Coming Out

Tag: Coming Out

October 10, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor

Why Are We Like This: Heartstopper Models Respectful Queer Discourse, so Why Aren’t Fans Listening? A guest post by Laura Shovan

One of Heartstopper’s central themes is that it’s rude, even dangerous, to speculate on someone’s else’s sexuality. But some fans aren’t getting the message.

May 29, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor

Grieving The Loss of My Closeted Teen Self, a guest post by Robbie Couch

More LGBTQ+ youth are feeling comfortable coming out at earlier ages, and that’s a wonderful thing. But for the many queer kids who still can’t—and for the LGBTQ+ adults who couldn’t—I don’t think we recognize the loss caused by that suppression nearly enough.

July 14, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

The Lightning Capital of the World, a guest post written and illustrated by Malavika Kannan

Love, fear, growing up, coming out, the pandemic, and the Orlando nightclub shooting all captured in ten full-color panels.

A Different Kind of Coming Out Story, a guest post by Alex Crespo

May 17, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

I wanted to validate any readers who might also be struggling to find the words to express their identities, or just don’t care to put themselves in a box at all.

Let’s Talk About Coming Out (in Life and Fiction), a guest post by Jen Ferguson

April 28, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Here’s to many come outs. Here’s to not having to come out at all. Here’s to coming out for your own reasons, on your own timeline. Here’s to our bookshelves and our libraries reflecting all of this—and much more!