I'm very grateful for making Lake a non-binary character, I identified with they from the beginning, in fact, every stressful and happy situation in this game is written with so much love, Lake's phrases about how to dress, and what it's like to go out with guys, simply made me think a lot about a stage in my life that I'm going through now, it made me feel more valid. I very recently discovered myself as a non-binary person (less then 1 year), so everything is still very new, and in a way, scary. I wish I had a safer space to talk about this, because I don't know any people who are also non-binary, this game gave me the comfort I needed. Anyway, I'm still very scared, but thank you for this representation, know that you helped me a lot.
I'm bi, and maybe this is stupid but this game made me come out to my friends. My friend group is just boys and I haven't had any feelings for them, but it still felt like I betrayed them or something? Like I put forth a version of myself that wasn't actually true. I relate with Devon a lot, and his route made me realise that staying closeted forever will only bring more pain. So yeah this game definitely did a lot for me aswell.
I recognise the fear that you feel, it used to be paralising. But know that it's gonna be alright. If not in your current situation, maybe somewhere in the future.