Hatch at 15 yrs old has a number of gay and lesbian friends of her own age. In fact one of her best mates has been openly lesbian for a couple of years, turns up to basketball with her girlfriend who is an avid supporter of our side. One of her makles friends is going through that difficult; "Am I gay or am I striaght?" phase, but seemes to be enjoying both sides of his sexuality too much to choose.As it becomes more common for teenagers to realise — and then tell others — that they are gay or lesbian, there is also a growing number of teen characters on TV programs geared toward teens going through the same thing. 90210 joins the ranks of shows like Glee, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, Hellcats, Greek and the new MTV series Skins in showcasing young, gay roles.
"I felt like the world of 90210 was missing the gay characters that it would realistically have," said Rebecca Sinclair, the series' show runner and executive producer, on the writers' decision to show teen character Teddy Montgomery's coming-out process. "If I had created the show, I would definitely have made one of the main characters gay ... And honestly, in a genre that depends on the coupling, decoupling and re-coupling of its characters, it behooves us to find the most diverse ways to do that."
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv- ... 19emu.html
So it seems sensible for TV programs aimed at her age group to reflect this. (The fact that she considers "programs aimed at her age gorup," totally infantile, and prefers grwon up stuff, is neither here nor there.)
I'm in favour of teens over the age of consent being portrayed as gay and lesbian on kids TV, you?