Become Gay Then! | LGBTQ Memes 🏳️‍🌈

[@Jammidodger]

Hope you enjoyed the vid! 🏳‍🌈 If you want to pre-order my book you can here: lnk.to/TheTinLGBT (if you're not in the UK go to Blackwell's for free international shipping)

[@SevCaswell]

I think I might get your book for my mother. I am Non-Binary but she doesn't really understand and keeps gendering and deadnaming me, and we recently discovered that she has 2 nieces and 2 nephews, not 3 nephews and a niece. My newly out cousin is 60 and I am so happy for her finally being able to feel comfortable in her skin, but my mother is having issues dealing with it.

[@I.m-Me]

Re: Beer boycott nonsense: Also, the personalized can was just cheap rainbow capitalism by a corporation that donates to the far right, which drove customers to both other brands by the same owner and to somewhat less hypocritical competitors. They really know how to do their research 😂 Broccoli you eat is flower buds at the end of a thick stem. It blooms into purple &/white flowers.

[@this_user_is_nonhumann]

Hi Jamie!

[@Hamokk]

@@SevCaswell As a fellow enby I get it. We usually know it for years and finally when we have the courage to come out, the people around treat us as ghosts and when they decide that interaction is needed, they insult us knowlingly or by mistake. My point is that if they don't "see" you, You don't "see" them.

[@Mosquito-balls]

You still are not a real boy pinocchio

[@madethistocomment727]

Saw this KZbin short where the creator told the story about how she came out to her dad. "Dad, I like girls." "That's great!" "What?" "As you've gotten older, I've had trouble thinking of things we can relate to each other about. We can talk about pretty girls together!" 😂

[@darthmaul216]

Based

[@c0zmozys]

AAWH TJATS SO SILLY

[@amog8202]

Amazing response on all fronts, 10/10

[@lover100percent]

Oh my heart. That's amazing

[@IceNixie0102]

That is so fuckin' cute.

[@elli_lovesmusic]

I'm out as a trans man to my parents, they don't accept me but I've always fought with them about the whole "being gay is a choice" idiocy. My dad's only argument is that being gay is a choice because he's attracted to men but decides not to be 🙃 so I've grown tired of the arguments

[@shadowking278]

“…so are you going to tell him or should I?” 🤣

[@neurodivergentpixi6736]

So your dad represses who he really is and as a result, makes you suffer by projecting his internalised homophobia onto you.

[@Montesama314]

"Be gay. Right now." "Right now?" "Yeah, dad, come on. ...Are you gay yet?"

[@teritt]

Tell your Dad he’s literally just bisexual and forcing himself to pretend those feelings don’t exist is literally unhealthy. That’s like someone pretending their not sad while _grieving._

[@emoavocado]

Sorry you have to deal with that, but hey hats off to you for being an open trans man

[@maddiepaige715]

"It says _transport_ not _cisport"_ absolutely sent me 😂

[@dietotaku]

shaaba should take a pregnancy test because jamie's dad jokes are increasing EXPONENTIALLY

[@maddiepaige715]

@@dietotaku Right?? XD

[@Elizabeth2445A]

Cisportation is what happens when your package stays in the same warehouse for two weeks

[@mecen8]

As someone who currently identifies as cis, I can confirm I’ve never driven a car or taken a train anywhere

[@j.apenrose7896]

Just wanted to share a really good update! When I initially moved in with my Christian housemates a year ago, they were all pretty homophobic/transphobic. But now, I'm moving out, and they have grown so much! An enby person came to check out the room, and my housemates we're super lovely and respectful! So people can improve!

[@paulhammond6978]

So, you were the first non-standard, non-straight person they met? And after they got to know you they realised you were just this other person? And they kinda liked you? Sound like good progress to me!

[@j.apenrose7896]

@@paulhammond6978 Pretty much! They've come a long way and it is really encouraging to know that people can change 😊

[@sarahallegra6239]

Good for everyone in that situation! High fives all around 😊

[@Thomas_Shelby6909]

and thats how the christianity religion is the worse religion to ever exist the day was jesus born

[@dietotaku]

when i was in high school my best friend refused to date any of the guys at our school or anywhere in the vicinity & she had a list a mile long of criteria for her to date a guy. it was like "the build of a WWE wrestler (a dealbreaker from the get-go when you're talking about 16yo boys), 6'3" tall exactly, blond hair, a cleft chin, dimples, no body hair" like a full page of qualities that no human being alive could meet and she WOULD NOT CONSIDER any guy who didn't meet ALL of them. we were like "uhhh sounds a bit militant, you hitting for the other team?" and she swore she was not. 10 years later i looked her up on facebook and indeed she was lol

[@sdfghjasdfghjk8175]

Did her partner meet any of those qualities?

