[tps_header]The Youngest Same-Sex Kiss[/tps_header]
Of course another incredible moment for LGBT visibility included Jude and Connor. Season 2 dealt with the growing fondness between the two boys. Connor’s status as school athlete and all around likable guy, allowed him to protect Jude from the bullies who couldn’t accept him the way he was. Jude’s kindness and assurance in him led Connor to realize that his feelings for Jude were much more than just friendship. The results were the youngest same-sex kiss on network television. The importance goes to show that, believe it or not, teenagers have feelings; and they are not “too young” to understand them when those feelings are anything but heterosexual.
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