The out pouring of support from friends of the LGBT community has been incredible in the past 72 hours.
Around the world tributes poured in and vigils were held in countless cities.
Trending hashtags like #GaysBreakTheInternet and #LoveWins saw LGBT people increase visibility and showed an incredible amount of courage.
Many people revealed their sexualities publicly for the first time.
Child star Mara Wilson joined the cohort of LGBT people who felt the need to share their personal story.
In a series of Tweets the Matilda star revealed that the first time she visited a gay club she was 18. And while at the time she didn’t feel like she belonged at the time, she revealed that later in life she returned to gay clubs and discovered something about herself.
Me at a gay club when I was eighteen. I feel embarrassed looking at it now… pic.twitter.com/qMZec3WBvu
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016
Being a “straight girl” where I clearly didn’t belong, but I will say, I felt so welcomed there.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016
I have never had a better experience at a club than I did then. Great music and people. And one of my friends met his partner that night!
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016
I haven’t been to one since college, except once when a friend brought me along. I didn’t feel like I belonged there.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016
But the LGBTQ community has always felt like home, especially a few years later when I, uh, learned something about myself.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016
So thank you.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016
Wilson who is best known for her roles in Mrs. Doubtfire and Miracle on 34th Street said that despite her revelation she would remain secretive about her relationships.
