Childhood. Harry Wayne Casey was born in s. The s is often viewed as "baby boom" and a period of conformity, when young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own.
The Hays Code left little space for queer people in a largely homophobic and transphobic (and xenophobic) industry. Queer characters were assigned to the shadowy alleys of noir films and the evil lairs of adventure and romance, and even there, professing queerness explicitly was prohibited.
However, evidence that Parker Schnabel isn’t gay has emerged in recent years. He likes to keep his dating life private. In season 8 of Gold Rush, Parker brought Ashley Youle, an Australian he was dating, on the show. In fact, at one point, she went with him into the field and tried her luck at gold mining.