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I'm not going to pretend I'm alive again for any long running contest BUT

tis queer month and I am somewhat more powerful

SO. submit your fave queer character(s) to the form linked below and we're going to do elimination style polls:

a list of character names is assembled. I shuffle it a random number of times.

that list is split into however many necessary groups and put up as polls, likely with a 3 day live time.

whoever has the least votes (# of characters to be dropped each round will be determined by how many names I get in total, but I'll let you know) is dropped from the list

the list is randomized again, with the goal of balancing heavy hitters, and a new set of polls begins

repeat until there's one queer left standing.

I'm not doing graphics this time, because of that only partially alive thing, but I *will* commit to diligently reblogging propaganda.

Pride 2026

Submissions for an Elimination Most Beloved Queer Character

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ETA: submissions open til 11:59pm est on June 9th

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Final day for submissions!

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Jax!anon - can you let me know when that will be released on youtube and what happens in the scene?

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thank you both to the reply to this post and Anon! Jax'll be in the contest - I'm sure it won't be finishing til well after the premiere.

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Jax!anon - can you let me know when that will be released on youtube and what happens in the scene?

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Is this character: Zoe (Dreamscape) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

I can't find definitive info on Zoe. Searching provided both an old movie named Dreamscape and RP universe, but neither has any type of character directory, and searching on tumblr did not add any clarity.

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Ah, shit. Yeah, I was worried about that. The pain of trying to submit for niche fandoms, I suppose

Anyway, the "Dreamscape" I was trying to submit for is this web series by MoonIntensity. In the most recent episode, Zoe vents about bad dates with both men and women to Nina

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Is this character: Milo Menken (Hello From The Hallowoods) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

no queer identity declared in canon, no romantic relationship listed in the wiki, however this canon doesn't really appear to have many, if any, straight characters.

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Yes! Milo is canonically a trans man (screenshot taken from his first appearance in episode 56 Thorns) :D

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Pick a theme for next year's Met Gala:

insects

ways Jack Dawson could have fit on the door

the Bermuda Triangle

Scooby-Doo villains

characters from famous ballets and operas (ahem ahem)

wallpaper samples

the creatures you see when you're hallucinating on NyQuil

O Brother Where Art Thou

Remaining time: 5 days 21 hours

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Is this character: Townes (The Queen's Gambit) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

propaganda provided: It's not explicitly confirmed in canon whether or not he was queer. A lot of people read his game and interactions with Beth as charged but then again, he has a male roommate and he ends up asking Beth if they can remain friends. He also mentions being confused by her once they clear everything up. All signs point to him being gay or probably bi.

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Is this character: Lysti (Jumalanpelko) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

ZERO information on the wiki. literally. just says placeholder.

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Is this character: Mesi (Jumalanpelko) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

all the wiki states about Mesi is that she's female - interestingly, on other character pages, it specifies cisgender female, but on Mesi's it only says female. No information about relationships is given.

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Is this character: Sugarpaws (Jumalanpelko) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

the wiki for this fandom is very sparsely filled out - it merely states that Sugarpaws is a cisgender female and has children with a male character named 'Guard's father or Oramge (sic) man.'

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Is this character: Winter (Wings of Fire) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

This is the male character that Qibli may have ended up with, if the writer had chosen differently - as it stands, his wiki states he has romantic feelings for the female dragon that Qibli ends up with.

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Is this character: Qibli (Wings of Fire) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

this character's wiki lists him as in a relationship with a female dragon, but according to the comment section on the fandom wiki, there was a word of god interview/commentary that says he could have ended up in a relationship with his male best friend instead. I'm not sure if this can be counted as confirming he isn't straight or if it merely indicts that in another version of canon he might not have been straight.

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Is this character: Willy Wonka (Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

propaganda provided: there was something so incredibly queer about that performance that it is stuck in my (queer) mind unclear if the submission was meant to be from the OG movie or the remake(s) (which I have not seen and don't really intend to).

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Is this character: The Joker (Lego Batman) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

propaganda provided: There is nothing straight about this version of Joker whatsoever and we all love it from the wiki I do think an argument could be made that he's crushing on Batman, maybe? ships have sailed on less, but that does not necessarily mean he's meant to be read as queer

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Is this character: Glinda Upland (Wicked) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

propaganda provided: the worlds most iconic comphet lesbian I'm not even going to try and make this determination myself. Fight it out, I guess.

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Is this character: Zooble (The Amazing Digital Circus) canonically confirmed to be queer?

Yes

No

they are definitively queer-coded enough to include/expected to come out later

Voting ended on2h

there is trans coding (to my eye) in the wiki page for this character, but it isn't out and out confirmed.