the reason so much of mainstream lgbt media is about coming out is because thats the only part of being lgbt that directly impacts the cis het people around you, and since mainstream media has to cater to a cis het audience, it has to represent the most palatable part of being lgbt in order to be the most profitable. portraying other experiences of being lgbt that don’t directly involve cis het people is too alienating to them to win their interest and will likely cost you a huge chunk of potential viewership. in this essay i will








neil hilborn, a place where someone loves you / dylan dog, "le notti della luna piena" / @filmnoirsbian / anne sexton / sonnet by neil gaiman / caitlyn siehl, start here








