Mara Wilson, the actress best known for her roles in Matilda,Mrs. Doubtfire, andMiracle on 34th Street,has discussed her sexuality via a series of tweets.

She opened up to her 276,000 followers about her grief in the wake of the attack on Orlando nightclub, Pulse, and reflected on her own experiences within the LGBTQI community.

Fucking hell, Orlando

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

Americans in the eighties were afraid of dying by nuclear bombs, Americans today worry about dying in mass shootings — Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

The shooting, which had occurred earlier in the day, clearly hit close to home for Wilson. Opening up to her fans, she shared an image of herself in a gay club at 18.

Me at a gay club when I was eighteen. I feel embarrassed looking at it now… pic.twitter.com/qMZec3WBvu

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

The now 28-year-old then praised gay clubs for making her feel welcome.

Being a “straight girl” where I clearly didn’t belong, but I will say, I felt so welcomed there. — Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

She wrote that she’s never had a better experience at a club since – and that while other gay clubs didn’t always make her feel like she belonged, the community at large always did.

But the LGBTQ community has always felt like home, especially a few years later when I, uh, learned something about myself. — Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

Of course, many of her followers were curious as to what she meant when she said she ‘learned something’. Some Twitter users asked whether she was referring to her sexuality.

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Wilson responded by referencing the Kinsey Scale, a measurement designed by sexuality researcher Alfred Kinsey. The scales ranges from zero to six, where zero describes a person who is exclusively heterosexual, and sex describes a person who is exclusively homosexual.

I know a lot of people don’t like the Kinsey scale, and that is fine by me. But I’m pragmatic at heart and find comfort in numbers. — Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 13, 2016

A number of Wilson’s followers weren’t satisfied with this response, and took issue with her use of the Kinsey Scale (which pointed to her being ‘mostly straight) rather than embracing the highly stigmatised labels the LGBTQI community are working to empower. But Wilson wrote back, clarifying that she does indeed identify as bisexual/queer.

. @__SonjaLouise__ I said I *used* to identify as mostly straight. I’ve embraced the Bi/Queer label lately — Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 14, 2016

Wilson’s tweets are evidence that the darkest of times can lead to important conversations.

Hopefully Mara Wilson’s discussion about the devastation of the Orlando attack, and her own sexuality, goes some way towards normalising those who identify as LGBTQI and validating their reactions to the recent atrocities.