Mark confronts his entitlement while Talia begins to form her own identity independent of her partner and family. Ultimately, this story captures a coming-of-age moment in two young people’s lives as they begin to figure out where they fit in the world. They seem caught between a queer history that they don’t quite understand (what does it mean to be a butch, anyway?) and a queer future that they are trying to create (is the taboo against outing still relevant if being queer is no big deal?). The flimsy plot is secondary to the growth of Talia and Mark, who are both presumed white and identify as queer and gay, respectively. Talia is preoccupied with her rocky romance with Erin, who is nonbinary, while Mark just wants to meet cute guys and ignore the boyfriend he is stringing along back home. Mark and Talia haven’t seen each other since they were about 10, but when their grandfather dies unexpectedly, they end up spending a week together in their family’s summer cottage in Muskoka, Ontario. Teenage cousins Talia and Mark confront family drama and relationship struggles when they end up on an unplanned road trip to Toronto Pride.
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