#queer flagging

[throwbackgaylor]

june 11, 2011 | thirteen years ago

while performing ‘born this way’ at glee live in toronto, dianna agron switched out her regular shirt for one that read, “LIKES GIRLS”

[stranger-chichka]

🌈L🖤VE WINS🌈

In Shawn Levy and TS we trust!

This piece of art is displayed in her house, where All Too Well: The Short Film, starring Sadie Sink and Shawn Levy, was filmed.

[andreafolklore]

I love Gaylor throwback!!

[love-bites-and-poetry-burns]

"fashion is a big part of how i express myself"

[webvore]

flagging (2024) 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 + 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗢𝗡

[ladyamanda123]

Just gonna leave this one right here….

The Queer History Of The Accessory That's Everywhere Right Now

From this season's pretty pastel cardigans at Christopher Kane to cleverly constructed skirts by Chopova Lowena, these simple metal clips ha

Lez Accessorise: Carabiners and Rings as Lesbian Signals

“What does a lesbian look like?” feels like an age-old question – or, to be more realistic, a decades-old question. With Dressing Dykes, I h

[sheregenerated13]

Thasmin BF: The Violet Hour

Violets have symbolized sapphic love since the 7th century BCE. They continue to be a discreet symbol of queer affection, hence my enthusiasm for a story called 'The Violet Hour' starring our favorite sapphic duo here. More below the line:

I was delighted to find they weren't the only sapphics in the story either!

Accessibility note: I'll have to re-listen cuz Big Finish doesn't share transcripts >.> but best believe I'll be taking notes to keep track of what's going on and such. I need to read while listening to things, and get help with things I can't hear or understand.

Story: tonally fits well, fits the vibe we've got in things like Village of the Angels. 13 and Yaz's relationship aligns well with where they are at that point, capturing that angst they have going into the Flux, the queerness of it all as well, and it felt like folks were pretty in character too.

Queerness: yep, it's thasmin-y, but it's not the main focus like in LotSD. There's plenty of care given to the new characters (who I was delighted to learn more of, and a couple are sapphics.) New queer characters! Fun fact: violets have historical/cultural significance in queer culture!

It goes all the way back to Sappho:

[gay-mormon-wizard]

You’re one of my go-to queer lds blogs and I was wondering if you knew some clear indications I can give to other queer members about being queer. I don’t want to be too obvious to non-supporters tho. Any thoughts?

off the top of my head:

most cishet people don't know individual orientations' pride flags, only that the rainbow is the general LGBTQ symbol. cishet allies, if they know anything beyond the rainbow, usually only know a few other flags - the bisexual and transgender flags, usually. other queer people will recognize accessories or clothes with specific flag flag color palettes like nonbinary/lesbian/aro/etc. and most likely will not tip off any homophobes.

you can find a lot of queer fashion and accessories that incorporate pride flag color schemes in subtle ways so that it doesn't look like a flag. look up "subtle [identity] pride design" to find stuff like this. other queer people will see it while cishet people usually will not.

breaking dress conventions is a subtle way to signal queerness. if you're afab, wearing pants/suits to church will tick people's gaydar; if you're amab, wearing something colorful instead of the standard white/gray/black/brown/blue stuff will do it.

links to more info

The Queer Code: Secret Languages of LGBTQ+ Art

Colour Codes: Flagging in the Queer Community

The history of the carabiner

5 Ways to Queer Any Outfit (Without Rainbows)

Queer Symbols

The Old, Secret Style Language Of The LGTBQ+ Community