Joshua Bassett appears to have come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ communityHigh School Musical actor Joshua Bassett appears to have come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in a recent Q&A with Clevver News.The 20-year-old star was initially questioned about his High School Musical character, Ricky. He then had to answer questions about his private life and other celebrities. However, the question that garnered a lot of attention from fans involves former One Direction member Harry Styles.When asked about his opinion of Styles, Bassett said:"What I admire about Harry Styles is he's a very classy man, and he's also very well-rounded, and he kind of does it all. Acting, singing, fashion. And I think that he's just a nice guy who doesn't say too much, but when he talks, it matters."Joshua Bassett comes out in new interview complimenting Harry Styles.“This is also my coming out video I guess.” pic.twitter.com/T2MiiopA8t— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 10, 2021The 20-year-old actor then proceeded to compliment Harry Styles on his charming personality. It was in this statement that he seemingly came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He said:"He's just cool. Who doesn't think Harry Styles is cool? Also, he's hot. He's very charming too. Lots of things. I guess this is also my coming out video I guess."Joshua Bassett's comments have predictably sent fans into a frenzy as they took to Twitter to post an array of reactions.Twitter reactions to Joshua Bassett casually coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ communitycoming out doesn’t always have to be this big thing. me and my friends all are unlabeled but we all told eachother in the most casual way so the ppl in the quotes need to chill. bi men exist too you know. https://t.co/R44kHHn3eM— nat (@goIdntemptress) May 10, 2021joshua bassett watching sabrina carpenter and olivia rodrigo fighting over him when he just wants harry styles pic.twitter.com/hhr2TytLFi— layla (@24hourpremium) May 10, 2021Olivia Rodrigo’s team rn scrambling to make a song in response to Joshua Bassett coming out & adding it on the album before its release in 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/Fxw7hA8swV— Krolldawn (@krolldawn) May 10, 2021So you are telling me that this generation’s Vanessa Hudgens (Olivia Rodrigo) and this generation’s Ashley Tisdale (Sabrina Carpenter) were fighting for this generation’s Zac Efron (Joshua Bassett) who turned out queer? Wow 😯. pic.twitter.com/bL3YqTTwl6— Claudio (@ClarkVolo) May 10, 2021On reacting to the announcement, a large section of Twitter users also referred to the drama between the three main cast members of High School Musical - Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter. Bassett and Rodrigo were in a relationship for a brief period of time. However, after their split, the former reportedly dated his other co-star, Carpenter.marvel on their way to offer the role of tommy to joshua bassett after he said the words coming out: pic.twitter.com/UPck01mTwq— eli (@cIoudyparker) May 10, 2021Joshua Bassett really just came out pic.twitter.com/OqeJcBGt52— tre (@canyonmoon) May 10, 2021joshua bassett having a gay panic about harry and then saying that's his coming out video it's a whole mood pic.twitter.com/hjpzEgjESB— nicole andrea (@unsaidcharliee) May 10, 2021i don’t blame joshua bassett harry styles is hot pic.twitter.com/ZFyHppvIxV— maddy 🐢 (@eversincebil) May 10, 2021Many Twitter users also applauded the way Joshua Bassett came out publicly. The casual way in which he made the announcement made many fans believe that Generation Z may be far more comfortable with sexuality than the previous generations.everything I've learned about the Joshua Bassett/ Olivia Rodrigo/ Sabrina Carpenter drama has been against my will BUT I've got to admit Joshua casually coming out is one hell of a plot twist and I'm living for it... pic.twitter.com/M8or4UvOgp— Min Yoongi lowkey stan account⚡🦄💜 (@KarolinaVega) May 10, 2021joshua bassett being the sweetest human on the planet: a thread! pic.twitter.com/rehhYZB03l— blair || layne || moon. 💌 (@brinasbassett) May 10, 2021Y’all better not slander my boy, joshua bassett. Honestly, good for him & im so proud of him- it takes a lot of courage to come out & LGBTQ+ youth will have yet another role model. ✨ pic.twitter.com/lWTVHm4zeV— juliana & madelynn (@hsmtmtsmemes) May 10, 2021While the Twitter community discussed the topic for a while, Joshua Bassett didn't actually say much aside from the initial comments. It looks like fans will have to wait a while before the star goes into more detail about his sexuality in the future.