Identifying yourself isn't for them, it's for you. If you think it's pointless to do so, then it is.
LGBTQ+
good point. Sometimes it's easy to forget that the whole point of pride is to exist the way we want to, including how we interact with our identity
Well-intentioned advice can come across the wrong way when the person giving it forgets this. There’s an assumption that not coming out is a sign of something negative, but that’s not necessarily true.
I'm very late to this comment, but I wanted to say I agree! I think part of it is a knee jerk reaction to the fact that it was (and unfortunately still is) dangerous for many people to out themselves and so they think you have to be out if it's safe because being stuck in when you don't want to be is bad. Completely forgetting that some people don't have a desire to be out, and are happy just living their lives as is.