Why Creators Need to Think About Diversity

How fictional characters helped me come out.

Itxy Lopez
An Injustice!
Published in
7 min readJul 26, 2019

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Photo by Brian Kyed on Unsplash

I came out as a lesbian to my parents when I was nineteen.

Coming out is different for everyone, but the nerves that come along with doing so is probably the same for most people in the LGBTQIA community. It was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do.

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I’m a self-discovery writer: I write as I grow, make mistakes, and learn.