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"Rights are being stripped from basically everyone who isn't a straight white cisgender male," she tells Vogue, when asked about why she chose to, all of a sudden, stand up for LGBTQ+ rights. "I didn't realize until recently that I could advocate for a community that I'm not a part of."

Source: https://www.out.com/news/2019/8/08/taylor-swift-says-shes-straight-despite-all-bisexual-rumors#toggle-gdpr

I was waiting for this to come through my inbox lol. (There was more then one ask about this but I'm only responding to the first.)

There's lots to unpack here but the first and foremost thing is: She doesn't actually say here, "I'm straight." It was a perfect opportunity. It was the ideal conversation. She punted. Why?

Why did she instead give this vague, circuitous, carefully couched answer?

She calls out communities encompassing sexuality, race, and gender, followed by saying, "a community that I'm not a part of." There are lots of communities that she could have been referring to, but she crafted the sentence in such a way that makes it unclear which one. She could have been talking about the trans community. She could have been talking about the poc community. She could have been talking about the ace community. She could have been talking about the gay male community. There are lots of possibilities. In this carefully worded sentence, she deliberately avoided naming the specific community she's talking about.

Another thing to consider is that many, many closeted people don't consider themselves part of the queer community. They don't feel like they belong because they're not out and proud. And even once people come out, it often still takes time before they feel like they're part of the queer community. That was certainly my personal experience. Cara Delevingne said something similar in her Hulu show when discussing her own coming out.

Let's move on. The link anon provided isn't the source. It's an article quoting the source. The actual source is the 2019 Vogue cover article. And the full article is important because there are lots of interesting things that give context to this quote.

First, there's a great deal of conversation about gay stuff and lgbtq+ rights. And the writer makes a point of saying about this subject matter that Taylor seems to enjoy that part of the conversation "as much as she’d enjoy a root canal." Wouldn't a straight ally be eager to discuss this? They would. And a closeted queer person would be uncomfortable and panicking at the thought of having to talk so blatantly about this subject. The writer also makes a point of saying that once the conversation changes to music, Taylor lights up and her demeanor and speech patterns relax dramatically.

The other important context that the Vogue article discusses is Taylor's very long history of supporting lgbtq+ rights. Everything from the Mean mv of a gay boy being bullied to the "boys and boys and girls and girls" line in WTNY to donations to lgbtq+ organizations to giving out queer awards to queer people to dedicating Dress to Loie Fuller, an openly gay artist. There are plenty of other examples of Taylor advocating for the queer community that aren't mentioned. All the way back in 2008 she participated in the LOGO queer anti-bullying PSA. In 2009 she was in Seventeen magazine taking a stand against the slaying of a teenager for being gay.

Why is this important? Because it proves that Taylor is lying in the quote in question. "I didn't realize until recently that I could advocate…" girl yes you did. You've been advocating for years and years at this point. She's lying. She's lying. She's covering herself up. She's hiding in the closet and hoping desperately that no one notices.

And this isn't the first time she's done this either. During the 1989 press tour she gave an interview where she was asked about the "And you can want who you want / Boys and boys and girls and girls" line. As the interviewer is starting to speak about this, a look of pure panic immediately takes over Taylor's face:

And then she starts stumbling around trying to give a coherent answer. At one point she stutters out, "And also I wrote this song, um, I wrote this song, kind of, kind of following, the, uh, when gay marriage became legal in New York." This interview was in October 2014. Gay marriage had been legal in New York since June 2011. Sooo three years later is "kind of following." Right. Sure, Taylor. Nice closeting. You really nailed it.

Okay let's review. She doesn't actually say she's straight even though this was a perfect opportunity to do so. She doesn't name the actual community she's talking about, giving herself cover if she ever comes out. She's closeted and probably doesn't think she's part of the queer community anyways. She full-on lies about not knowing she can advocate for others. And the writer states Taylor seems deeply uncomfortable talking about lgbtq+ things even though the context of the article was that blondie wanted to make it clear how much of an ally she is.

None of this remotely adds up to hetero. And none of this comes even close to Taylor saying that she's straight.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH fellow #gaylors 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

🤭🥵 Faye,the woman that you are

Blank the Series 2x3 - Part 3/3

Best fucking mashup in the existence

cutting long live from the set list is a crime I still have not forgiven her for

so called free thinkers all rbing the same taylor swift ass pic

All the Easter eggs and the titles or lyric objectified in the rooms…WOOW it blows my mind

Appreciation post with every single Taylor Room I've done so far! 💛💜❤️🩵🩷🩶🤎💙🤍

The Taylor Swift Room and the Reputation Room won't be done until we have their Taylor's Version re-release (it would only be fair!).

Nice nice, I was afraid a mlm was going to win but yeahhh let’s go lesbians let’s gooo 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Congratulations to Suletta and Miorine on their victory!

Jihyo,the woman that you are 🥵🥰

send me an idol and era ↳ jihyo + set me free era for anon

YOUR HONOR.......

