Anon12/10/25, 20:22No.4004524
As a child and young teenager, I had the idea in that being openly gay meant resigning yourself to a life of isolation, depravity and meaninglessness, and so I struggled with coming to terms with my own gayness. At the time, I lived in a very religious environment, so that stereotype was the only exposure I had to the "homosexual lifestyle". I really didn't want to resign myself to such a filthy life.
When I was 14, however, I read Scott Pilgrim. Seeing Wallace (an attractive, well-liked, fun gay guy) get treated like a normal, beloved member of the comic's core group unironically made me realize that I could be both gay AND cool. For this reason, I'm eternally grateful to Scott Pilgrim.