Internalized Homophobia

I feel like a lot of internalized homophobia comes from the fact that most of us have grown up surrounded by many straight people and influences. Don't get me wrong, there were (and still are) gay people and media, but we weren't really exposed to it. Let's Take Barbie and Ken for example, or the Disney Princesses, or pretty much any TV show you would watch growing up. It's all "Mr. and Mrs. Duck..." or "Prince meets Princess". When has there ever been "Prince meets Prince" or "Princess meets Princess" or "Prince wants to be a beautiful princess". So, when we start questioning gender and sexuality, you start to question whether or not it is okay to be gay/trans, and it can be terrifying coming out or realizing you can't be yourself in certain spaces or even within your own families.

If y'all want to, share your experiences with internalized homophobia and/or the kind media and people you grew up with.

Also, we need more gay movies and more accurate ones.