THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME! As A Flamboyant Dude, I Feel Like People Like Me Are So Often Made The Butt

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME! As a flamboyant dude, I feel like people like me are so often made the butt of the joke. Its so nice to see a show where that's not the case. I said this about good omens, and the same goes for ofmd. These shows make me feel like less of a freak and it means so much to me.

When Izzy first walked out I was worried that he would be made into a joke that the crew would laugh at

but then he started singing and the dancing began and I realized that he wasn’t meant to be a joke at all. This is the most open and happy we’ve ever seen Izzy and the show treated it that way. Not mocking him but instead celebrating this moment.

When we talk about queer representation it’s usually just focused on queer relationships, but what I love about this episode is it shows other sides of being queer. That moment where Izzy saw Wee John doing his makeup and had a realization that he wanted that too? That is what being queer means to me. The crew singing along and cheering for him? That is what being apart of the queer community means to me.

What i love about this show is that it shows queer joy, not in a sanitized way, but in away that is messy, beautiful, and without any mockery or shame.