[@shadowking278]

@sdfghj asdfghjk It’s possible. Have you seen the videos of some gym girls. OT has seen many of them.

[@dietotaku]

@@sdfghjasdfghjk8175 lol absolutely none of them (i mean probably the personality ones, but definitely not the physical ones)

[@Asongbook]

One of my co workers *always* had an intense friendship with a same sex coworker that was just barely this side of the line. She also had a boyfriend we never saw or saw pics of. I tended to wonder, til she told me she had family in the Promise Keepers. Then came the summer all about Moulin Rouge. Then the summer all about Rent. Then a few years later she married a woman. They have 2 kids now.

[@akitokutikabanae7010]

Maybe it was a way to convince herself that if boys didnt attract her it was because of these specific conditions !

[@Hudson316]

Golden Gaytime is definitely real, it's an ice cream brand that's been here in Australia so long the name meant something different when it was made, and it survived the intervening decades by being really nice ice cream and because kids would buy one and have a giggle about the name. They put out a few alternate flavours a few years back like the unicorn one and birthday cake. We're surprisingly adverse to changing long-named brands which is probably why it's survived this long, like people were up in arms over recent changes to a brand of candy and a brand of cheese because one was named after a racial stereotype about native Americans and the other was a straight up racial slur

[@megmarie2153]

Golden Gaytimes are easily my favourite ice cream!!

[@SassyGirl822006]

My youngest son thought the unicorn ones were the best. Because he's unicorn obsessed.

[@Armunn01]

The tagline for the TV ads is amazing and extremely queer. I encourage everyone who hasn't been exposed to the classic TV ads to look them up on KZbin *sings "It's hard to have a Gaytime on your own"*

[@djbeksis]

I love that I live in Australia, Gaytime ice cream is just another reason why.

[@alphaomega7191]

In the Cheese's defence the slur like many slurs takes existing words and adds different context to it. In the cheeses case it was the guys surname so it's not like he thought ... hmm this cheese should be named after a reacial slur for black people. There's a guy in the Iliad with that name so it's not exactly new one either. It's a bit like all those girls named Karen - their parents didn't know someone was going to take it and make it synonymous with crazy entitled women and should they have to change just because of that. Eventually the cheesemakers company changed the longstanding name but it kind of irks me that they had to in a way because that almost makes me feel like bigots got a win by twisting something that was totally unrelated to bigotry so much that innocent people had to change the name of their product because of it.

[@Stick_and_stone]

NOO 😂 Jamie calling Gravity Falls Steven Universe- I can't tell if that's more hillarious or more dissapointing lmao

[@spiker.ortmann]

Considering Steven Universe is kinda THE LGBT ally, i'll say disappointing...

[@jaytheidiot79]

Disappointing in an endearing way, but disappointing nonetheless.

[@koda5209]

Cartoons aren't for everyone, and that's okay. I don't know music

[@Stick_and_stone]

@@jaytheidiot79 true.

[@Stick_and_stone]

@@koda5209 sure but- you should at least know the names There's a huge difference between gravity falls and steven universe

[@lucykitsune4619]

Being gay isn't a choice, it's a game and I'm winning

[@reynXIII]

I undestood that reference

[@LeviAckerman096]

It's a gayme

[@RunOut25]

Gaymer moment

[@Paranorman_]

Gaymers 👌

[@B.E.N_]

It's not about winning or losing, it's about the friends we made along the way.

[@thetato1273]

Jamie not realizing that that's gravity falls. I'm gonna die 😂

[@kriegsmanofthethsiegeartillery]

Not knowing gravity falls IS HERESY!

[@silverghostcat1924]

​@@dustygania2425 go away hateful troll

[@mjamin9124]

is that Steven Universe fucking killed me

[@FriskKimura]

Steven Universe looking a little different lmao

[@starparodier91]

I was like “oh… Jamie… oh no…” 😂

[@ZatClaire]

Lesbianics sounds like a college course "Hey, is this the classroom for Lesbianics 101?"

