I wish that I had had demisexual representation in the media growing up.
It feels like so many people I know who are queer had an “aha, that’s what I am moment!” while watching television. They had already been wondering what the name for their experience was when Maureen said “I’m bisexual” out loud in rent. The aha! happens — and suddenly there’s a word for what they are. There’s a confirmation that other…