the_AT0 opportunity_NN1 to_TO0 play_VVI a_AT0 character_NN1 who_PNQ 's_VBZ young_AJ0 ,_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ into_PRP theater_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ an_AT0 artist_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC let_VVB 's_POS go_VVB at_PRP it_PNP from_PRP that_DT0 point_NN1 of_PRF view_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ So_CJS Grabeel_NP0 played_VVD Ryan_NP0 as_PRP a_AT0 peak_NN1 theater_NN1 twink_NN1 and_CJC left_VVD it_PNP at_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT 
On_PRP the_AT0 one_CRD hand_NN1 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ real_AJ0 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD literally_AV0 not_XX0 one_PNI out_PRP gay_AJ0 person_NN1 at_PRP my_DPS high_AJ0 school_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD plenty_PNI of_PRF people_NN0 who_PNQ were_VBD just_AV0 obviously_AV0 queer_AJ0 ._SENT For_PRP Halloween_NN1 one_CRD year_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 fellow_AJ0 concert_NN1 band_NN1 flutist_NN1 ,_PUN Jonathan_NP0 ,_PUN went_VVD in_PRP full_AJ0 drag_NN1 (_PUL heels_NN2 ,_PUN too_AV0 )_PUR as_CJS a_AT0 notoriously_AV0 cruel_AJ0 popular_AJ0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN Hope_NP0 Jameson_NP0 (_PUL absolutely_AV0 not_XX0 her_DPS real_AJ0 name_NN1 ;_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB still_AV0 terrified_AJ0 of_PRF her_PNP and_CJC fear_VVB she_PNP will_VM0 hunt_VVI me_PNP down_AVP and_CJC pierce_VVB my_DPS heart_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 stiletto_NN1 if_CJS I_PNP publish_VVB her_DPS name_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT Particularly_AV0 at_PRP a_AT0 Catholic_AJ0 school_NN1 with_PRP no_AT0 Gay-Straight_NP0 Alliance_NN1 and_CJC teachers_NN2 who_PNQ told_VVD us_PNP God_NP0 hated_VVD the_AT0 sin_NN1 of_PRF queerness_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 was_VBD nothing_PNI short_AJ0 of_PRF rockstar_AJ0 behavior_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD hilarious_AJ0 and_CJC brave_AJ0 and_CJC perfect_AJ0 ._SENT Now_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI if_CJS Jonathan_NP0 was_VBD out_AVP to_PRP his_DPS friends_NN2 —_PUN we_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 friends_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD two_CRD years_NN2 ahead_AV0 of_PRF me_PNP and_CJC refused_VVD to_TO0 speak_VVI to_PRP me_PNP despite_PRP sitting_VVG literally_AV0 next_ORD to_PRP me_PNP in_PRP band_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC he_PNP was_VBD someone_PNI who_PNQ was_VBD just_AV0 so_AV0 plainly_AV0 queer_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 say_VVI he_PNP was_VBD gay_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI gay_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 implied_VVN ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD understood_VVN ._SENT Jonathan_NP0 was_VBD an_AT0 extreme_AJ0 example_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF teenage_AJ0 boys_NN2 like_PRP Ryan_NP0 Evans_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 2000s_CRD :_PUN effeminate_AJ0 ,_PUN clearly_AV0 uninterested_AJ0 in_PRP girls_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 explicitly_AV0 out_AVP to_PRP their_DPS peers_NN2 ._SENT 
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