[@esmeraldaloschuetz9120]

Jesus, where do I sign? That would be so awesome, as a freshly out bisexual craving my first gf, I fucking need this.

[@____thecommenter1569]

" Pop quiz: the word Sapphic derives from what Greek poet The answer WILL BE ON THE QUIZ so write this down. "

[@esmeraldaloschuetz9120]

@@____thecommenter1569 Me! teacher, oh, me me me! Our queen Sappho of Lesbos! Give me a harder one!

[@tkrause1116]

Lesbian mechanics

[@ninjoshday]

"No, that's two doors down. This is the classroom for LGBT-conomics"

[@ButterSandwich]

One of my favorites is when my homophobic brother in law said that he chose to be straight after I said that being gay wasn’t a choice anymore than being straight was and my sister (his wife!) and I just looked at each other like uhhhh….. we may have news for you. (But also even if being gay was a choice wouldn’t make it bad because people have the right to make that hypothetical choice)

[@dietotaku]

i really want someone who claims they chose to be straight to walk me through their process of doing so. because either they don't understand what choosing something means or they don't understand what sexuality means.

[@Asongbook]

​@@dietotaku hi, it's me. I went through a very lonely period- I had good friends, but I wasn't finding anyone to date (whole host of reasons). For whatever reason, I had a serious thought about dating a good female friend- we already spent a lot of time together and she was light years better than the young men in my life. I have it done serious, serious thought, but I decided that I didn't like her like that, and I wasn't interested in any woman that way. Further I decided it would be unacceptable to try to date her just because I was lonely because that would be using her, and I didn't (still don't) want to be that person. Believe me, I over thought this. I like women, but I don't lust them.

[@mirandarensberger6919]

​@@Asongbook I wouldn't call that choosing to be straight, though. It sounds more like you just came to the realization that you aren't attracted to women. Choosing would be more like, I'm going to force myself to be attracted to a particular gender, somehow making yourself feel things that you don't. Asking yourself questions isn't choosing to be straight or gay, it's just evaluating what you're already feeling.

[@KitsunetheWolfdog]

​@@Asongbook there is a pretty big difference between choosing to be straight and realizing you're straight. Your comment kinda goes back to their comment about people not understanding what choosing something means. Here's an example: its lunch time and you're hungry so you make a sandwich. You didn't choose to be hungry but you did choose to make a sandwich. You could have chosen to not eat, but you would still be hungry

[@Larry_Stylinson]

​@@dietotaku I'm convinced most of them are actually bisexual... especially after hearing multiple people a generation or two older than me (I'm a millenial) get that "epiphany" when their (grand)child came out to them (in whatever LGBT+ way) and talked with them about it. I'm bisexual myself and have dated two of the three girls I had a crush on. All three relationships with them ended absolutely horribly and I have actively chosen not to include women in my dating pool anymore and would only consider a relationship with a woman if she's very obviously a catch (in regards to her personality). It's not that big of a deal for me because my attraction to women and men isn't a 50/50 split (more like a 10/90 split) and I just favour men in general. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Some people also think you have to be equally attracted to women and men in order to be bisexual, so they still label themselves as straight when they're actually most likely bisexual. I've met a few people who genuinely thought that and then soon after labelled themselves proudly as bisexual...

[@babs_babs]

it’s been 9 days since top surgery and 2 months on T for me. recovery is going super well and having these memes and this channel here through this (and for the last couple years leading up to this) has been a huge treat. much love to y’all. stay safe ♥️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@Homepage.]

Congratulations girlie!!!! (I use that as a 100% gender neutral term like „dude“) I hope your recovery goes well and you can be 100X happier 😊❤❤

[@sadfaery]

Congratulations!!!

[@ninjoshday]

Congrats my guy!

[@BugsyBugYT]

congrats :DDD

[@VelaiciaCreator]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Congratulations!!!

