BBC: “Did big tech know I was gay before I did? … I was watching a lot of Netflix and I was getting more and more recommendations for series with lesbian storylines, or bi characters.

These were TV series that my friends – people of a similar age, with a similar background, and similar streaming histories – were not being recommended, and had never heard of.

One show that stuck out was called You Me Her, about a suburban married couple who welcome a third person into their relationship. Full of queer storylines and bi characters, it has been described as TV’s “first polyromantic comedy”.

It wasn’t just Netflix. Soon, I had spotted similar recommendations on several platforms. Spotify suggested a playlist it described as “sapphic” – a word to describe women who love women….”

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— Fr. Edward Meeks: It’s not an easy time to be a faithful Catholic