L.R. Staples, Sarah Lawrence College

In comparison to the first season, the show’s second season really lets viewers see a more vulnerable side of Mae.

Chase Cutarelli, Columbia University

America’s LGBTQ+ community should be recognized on the National Mall, alongside other minorities within the country.

Emma Smith, Wesleyan University

The depiction of queer people on the show’s fifth season is reigniting questions about how LGBTQ+ characters are portrayed in the media.

Kaitlin Romriell, Southern New Hampshire University

Gender identities that live outside the binaries are beginning to be more widely recognized in society.