The Love, Simon creator is having a coming out moment of her own! Becky Albertalli — the author of Simon vs.
the Homo Sapiens Agenda, which the film Love, Simon was based on, along with other books that made up the Simonverse — came out as bisexual on Monday in an emotional essay for Medium.
The revelation came after readers voiced criticism that Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens, a coming-of-age coming out story, was written by a seemingly straight woman.
Many felt it wasn’t Albertalli’s place to tell — and, more importantly, profit off of — queer stories. Related: Niecy Nash Marries Jessica Betts In ‘Plot Twist’ Months After Divorcing Husband! But in her post, the 37-year-old claimed that writing Simon’s coming out story actually helped her