Honestly, when I saw Ellie kiss Riley and found out she was gay, it made me feel so much better about my sexuality. My father being brought up in a religious family and my mother being blatantly homophobic, seeing a little girl who was just like me made me realise...

...that my sexuality is normal. For years I hated myself because I was a girl who liked girls. I was always worried about people finding out about my sexuality. For years I tried to force myself to be straight, thinking that it will make my sexuality go away. For years I never...

...excepted myself because I liked girls. But then finding out that Ellie was like me. It truly made me realise that the way I feel about women, is okay. It& #39;s normal. I could finally say I was happy with who I was. And sure I& #39;m not out to my mother yet, and even though I can& #39;t...

...come out to my father since he& #39;s no longer here, I& #39;ve been able to accept who I am and love who I am. And when I was finally being able to accept that, it was a big step for me