[@AuDHD_Incarnate]

6:06 My mom actually said I was satanic and said she "doesn't want that disgusting shit around her kids and it would be better if I never saw them again" Basically disowning me and banning me from seeing my siblings until they're adults. I live with my dad now and he's not accepting either so I got forced back into the closet at home. The free parent hugs mean so much and I hope everyone who needs one gets one♡

[@HermioneDisapprovesOfJKR]

Sending you love

[@charlottesmom]

I got ya! (((Hugs❤)))😊

[@AuDHD_Incarnate]

@@charlottesmom thank you♡

[@AuDHD_Incarnate]

@@HermioneDisapprovesOfJKR ♡

[@shadowking278]

It matters not how satanic someone is. What matters is the demonic friends we make along the way. 🥰 In all seriousness. I really hope you’re doing okay. I know what it’s like having unsupportive parents. It sucks. But don’t worry. You have us. We will support you. No matter what. We are a family here. And we welcome you with open arms.

[@TheOneAndOnlyFen]

This year I'm going to the pride parade. I don't like being touched but I'm offering free dad hugs because my momentary discomfort doesn't matter much when I can make a difference in someone's life. If I can help people feel wanted and loved, my life was well lived.

[@CharityApple07]

Based. I hope it goes well

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

I honestly dont understand the hug thing. Im ace and my parents would only hug me if I was injured or if my Dad was drunk when I had to go apologise for something he said, then i'd get a hug and very quietly whispered: me too. Beyond that, I disliked being hugged because it went on too long, hurt and in the case of some weird people, involved being groped. Are there really kids starved of touch that are negatively impacted by it? Why would you want that? I dunno maybe its just me but I never know how long a hug is meant to last? Five seconds? Ten? When can I stop and let go without the other person giving me weird looks?

[@skysthelimit3]

good for you mate! i know people will appreciate it

[@CharityApple07]

@@starscreamthecruel8026 I'm sorry you had bad experiences with hugs. For me personally, I like the embrace of another person I know (or in some cases, even don't know) because it makes me feel more secure and appreciated. I also just go with however long it naturally lasts, usually until both people mutually agree through body language that it's over. Many times I nearly pull back too early and go back into it because I'm worried it'd make it too awkward, but most times I just brush it off and subconsciously try alternative body language a tiny bit later. Holy hell I never realized how much goes into one hug...

[@teritt]

@@starscreamthecruel8026 As a person who’s love language is touch, people are soft and squishy, warmer than plushies, and being held reminds me of being small and protected. It’s like being told nonverbally “hey I got you.” Though the unsure about how long a hug is meant to last is also true for me lol. If someone hugs you first it’s really their say how long it lasts I think.

[@chespin3910]

So turns out broccoli, when it actually flowers, is actually quite cute and beautiful. They've got these delicate yellow blooms and I think would make lovely garlands

[@neurodivergentpixi6736]

To all the lgbtqia+ kids who can't get a supportive hug from their parents, here's a virtual hug 🤗

[@OlyChickenGuy]

Hug accepted 🫂 Thank you for offering :3

[@charlottesmom]

(((Hugs!!!)))

[@akitokutikabanae7010]

Thank you 💜

[@grutarg2938]

And another hug from me, your lesbian Aunt, who will take you for a real haircut and then lunch.

[@lunayunori4255]

Thank you 🥹

[@SkillSMB]

11:21 as much as i always want to explain and educate people, "i have standards" is just too powerful of a response not to make use of

[@christianthelast9956]

​@@dustygania2425 what?

[@mysty_nyx]

@@christianthelast9956 Ignore them. They’re a troll

[@tjenadonn6158]

​@@christianthelast9956 You must forgive Dusty. It is a poor conservative who's keyboard broke at some point, and being a conservative the only solutions it could think of to solve the problem were beating it, screaming racial slurs, injecting it with bleach, and praying to Donald Trump. As such only the Ctrl, C and V keys on the keyboard work, and Dusty doesn't have the brain power or the life skills necessary to purchase another one. We must take pity on conservatives: they are simple creatures with simpler minds, living in a world that they can only react to with fear and rage, without any of the capacities other organisms like humans or even amoebas have to learn and adapt to changes in their environment. They are the deadest of evolutionary ends. May their end come painlessly and quickly, for the good of us all.

[@tjenadonn6158]

@@dustygania2425 It's cute how you keep arranging words as though you're a human.

