Please let me say everything before you judge whether to downvote or upvote.
I don't agree with people pursuing relationships as lgbtqia+ because I am Muslim. That being said, I don't agree with A LOT of things because I am Muslim. Like drinking, smoking, pre-marital sex, gambling, consuming pork, you get the idea. But guess what? I also recognize that this is my choice, and my religion also emphasizes personal choice, no matter how muddled people try to make that. Let me follow my life philosophy and let others follow theirs.
We can coexist and tolerate one another, even be friends and support one another. But I will only do so till the point your life ideals clash with mine. Then, still, I will stop myself and remove myself. I will not stop you, just ask that you go on without me.
I guess most people don't understand that they don't have to impose their religion or philosophy on others.
Also, as for representation, many people I know who are part of the lgbtqia+ community also express their annoyance to characters that are the "token lgbt+ character", a forced representation: "being gay for the sake of being gay and making their whole personality being gay".
I think the Netflix series of Carmen Sandiego did this kind of representation best, following the method of "show, not tell". We could SEE a developing relationship and love interest between Carmen and Julia, who just so happened to be of the same sex. But it never felt obnoxious or "look at me, we're so diverse and representative".