Gabe is gay

She thinks he might not be into her or that he's playing hard to get, but Gabe's secretly hiding something he thinks will complicate life: he's gay, or at least, bicurious. Threads are laid early on when he refuses to list Ian as the school's biggest gossip for fun, admiring him from afar instead. Watching Gabe struggle with his sexuality in the new season of PEN15 , I felt like I was watching my younger self onscreen — and I'm not alone. Then, much later, it left me completely reeling. Maya Maya Erskine , one of the awkward year-old best friends the show follows, is holding hands with boyfriend Gabe Dylan Gage at an afterparty for their school play when she compliments his hair.

PEN15’s Dylan Gage, who plays Gabe, talks about his character’s sexuality, starring in the school play with Maya Erskine, and trying to get his friends to try out Hulu. He also moved to Los Angeles LA for five years where he studied with top LA acting coach Howard Fine, found his love for screenwriting and placed well in some of the major screenwriting contests in LA. Back home, Gabriel also came out publicly as transgender, which he said has opened up a whole new world for him in South Africa. Gabe Gabriel GG : Hah.

So Gabe is gay-coded, right? Initially I thought it was just implied by his aversion to kissing Maya (all the other characters are shown to develop crushes very quickly and easily on anyone who shows them attention, which fwiw is definitely how I was at that age). The two seasons of Hulu's Pen15 have focused on Maya Maya Erskine and Anna Anna Konkle as they move to the eighth grade and try to find their place in the school's social hierarchy. Of course, atop the list is attaining the perfect boyfriends and becoming a popular couple, but interestingly enough, their respective love stories aren't the best ones in the show -- it's actually Gabe's Dylan Gage. Season 2 has Gabe getting the lead in the play with Maya.

I first guessed Gabe might be gay in Season One in band when he yells that Alex broke up with Heather. He seemed so excited Alex was single. .

She thinks he might not be into her or that he's playing hard to get, but Gabe's secretly hiding something he thinks will complicate life: he's gay, or at least, bicurious. Threads are laid early on when he refuses to list Ian as the school's biggest gossip for fun, admiring him from afar instead. .

PEN15’s Dylan Gage, who plays Gabe, talks about his character’s sexuality, starring in the school play with Maya Erskine, and trying to get his friends to try out Hulu. .

One of Sam’s best friends, Gabe is presented as a gay boy struggling with his sexuality. In Season 2, he stars in the school play alongside Maya and briefly asks her to be his girlfriend. .

I first guessed Gabe might be gay in Season One in band when he yells that Alex broke up with Heather. He seemed so excited Alex was single. .