I watched pretty much every coming out video on YouTube that has ever been posted; I watched it in between 14 and a half and 15. Those coming out videos, and those people on YouTube, those brave, brave, brave people on YouTube, without them, I don't know where I'd be.
Interpretation
The quote speaks to the profound impact of others' bravery in sharing their truths, particularly around coming out.
Troye Sivan reflects on how watching coming out videos on YouTube during his teenage years provided him with inspiration and courage to embrace his own identity. He acknowledges the bravery of those individuals who shared their experiences, suggesting that their openness played a crucial role in his own journey of self-acceptance and understanding.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a pride event to inspire younger members of the LGBTQ+ community.
At the start of my career - not just Me Too, which is not the totality of my career - I wish I would have known that you don't have to sacrifice everything for a cause. And that self-care and self-preservation is also a tool that is necessary to do the work.
The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.
The fact is, violence is not only not a beautiful thing, but it's also very painful and not without consequences for the perpetrator as well as the victim.
Great things are won by great dangers.
I will go down with my colours flying.
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