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Heteronormative Coming-of-Age Films Are Queerer Than You Might Think

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I projected my attraction onto characters like me—even though they were straight.

Commentary Culture and Lifestyle > Media and News Heteronormative Coming-of-Age Films Are Queerer Than You Might Think I projected my attraction onto characters like me—even though they were straight. Illustration by Jaelen Brock Author: Eleanor Noyce As a teenager, I used coming-of-age films as a method of escapism. To this day, as a 24-year-old, I still romanticize my life with film soundtracks that give me major main-character energy. I still feel that special sense of escapism—that youthful feeling—when I turn on my old favorites. These films make anything feel possible, even when you're n

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