Hello! Once again Eurogamer is marking Pride Month with a week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming. This afternoon, Alex Meehan shares her experiences playing visual novel Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers and how it helped her explore the joy in her bisexuality.
I didn’t know I was bisexual until my early twenties, but I did always know that there was something different about me. I remember being called a lesbian by another student at secondary school because she caught me sketching cute women in my notebooks during class – a memory that remains crystal clear in my mind to this day. It was a traumatic moment for me because – at that point in my life, when I was already being horrendously bullied – being labelled queer simply felt like I was getting yet another target painted on my back.
I only realised I might not be straight when I learned about bisexuality. I knew I was attracted to men, but I’d never toyed with the notion I could be also attracted to women until I began meeting queer people who were out. Being around queer people gave me the courage and the clarification I needed to put all the puzzle pieces together and accept I was bisexual.
