gay memes

It's almost June, and most cities are gearing up for what is bound to be a raucous post-Covid celebration around the world. At this point, we know what to expect: lots of rainbows, free condoms, happy dancing, and a whole lot of brands making shallow attempts to market to queer people. The annual and obvious pandering is so blatant that it's inspired its own set of memes regarding how quickly corporations seem to remember (and then forget) the LGBT community. This year, the first brand-mocking callouts hail from Twitter, and are coming in much earlier than usual.  

Brands marketing My gay
to gays: friends: pic.twitter.com/nl0PujFl3y

— kewlshrek (@kewlshrek) May 16, 2021

Instead of focusing merely on cringey brands, the Twitter meme (the brainchild of @kewlshrek) contrasts how marketers portray gay people with how gay people - and gay friends - actually look and behave. Where adverts tell you that gay people are flamboyant, loud, and decked our in rainbows, these Twitter users want the world to know that their friends are generally represented by people who are just a bit more complex. In some of the memes, that means goths and vampires. In others? Ethereal elves and even characters from Recess. We appreciate that the memes and funny and ring true. But it's also just good to see reductive depictions get the meme treatment - while also giving people who don't fit into those stereotypes a little more representation. 

If you love gay content, you'll definitely be into these homoerotic memes and jokes that take the piss out of stereotypes perpetuated by straights. These are the sort of memes that would make any insecure straight homophobe very uncomfortable. You know, the kind of of dude who is so self-conscious about his masculinity, that he thinks it's 'gay' to have feelings for a woman. Wherever you are on the gay-straight spectrum, have fun scrolling through these hilarious memes about things that were either intentionally or accidentally gay. 

We've got an amusing selection of trans memes, tweets, and other internet things ranging from wholesome to spicy. Whether you're trans, nonbinary, or cis and eager to learn, these memes are for anyone to enjoy. If you're looking for more of this sort of content, r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns and r/GaySoundsShitposts are a couple of great subreddits full of supportive and hilarious memes for transgender and nonbinary people. 

Sometimes all the memes and tweets about heteronormative problems can get a bit tiresome (we get it, you're cishet). That's why we've filled this list with spicy and relatable memes about LGBTQ+ life and jokes by gays for gays. 

While some of you Zoomers may not get the references in these memes, we're all about them. While its roots are on Tumblr, the meme has taken off on Twitter after @matheus_ocunha tweeted a photo of Smallville-era Clark Kent alongside the Megan's Interesting meme from Drake and Josh. The latter reads "12 year old me realizing I'm gay." The reaction meme has taken off on Twitter, leading other queer people to share the characters (and real people) who made them realize they were gay or bi. After viewing the memes below, we definitely understand these "Eureka" moments.