"The secret wouldn't involve you being a lesbian pretending to be a straight girl pretending to be a guy? 'Cause i could be into that" -Hamilton to Jacqueline
So I found out today that two of my TV series crushes were in a show called "Young Americans", released circa 2000. Ian Somerhalder (Damon in The Vampire Diaries) + Kate Moennig (Shane in L Word) play the roles of Hamilton and Jack, respectively. Jack is actually Jacqueline, a girl who pretends to be male in order to enter an all-boys boarding school where Hamilton's dad is the dean. Hamilton falls for Jack and questions his sexuality; he thinks that Jack is a guy, so falling for him makes him gay.
I already love the show even before watching it for three reasons: Ian, Kate, and gender-bending roles. They're actually not the main characters of the TV series, which was probably why the show was cancelled after its first season (they're the only interesting characters in the show). But then a kind soul over at YouTube cut the parts that contribute to the development of their relationship and 14 years later from Young Americans' release, I couldn't be more thankful. *wipes invisible tears of joy*
I just feel like giving a shout out to past Dena in the year 2000. My 8-year-old self would've squirmed at the thought of gender-bending... but here I am now. What can I say? Times really do change.
Young Americans: Jake and Hamilton
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