was gary gay ?


I was just curious if gary was suppose to be gay giving that he had 2 attractive female friends and didn't take a interest.

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He actually did take an interest in Nicole, but she never reciprocated.

I can see why people would think he was gay, especially by today's standards.
But in 1995, it was more common for guys to be just friends with teen girls.
I had a friend-only guy pal in high school too, in 1993.



I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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"He actually did take an interest in Nicole, but she never reciprocated."

If this is true, it was so subtle NOBODY picked up on it:
- He never once objects to David (at first) or seems disappointed Nicole is with him (until he gets violent)
- He never once makes the slightest move (or anything that could be construed as a move) on Nicole.

So either he was gay (and in the closet, back then it wasn't as accepted as now) or really not interested in either girl (they're pretty but not supermodel pretty, and for all we know they're childhood friends).

It does happen, and the "good friend waiting for his turn" is always:
- knocking down any boyfriend prospects (in one way or another, at some point)
- being "available" for pretty much anything (always hanging around nearby)
- clearly a loser (either unattractive or too shy/lacking confidence)

Gary didn't have any of these traits.

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I got that vibe.

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child please

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I think he wanted David to pop his cherry in the woods instead of the way it went down.

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I don't think he was gay. Just shy. It seems like he grew up with Nicole. If he was gay David would've mocked him or used that fact to manipulate him.

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Thank you!
I never got the sense Gary was gay. Just a shy (maybe childhood) friend of Nicole & Margo.
In 1995 everything hadn't become *obsessed* with everyone 'being gay' like movies are today.

Besides, if Gary was gay why didn't Nicole ever mention that to David?
Why would Gary be so threatening to David?

Gary surely would have at least said that to David when he attacked him, to try to diffuse his anger as well.




I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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Absolutely! It would've been alluded to or outright refrenced in the script. It may not have been popular to be gay in the 90's but there have been gay characters in cinema for decades.

Gary was killed because he didn't like David and made it clear. David wanted him out of the way. He didn't want anything or anyone in the way of him and Nicole. Simple as that.

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Gary was killed because he didn't run fast enough.

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