closeted people who haven’t come to terms with being LGBT yet, as represented in media: blatantly homophobic bullies who out other people and physically abuse them
closeted people who haven’t come to terms with being LGBT yet, IRL: especially compassionate ‘allies’ who are invested in LGBT issues because they feel really protective towards LGBT folks and don’t really know why
This is actually painfully accurate. I never realized that this is exactly what i was. If i think back on it, i don’t even know when i became so passionate about LGBTQ* issues. But it became such a part of my life as an “ally”, until coming to terms with my queer identity in my early 20s. I’m a little bit blown away right now.
