If he were gay I'd think it would be very possible for him to hide it from himself entirely.
That's pretty much the direction I took it with Sam, in the sense that he's comfortable with 'sexuality' in the abstract but not with himself. While my Gene is wayyy in the closet, he's pretty much come to terms with his sexuality, in the sense that he has just accepted society's norms and abides by them while getting what he needs/wants how he can. I honestly agree that to a certian extent, this is a version of Gene that conflicts with canon the least. It is impossible to get *around* Gene's homophobic commentaries, which seem so much for show, and thus it makes sense that it's a front he puts out for a reason -- to keep all suspicion off of him.
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That's pretty much the direction I took it with Sam, in the sense that he's comfortable with 'sexuality' in the abstract but not with himself. While my Gene is wayyy in the closet, he's pretty much come to terms with his sexuality, in the sense that he has just accepted society's norms and abides by them while getting what he needs/wants how he can. I honestly agree that to a certian extent, this is a version of Gene that conflicts with canon the least. It is impossible to get *around* Gene's homophobic commentaries, which seem so much for show, and thus it makes sense that it's a front he puts out for a reason -- to keep all suspicion off of him.