Openly Straight
Rafe is the main character in this book. He was a great writer and he played soccer, but nobody paid attention to that. They only paid attention to the fact that he was gay. By telling Rafe’s story the author is giving the message of being yourself.
During Rafe’s ninth grade year, he came out to the whole school. After he revealed that he was gay he was surprised to find he was treated differently. Some of the changes were good, like his soccer team stopped saying “gay” as an insult. One of the bad changes was that it was all they saw him as. He would have people ask him questions about being gay, but they would never want to know about him. He never thought of being gay as a big deal. Rafe gave speeches to other schools about
Rafe is the main character in this book. He was a great writer and he played soccer, but nobody paid attention to that. They only paid attention to the fact that he was gay. By telling Rafe’s story the author is giving the message of being yourself.
During Rafe’s ninth grade year, he came out to the whole school. After he revealed that he was gay he was surprised to find he was treated differently. Some of the changes were good, like his soccer team stopped saying “gay” as an insult. One of the bad changes was that it was all they saw him as. He would have people ask him questions about being gay, but they would never want to know about him. He never thought of being gay as a big deal. Rafe gave speeches to other schools about