It’s amazing how our young, confused, closeted minds reach out and find comfort and…
It’s amazing how our young, confused, closeted minds reach out and find comfort and self-recognition even when the cultural landscape is a wasteland. You were drawn to the rationality of Spock; I bonded with villains, and imagined that if I became cool enough, self-sufficient enough, and detached enough from society’s rules, I might finally get to live as myself. It’s amazing how we detect any glimmer of queerness we can find and mine it for all the meaning and solace we can get. Seeing canonically lgbtq characters in media now who aren’t demonized is still kind of shocking to me. I’m so happy some kids get to grow up now with so little shame, relative to prior generations.