Treena Orchard

And then just them reflecting on, gee, I wish we had had this series when I was coming up in the locker room.

what how much less alone I would have felt, how much easier or kinder I might have been to myself, whether in private moments or with my team.

So I think we are already seeing a lot of interesting changes.

And there are certain series with Netflix and other streaming series about other queer people in sport and sport teams that are now being greenlighted.

So that is really exciting.

I think that might be part of the reason why there is such a sensation around these young men, because we didn't know them and now we just can't get enough of them.

And it also reminds us that when actors who are not super famous kind of charge into the scene, it can also help fans to feel a little bit closer to them.

Like this person is not Brad Pitt.

It's not Jacob Elordi.

Although, oh God, who couldn't see more of Jacob Elordi?

The Ring Heights.

Okay, next.

But I think...

It's, you know, there's a huge fan culture, whether it's sport, whether it's pop, pop culture, you know, music, etc.

And I think it just signals how much we need joy, no matter where we identify, and how important love is as a catalyst for social change and hope.

I think it's incredibly affirming.

And I think that it is a way of talking about issues in other spaces that people might have been a little bit worried about talking about being queer or about sport or about coming out or finding ways to help younger people feel more supported in different settings.

It's just going to open up those conversations so much easier because we have this tremendous global success to point to.

People want to watch these stories.

People want to watch queer love.