Is it coincidence that the increasing acceptance of gender fluidity and trans visibility has happened at the same time as the first generation of online natives has come of age? Just a theory, but Tabby Lamb’s delightful two-hander provides good supporting evidence.
Bright and witty, Happy Meal is a slow-burning romance that charts the digital relationship of two young people who regard each other as best friends long before they meet IRL. Lamb astutely observes how, behind a computer screen, they can be as nerdy, open and gauche as they choose to be. They can also present themselves with whatever gender identity feels right. A fresh image is only an avatar away.