[@izzyded9207]

​@@dustygania2425 you. You are the troll. I mean, unless you are a bearded lady? Do you know if it runs in your family? Cause if you were referring to the lovely gentleman in the video, you aren't a troll. You're a clown.

[@booksandcrafts-l8m]

I'm Demisexual, and the running joke with my friends is that I'm Schrodinger's Bisexual. I have no idea if I'm only attracted to guys, period...or I've only been attracted to guys *so far*. The other joke is that maybe I just haven't met the right girl yet. I'll have to keep broccoli in my fridge for that potential eventuality. I absolutely love lemon bars, so maybe that's a clue.

[@Toni-lo9ms]

I feel you. I'm Demisexual too and only recently found out that, yep I'm Bisexual as well. I still might not know if I hadn't developed a Twitter crush on someone who's the gender I hadn't been attracted to before. Decades thinking I was straight, a year of thinking I was gay (cause I'm trans femme), then realized nope I can be attracted to both. Wild ride.

[@chancematters]

I feel that! Except I’m asexual demiromantic and I have a very, very hard time identifying romantic feelings among platonic ones, so I’m like a random spinning wheel but you can’t see any of the options and it never stops spinning and then eventually I die

[@kiku-goldenflower7731]

I'm also demisexual and I also love this.

[@SpringStarFangirl]

​@@chancematterstry looking up quoiromantic! It's an identity that means that you struggle to distinguish between different types of emotional attraction, such as romantic and platonic.

[@cynthmcgpoet]

I found out that I am bi when I watched a k.d.laing music video and fell in love. That was in the 90s.

[@EricHonaker]

Jamie: "you don't float, because gravity." Clown in the gutter: We all float down here, Jamie. You'll float, too.

[@tjenadonn6158]

That clown in the gutter preying on children has a name. It's Matt Walsh.

[@thelunarwizard]

Not the homophobic clown movie 😭

[@thecollector5204]

​@@thelunarwizard How is it homophobic? :'(

[@thelunarwizard]

@@thecollector5204 It's a joke. Mainly came from the I know your secret line.

[@thecollector5204]

@@thelunarwizard Aight thanks just curious 👍

[@jordanenby9734]

2:01 That's Gravity Falls! It's a really good show about mystery solving :D

[@louisgirl369]

As a bisexual woman, even though I have no context for the meme... Give me all the lemon bars.

[@MorningStar426]

Same. I don't know who started the lemon bars meme, but I feel entitled to lemon bars now

[@animeartist888]

I'm pan, but can I have some lemon bars, too?

[@louisgirl369]

@@animeartist888 a PAN of lemon bars :D

[@ninjoshday]

I'm not a fan of lemon bars. Now I know why: it's because I'm ace

[@louisgirl369]

@@ninjoshday then all the cake for you 🖤🩶🤍💜

[@cavedwellertogore2206]

I find it absolutely hilarious that the link for your book makes it look like it's called "The Tin LGBT"

[@destroy2enjoy]

We are all little robot men

[@jeremyblade7561]

​@@destroy2enjoy Better keep an oil can handy. Lol

[@gamingandchess]

​@@dustygania2425 ahem i think you mean "What is this male talking about today"

[@eternallustformedusa4844]

@@dustygania2425 1k+ comments on this channel? you’re obsessed holy crap

[@jacobc9221]

@@dustygania2425 Do yall have nothing better to do? Just to recap, you're on a dude's channel, clicking his videos and probably subscribed, just to insult him. Insult him for uh *checks notes* making meme videos that you don't like. Get a life.

[@tod1way]

The lemon bars started as meme in 2018. It was just completely random. I guess the original meme featured a gentleman in a tuxedo holding a tray of lemon bars, with the greeting, "welcome to the Bi side! Have a lemon bar." And, it just took off like hotcak - er - lemon bars. Also, I found a couple of dictionaries with entries for 'lesbianic', with the definition: "of or pertaining to lesbians." (WordSense Dictionary and Glosbe Dictionary) And finally, Golden Gaytime is a brand of crusted ice cream bars in Australia.

[@foxross]

I hope this comment floats up to the top at some point because I was searching for it for some time. I had no idea what was going on with the lemon bars.

