Written beautifully and with quirky, nonsensically likeable characters, “Openly Straight” showcased how, whether you’re LGBT or not, labels are not what can nor should describe a person. What followed was a story of Rafe re-embracing his sexuality and realizing it isn’t what should define him. Sadly, this means hiding an important part of himself, and risk his blossoming friendship with Ben Carver, another student who may be questioning himself. He is in no way ashamed of his sexuality, but only wants to have others see him as a friend, and not just as their ‘gay friend’. Written by Bill Konigsberg, it told about a gay teenager named Rafe Goldberg who moves to a boarding school across the country, and pretends to be straight in order to have a taste of what he believes is the normal life of a teenager.
If you remember the LGBT Pride Month I held last June, you may remember this one book that really had me gushing, and it happened to be “ Openly Straight”. Warning: this review contains spoilers to both “Openly Straight” and “Honestly Ben”.
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