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Elektra from Pose! I could not stand her for a while but honestly she’s grown on me. She started out super selfish and rude, but as the show has progressed you get to see other sides of her and she becomes more relatable.

When Waverly proposes to Nicole on Wynonna Earp. It’s so simple but so sweet. One of the best queer couples on TV.

As an openly gay woman in the military, I once had a guy in my unit ask me if because I was gay I felt that pedophiles deserved rights. He then said he “didn’t understand why I was so offended” when I told him off, as if he didn’t just compare my loving consensual marriage to child… Read More

The first lesbian coming out story I ever saw was Emily from PLL. I was a freshman or sophomore in high school still deep in the closet, and her relationship with maya made me feel so seen. Even if the show got straight up ridiculous, Emily is still one of my favorite queer characters… Read More

The last clip in the Poughkeepsie tapes when they interview Cheryl about her escape and she just talks about how her “master” loves her and will come back for her. That coupled with all the psychological trauma they saw when she was in the hospital had me messed up for a few days.… Read More

Will and Joyce Byers from Stranger Things! I still can’t believe they’re not related somehow, they look so much alike.

In high school, before I came out as a lesbian, I went on a date to the movies with a guy. He was super nice but my anxiety was through the roof the whole time and i was super uncomfortable. Halfway through the movie I got up to go to the bathroom because I thought I was gonna have… Read More

I distinctly remember watching one of my fourth grade classmates dig in his nose, inspect it, and then eat it. It still makes me nauseous to this day.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. I was not expecting the twist ending at all, and when I finally realized what was happening, I straight up ugly cried in my living room. Such an incredible book.

Please don’t be afraid to be yourself. You will come out. Your parents will come around. You will live to see your twenties. You will have the most amazing wife and family. Don’t give up, and I love you.