See also: LGBTQ people and allies fuel progressive reform movement in Rhode IslandIn an interview with LGBTQ Nation, Wilkes explained why she felt it was important to be open about her sexual orientation, telling the news aggregator website: “It’s essential for me personally to be able to live 100% in my truth.
But I also hope to have a broader conversation around heteronormativity.”Wilkes said she knew she was bisexual since she was nine years old and realized she had a crush on the new girl in school, but has only ever been out to a few friends.During her last campaign, Wilkes found it frustrating that people repeatedly assume she was heterosexual, despite the fact that she never specifically mentioned her sexual orientation.“I remember.