That is what I told her but the edited vs unedited are different. Now.. taken from a 7th graders viewpoint (along with her friends)... they felt it was bisexual. To be fair, with the media push and discussion of homosexuality/bisexuality these days... the concept of puberty confusion may not be as considered by today’s preteen or early teen. In short, since it is everywhere (tv shows, news, etc) the feeling that it is lesbian related.. isn’t surprising to me.
The majority of the class seemed to think this meant he was homosexual.
Me and the teacher were aghast and convinced them “not THAT kind of man's man.”.
Doesn’t surpise me, either.
But I just re-read the chapter and, in context, it’s clear she is just going through puberty.