Actress Mara Wilson regrets ‘coming out’ after Pulse nightclub tragedy

Actress Mara Wilson wishes she had waited to ‘come out’ as bisexual after facing a backlash for addressing her sexuality in the wake of Florida’s gay nightclub shooting last year (16).
The former child star, famed for her roles in hit family films Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, decided to show her support for those affected by the massacre at Orlando’s Pulse hotspot in June, 2016, by coming clean about her own personal life in a post on social media.
However, her confession received a mixed reaction as some detractors criticised her for the timing of her revelation.
“I often wish that I hadn’t done it then because I got accused of taking advantage of a tragedy for personal attention,” she told Lambda Legal. “Now clearly I like attention, but I am not so callous as to make a tragedy about myself, my life and my story. That isn’t what I was going for.”
Wilson, now 30, thought that by addressing her own sexuality in public, she would be able to help others struggling with their chosen lifestyles, too.
“I think that if you’re in a place of security and privilege  –  which I can admit that I am  -  it’s important for you to (come out),” she explained. “I don’t see myself as anybody’s savior, but I’d rather it were me  -  who can afford therapy and afford this platform  -  getting harassed for being who I am than a young LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer) kid. I think it’s important.”
The Pulse shooting, which left 49 people dead and 58 others injured, had been deemed the worst mass shooting in U.S. history until Sunday night (01Oct17), when a gunman opened fire on country music fans at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, killing more than 58 and wounding over 500 others.