While popular attitudes are thankfully evolving towards acceptance, the process of coming out can be complex and fraught with uncertainty - and it rarely involves just one conversation.

But there are some signs of better LGBTQ+ representation in the media in 2019. Arguably, the biggest pull of Phoebe Waller Bridge’s Killing Eve is the chemistry between Jodie Comer’s Villanelle and Sandra Oh’s Eve. Elsewhere on the BBC, in Gentleman Jack, Suranne Jones portrays Anne Lister to critical acclaim, frequently referred to as ‘the first modern lesbian’ courtesy of her frank philosophical musings about her sexual identity, which she jotted down in the diaries on which the series is based.

As Pride moves towards its 50th anniversary next year, Stylist asked Nicola Adams, Juno Dawson, Munroe Bergdorf and Lizzie Marvelly to share their experiences of coming out. Together they underline the fact that every single one of us plays a role in helping to edge society towards total acceptance.

Hopefully, in another 49 years, ‘coming out’ won’t even be a thing.

Pride 2019: why coming out was the hardest thing I’ve ever done