My coming out story is layered. I came out to myself as bisexual in 2001 or 2002 (I don’t remember which). I never struggled to accept myself as bisexual/pansexual; it was just new information I had about myself, not something to fight or fear. By then I was an adult long living and working on…
I don’t like when people tell me what to pay attention to and by an act of omission block my access to things they do not approve. This is what media gatekeepers do by choosing who to promote and when. An individual gatekeeper doesn’t have much sway, but multiple gatekeepers sharing the same prejudices narrows…