Twin Peaks: Why LGBTQ Ally Depiction is Crucial
Portraying how easy it is to be an ally heavily benefits the majority audience. The more we encourage it, normalize it, and give people the tools to become one, the sooner we can co-exist peacefully.

Something is terribly wrong when Gordon finds his blue shirt is now yellow. As the malaise of customer service calls and boardroom meetings take hold, he is horrified to find his waking reality crumbling, and a modern evil waiting for him in his dreams.
Portraying how easy it is to be an ally heavily benefits the majority audience. The more we encourage it, normalize it, and give people the tools to become one, the sooner we can co-exist peacefully.
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