When Will Buie Jr. (right) appeared on the my teen idol feed, I noticed right away that he has a buddy and a nice chest. Two good signs.
The first twenty or so photos in his file show him with buddies. I like how they are in non-revealing outfits, but Will takes any opportunity to show off his chest.
And his "Pullin" underwear. You gonna pull it yourself, or do you need a buddy to pull for you?
But lots of straight guys have buddies, and...um...pull things. Next I'll check Will's acting career for gay or gay-subtext roles.
His on-screen career begins in 2017, when he was ten years old, with the movies Gifted and The Last Movie Star, episodes of Red Blooded, and Modern Family, plus a recurring role in Daytime Divas, about five feuding hosts of a morning talk show. One of the divas is pansexual, and another has an 8-year old trans daughter, which is a problem for her transphobic husband. Will plays the girl's brother.
Queer-adjacent. A good sign.
McKinley Freeman (left) plays...um..well, who cares? He's on the show.
In 2018, Will was cast in Bunk'd, a Disney Channel teencom featuring the counselors at a never-ending summer camp. He continued for 69 episodes (2018-2024) as Finn Sawyer (Huck Finn-Tom Sawyer, get it?).
LGBT people appear in only one episode of Bunk'd: In 2023, Camper Winnie gets a visit from her older brother (Jacob Haran) and his boyfriend (Frankie Rodriguez of Chad Powers). Each reveals that he intends to propose at the camp, but keep it a secret.
However, Karan Brar (Ravi) came out as bi 2023, and at least three other cast members are gay or probably gay: Luke Busey (Jake), Kevin Quinn (Xander), and Nate Stone, left (Timmy).
More after the break
According to the fan wiki, Finn Sawyer is the only male camper "completely lacking in female traits." You mean feminine-coded gender polarized traits, jerk.
But no girlfriend is mentioned in the wiki or episode synopses; instead we hear about Finn buddy-bonding with his bunkmate Matteo ( Raphael Alejandro, middle) and counselor Ravi (Karan Brar).
I'll put him down as gay-vague.
In the Tall Grass (2019): A young boy named Tobin (Will) lures an unsuspecting brother and sister into a time loop. The sister has an ex-boyfriend (Harrison Gilbertson, left), but neither Tobin nor the brother express heterosexual interest. They could be read as gay-vague.
A Friend of the Family (2022): In 1977, the titular friend (Jake Lacy) kidnaps Jan, the family's 12-year old daughter, and keeps her captive for two years. In the series finale, Jan is back home, nearing her 16th birthday, and experiencing PTSD. A boy (Will) asks her to the prom, but she refuses.
This Fool (2022-23) stars Chris Estrada as "a punk-ass bitch with a heart of gold," who works at a gang rehabilitation center. In the episode "Y Tu Depression También," Will plays Jason. There's no plot synopsis except the word "babycakes," and the only review is behind a paywall, but a Reddit fan asks if Ashely and Jason will get together, so I'm assuming that he's a Hetero Love Interest.
Will's only post-Bunk'd role to date is The Apartment (2024): a young lady tries to break up with her boyfriend (Will), but he becomes more and more aggressive.
We've seen this before: some gay-vague and queer-coded childhood roles give wy to a heteronormative adulthood. Not a good sign.
I couldn't find any nude photos of Will, so let's check out a random twink before moving on to his social media.
It seems that the teen idol feed was misleading. On Will's Instagram and X, for every photo with the guys, there are five with The Girl.
They attend a formal event.
They dine al fresco.
She lifts him in her arms.
They attend another formal event.
She grabs his butt.
She tries to lick his nose.
They go skiing.
A third formal event? Dude is fancy.
See also: A high school boy gives me his underwear
Times have changed: a gay couple gets engaged on the Disney Channel teencom "Bunk'd."
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