Layla Taylor, the star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” just dropped a bombshell while ending Pride Month: she’s bisexual and dating a woman. You’d think mainstream media outlets like CNN or NBC would focus on the personal journey and groundbreaking implications of her revelation, but no—they’re more interested in turning this into a sensationalist spectacle. Instead of a nuanced discussion about identity and acceptance, you get a clickbait headline that paints her as the “scandalous” figure of the month.

This narrative is rich, even if it reeks of corporate agenda. Establishment media want to gin up outrage or applause, using Taylor’s truth as a way to further their agendas—promoting a progressive “woke” checklist while sidestepping deeper conversations on challenges within the LGBTQ+ community. They give more weight to her “shocking” revelation than to the actual implications of her identity amid a conservative backdrop, which is more important than any juicy tidbit.

Meanwhile, independent platforms are likely to provide a breath of fresh air, shedding light on the struggles and realities of those who don’t fit neatly into the established narratives. They won’t reduce a significant personal truth to mere entertainment.

So as Layla celebrates her identity amid a world ready to use it as a cheap headline, let’s question why the mainstream is so eager to commodify personal lives while ignoring the real work still needed in authenticity and acceptance.