Is johnny from the outsiders gay

Newsletter 1 Stay Gay, Ponyboy: On LGBT Interpretations and Author Twitter Battles On a recent Twitter battle between S.E. Hinton and readers who believe Ponyboy and Johnny from The Outsiders are gay. Comments Showing of ( new) post a comment» «previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 next» date newest».

Subscribe To OUT MAGAZINE. Yes, Johnny does idly say that Ponyboy and sodapop are good-looking, but there is a clear difference between “you’re hot/cute” and “you and soda are handsome and look alike.” Johnny said the second. Privacy Policy Terms of Use. Out Newsletter. Much like Game of Thrones, her half-century-old YA book is a magnet for amateur spinoffs; young fans have written over 9, stories about characters like Ponyboy, Sodapop and Johnny Cade on alone.

The Outsiders Author: My Characters Are Not Gay S.E. Hinton defended the heterosexuality of Johnny and Dallas in a "salty" series of tweets, which some called homophobic. Writer S.E. Hinton drew fire from readers on Twitter after she denied that two of the characters in her classic young adult novel “The Outsiders” were gay.

Email Newsletter Subscribe Subscriber Services. Popnography S. Hinton, Author of The Outsiders , Says She Did Not Write Characters as Gay. The author of the classic coming-of-age drama got into a heated debate with readers on Twitter. Chappell reveals 'The Subway' is about 'someone I was deeply in love with' 4h.

I’m not saying that Johnny and Ponyboy are % straight, but I know for a fact they aren’t gay or transgender. Colton Underwood wants to be on 'Dancing With the Stars'—with a same-sex partner 5h. Some who ship Dally and Johnny will being up the part in the book where Dally admits to Johnny being the only thing he ever loved and how he wanted to die for him.

Latest Stories. I'm sorry but I know plenty of guys who will take a bullet for their friends and say I love you it's no big deal and it's not gay either. TV Movies Drag Travel Out Video. Several reacted on Twitter by saying that, while the characters might not have been written that way, LGBT readers found a lot of comfort in interpreting the characters as queer.

October 18 PM EST. I wrote them, I ought to know. So, yeah, technically I did. A similar frustration can be sensed in Hinton’s decisive smackdowns of any idea that Outsiders characters might be gay. Johnny got excited when 2 Soc girls asked him to sit with them. The year-old author, who wrote the book when she was in high school, said that she did not write the characters Dallas and Johnny as gay.

All Rights reserved. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders , responded to a reader's question about whether the characters in her acclaimed first novel might be gay. Does anyone think that Dally was gay for Johnny?

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