We all need to see ourselves in the stories we read, no matter who we are. Sometimes we don’t always know what we are, or who we are, and those pages can mirror ourselves back to us so that we understand. I know this has happened for me… reading about bisexual characters at a time when I was already questioning myself helped me to understand and accept my sexuality.

I have also been able to learn more about myself in the pages too. I mean, I had never even heard of demisexual until I read about a demi character… and came to understand so much more about myself and why I am different from friends who can do casual sex.

It brings peace to me to know that there are others like me, even if they are just characters on the pages. And not just with my sexuality, but my mental health issues as well.

Everyone should be able to find themselves in the pages of a book, as the hero and main character.