Hi, my name is Kat Smith! I started this website because the complete absence of queer people in the media I watched and read throughout my life contributed to my own denial about my identity. I didn’t know that I was a lesbian until I was 22 years old and had my first girlfriend. It took a long time to accept myself for who I was. I didn’t know anyone who was out and queer at the time, and all of the books I’d read and shows I’d watched had featured romantic interests between a man and a woman. Even the songs I listened to crooned about heterosexual desires and relationships. I didn’t have any role models, real or fictional, to show me that it was okay to be queer.
It wasn’t until I watched Alex’s coming out scene on the TV series “Supergirl” that I realized how much I had been holding in. That scene spoke to me. Alex said everything that I had been feeling for years, and displayed it in such a real and open way, that I fell apart. I let myself feel all of the things I hadn’t let myself feel before.
I’m not going to say that that scene instantly made me recognize myself as a lesbian, because denial is a many layered thing, but it sped up the process for my realization immensely. It made me examine myself and confront what I really wanted from my life and from love. It’s been a long journey for me, and for many others like me. I hope that this blog can help other queer people understand themselves better and reach acceptance faster. I hope that by forming connections with these characters others can find strength, hope, and a little bit of fun to escape the dreariness of lazy days.
If you have any comments or suggestions for this site, or you just want to reach out to me about something that I’ve written, feel free to send me an email or write to me in the comments!
Contact information: kadysmith778@gmail.com
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