So this same issue has been bothering me for a long time, maybe my whole teenage life. I've always been really scared of showing my more "girly" preferences. Even though I love pink, I would never say it out loud and would actively avoid wearing pink. Only about this year I've become more accepting of my identity as a girl.

Anyways what does this have to do with games? Well I've been playing A LOT of League of Legends for the past two and half years. I'm mainly a support player but I've played some other lanes. I tend to gravitate towards female champions, especially ones with shielding, healing and long range damage in their kit. I've had a shit ton of people call me an e-girl, infact I've been called that more than my own name online. And my god it's getting really fucking old! Like I'm SO SICK of getting called out by people just for playing these champs! Having constantly having heard that every girl plays the same champs, every girl plays support etc. Like, what's wrong with liking these champs? Whenever I play Soraka or Janna I just feel bad, like I'm just a part of the stereotype. I usually lie about maining support. I often actively avoid feminine names even though I'd like to use them. And I'm always ashamed of my champ pool, ashamed of being girly. I just want to enjoy the simpler champions and use cute skins, but I just feel ashamed doing it.

Sorry if this post is an intolerable wall of text, I just wanted to vent and write all of this down here in hopes of getting some help. Maybe some people here share the same feelings.