The invalidation of bisexuality as indecisive and “gross” even by media that had gay characters.

Letting people involved in projects portray characters that authentically reflect the way that they identify. People who are part of those communities are more likely to include characters that are similar to them in these ways.

The importance is not entirely fixed on the fact that the character is dating/interested who is a different gender than they did before, but rather actually developing their relationship in a logical and meaningful way.

It may also be in part because some of these shows often don’t invest in their women characters, focusing intently on male relationships. All the while throwing random women with no development into the plot to make a point of how they are straight, even if the characters have less chemistry with them than they do with their fellow male characters.

- yellow highlights: the main issues that are brought up/trying to be solved.
green highlights: solutions to said issues.
brown highlights: nuances in the solutions and or issues, because this is a multifaceted discussion.