as a queer kid from poland, seeing just how big the gap in english fluency is between me and my cishet classmates is absolutely insane
tbh i learned most of my english from games and watching my fav youtubers but there's definitely some truth to this
There's a genuine phenomenon in Eastern Europe (and I imagine elsewhere ITW) where LGBT kids are more likely to be fluent in English than their straight peers, as they find community online in English speaking circles and learn the language through that.