The Rizz that she has is unparalleled haha

Khun Neung really be over here like:

1. Banged your daughter

2. Banged your daughters mother

3. Flirted with your daughters gf in front of you AND your daughter AND my gay sister

4. Left you on the alter.

Then Ar Chet is like:

The audience of all women ahahah

NOT MOONBYUL SITTING/LAYING ON AUDIENCE MEMBERS DURING SHUT DOWN?????!?!?!

send me an idol and era ↳ ryujin + not shy era for @rinatual

That’s me haha

may 5, 2018 | six years ago today

taylor liked a fan’s tumblr post of a snake with a rainbow unicorn hat:

“the aesthetic of the reputation era be like”

Gotta say a big thank you to Emily Rudd for the accurate portrayal of any sapphic women seeing big old things before the first kiss.

Love them 🥰

23.5, Ep 8

My interpretation is that at night the Earth protect the sun( that is sleeping/ absent) and during the day the Sun protect the Earth

Honestly, the beardings don't bother me much ever. I don't know if it's just because I'm new or what, but they kind of just roll off my back. I guess I've just... cemented it in my head that it's just a business thing, likely, and that Taylor doesn't have to come out ever if that's what she wants (I believe she wants to come out). More bearding moments will come up, that's expected, but that doesn't mean they're suddenly the truth. I personally don't think they are. TK kissing Taylor with a camera shoved in their faces doesn't sway me, it makes me more confident that it's fake because love's not for show to Taylor. Ms. "I would die for you in secret", Ms. "They got no idea about me and you", Ms "older guys, just playthings for me to use" etc. At most, it felt it's most upsetting for me when she changed the Karma lyrics—that was a bit much. But TK yapping about how "happy" he is with her for some reason doesn't get to me. Is that weird? Should it? Joe and Taylor were "happy" too before they "broke up". I mean, Karlie's seemingly pretending to be married with kids to a guy, that's arguably worse (I believe Kar's kids are indeed real and hers, don't get started on assumptions with me, hetlors).

What gets me are hetlor and actual pieces against gaylor. The backlash to the New York Times article legitimately saddened me. To see so many people, especially queer people, ignore/forget/be unaware of the queer history of speculating on others sexuality was really rough; especially when it's still a thing! I see femme sapphics online talk about wanting to express queerness without telling people their sexuality so that other queers can spot them all the time! News flash: that requires speculation, that thing that's apparently so disgusting! And to see the conversation of it be so trivialized as "Don't out people!" or "Don't be gross!" when strangers can't out strangers through speculation and there's nothing gross about queerness. Especially with how mainstream the discourse became—it was upsetting to not be able to get away from it.

BTW, I understand it gets really annoying to see bearding. You're fully valid if it makes you upset, I'm just saying my feelings.

Ride safe.

IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS A FOOTBALL PLAYER WILL GRAB YOUR ASS ON THE BEACH AND THE WHOLE WORLD WILL CHEER

Let’s remember also that Tay approved to it being the end credit to the episode of Dickinson. And it’s really is Emily-Sue having loving sex and then cut and “how’s one to know I’d meet you where the spirit meet the bones …”

How are you going to act like Ivy isn’t gay as fuck? Do you have ears?? Or like…a brain?

Dianna Agron + Pink Hair

Didn’t even notice omfg #Cadina let’s gooo

So, someone pointed this out on twitter and I just want to say...CADY I KNOW WHAT U R

Basically, Cady in Meet the Plastics imagined Regina opening her jacket because when Regina says "Hey you" THAT SHIT IS CLOSE

Let’s go lesbian!!

Thank god I'm lesbian

Now I would never say that I would like them together cause it wouldn’t be a lie… also Tay likes them blonde,just saying 😅

“has anyone seen my wife?” never have to look far, taylor takes good care of her 😂

debut - internalized homophobia era

fearless - comphet era

speak - fighting demons (bisexuality) era

red - first girl heartbreak era

1989 - slutty bisexual era

reputation - i hate everyone except for my gf era

lover - deadass thought i made it obvious era

folklore - shit i am a lesbian era

evermore - depressed lesbian era

midnights - cool sexy hot pothead lesbian era

Maybe in the 2044 remake we are gonna finally have a wlw relationship like Regina-Janis or Regina-Cady or whichever,I’m not picky 🤩🥰

I honestly do think Mean Girls DOES need to be made every twenty years.

It's an honest (if very exaggerated) look at how brutal high school social politics can be and with just two generations of it, you can see how ideas of what feminism is and how best to advocate for it have changed.

Not to mention, it's relevant how bullying keeps evolving with technology. Social media is obviously a huge part of Mean Girls (2024), whereas it was, of course, non-existent in Mean Girls (2004). I'm terrified of what that could look like in 2044 lmao geez

I understand your struggles hahah i just got the Madrid tickets and they were like 120€ for pretty shitty places…I would like maybe to buy the lightstick but is gonna basically cost like the ticket ahha

these tickets were kinda expensive or am i just poor??????? the normal standing tickets were 90€,,,, which i didn't get bc i cannot stand more than 30 mins without my back giving out lmao. so i got rank 1 seating tickets which are pretty good! bure moree xpensive ;;;;; also i looked into the vip tickets but those where only standing ones and €650 for 2 tickets. like imagine u being late-ish and still stand not anywhere close. i'm just broke really i cannot afford that.

Love this hahah

regina george 🤝 quinn fabray

mean blonde lesbians in love with an obnoxious brunette girl they bully

HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY RENEÉ RAPP - January 10, 2000

Love to see 🥰 ( me thinking the second girl was from Fear Street ahha the dark curly hair/blondie confused me for a sec)

mean girls (for the gay girls!)