When the parade permit was rejected, Jeremiah had felt demoralized. He’d wondered if it wasn’t a sign that he should’ve waited until he graduated to come out, if he should’ve stayed fake-straight. Statistically, at least, he’s done better that way, having kissed three girls in his life and only one guy, the aforementioned Trevor Blankenship—who isn’t even allowed to talk to him now because of Trevor’s insecure boyfriend. (Seventy-nine gay people on campus and he’s already alienated two?) At least as a fake-straight, he got some good high school dance pictures out of the whole deal. So far,
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