[@Neonek1232]

that's not steven universe but gravity falls, i highly recommend watching both (imma also recommend the cartoon which quite literally sacrificed itself to have 2 girls kiss; the owl house)

[@LoverofLiszt]

What about She-Ra?! 😅

[@Neonek1232]

@@LoverofLiszt if you want me to list of all the show's i'd recommend jammie i'd break my keyboard trying to write all of them down (i mean its less then 10... but still)

[@etenby699]

"2 girls kill" I didn't know Luz was a murderer

[@Dragonmongamer]

Do you mean 2 girls kiss? I hope so

[@Neonek1232]

@@etenby699 1. misspelled 2. luz ;-;

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

Story time: I didn't come to the realisation until a while ago that my sisters and I had two mums at one point. For quick context, our parents got divorced when I was about maybe 4 or 5 years old (I don't remember) and our mum is bisexual. Mum met a woman (I'm gonna call her L because I don't wanna say her full name) who started living with us, and as I said earlier I didn't really understand because I was like 6 and I didn't even know LGBTQIA+ existed. I don't even think I questioned it, I was probably just like "This is normal." I'm not sure if my sisters who where like 8 and 3 at the time questioned it either. Anyway, we where a happy family. And we would sometimes visit L's sister and her family. Also, my sisters and I lived with our dad on Mondays and Tuesdays, and with our mum(s) on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and then every other Friday/weekend it would be whatever. A few years later mum and L broke up. To wrap this story up, I think it's pretty cool that my sisters and I had two mums. I probably should've explained a bit more, but I was lazy.

[@animeartist888]

Would be very interested to see an update after you've asked your sisters about it.

[@ninjoshday]

That's a fun story! And a perfect demonstration of how children knowing queer people is _not_ sexual in any way

[@imanoreo6918]

Bold move to call her L lmao xD

[@Summer-isnotcool]

Yup, children don't hate unless they taught to hate. And they're not confused in the slightest by someone being LGBTQ+. I grew up with a lesbian aunt and the only thing I ever found confusing was when kids at school (when I was about 12 or so) said it was weird for two women to be together. btw, last autumn said aunt finally picked up the courage to marry her "roommate" of almost 50 years. I'm so proud of her and so happy for both of them!

[@ninjoshday]

Congrats to your aunt!

[@user-mv5zt8qd9l]

@Stripes socially, people are expected to demonstrate certain characteristics based on their sex. Sometimes, people don't feel comfortable with the labels put on them by the world so may choose to present themselves in a way that doesn't conform to norms. It really isn't hard. I also love the insinuation that anything a fifth grader can't understand must be bunk and made-up

[@Just_One_Tree]

@Stripes people give 5 year olds messages about gender all the time “No Timmy, you can’t play with your sister’s Barbies. Those are only for girls!” “That boy at kindergarten who is constantly pulling your hair & making fun of you just really likes you! It’s cute Molly, take it as a compliment”

[@strangejune]

​​@Stripes Try explaining the enforcement of gender roles in society to a 5 year old in a way that doesn't leave them utterly confused. No, you can't do that, because that's what we think the OTHER gender does. Kids don't need an explanation of gender, because they aren't confused until people start policing it. For most kids it might not even occur to them.

[@strangejune]

@Stripes Actually, that's the exact opposite of what I said. Maybe you don't remember being a kid, or maybe you just happened to meet the standards that society expected you to. Kids do not understand gender roles, and the moment you put pressure on them to act a certain way, they become deeply confused, and often ashamed if they don't already fit in. Internalized transphobia doesn't grow on trees.

[@FlybyStardancer]

7:56 Oh, it gets even better. The far right’s boycott actually did hurt Budweiser’s bottom line. But here’s the catch-the parent company is a major political donor to right-wing politicians. 😂 There were a bunch of prominent R’s coming out and going basically, “Wait, wait! Don’t boycott them! They’re on our side!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

I remember when Don Trump Jr. tried to get fellow right wingers to stop the boycott because not only is Anheuser-Busch a major Republican donor, but also the Trumps have $1-5 million in investments in the company. This went over about as well as you'd expect.

[@teaks7156]

My queer science teacher has mini pride flags on her classroom wall. Recent,y she has been told by another staff member that they are ‘unrelated to science, don’t help her teach, and are too political’. He then refused to fix her broken cupboard. But that amazing woman has kept her pride flags up because who cares what some guy has to say👏👏👏

[@Simply_Jay1026]

I’m proud of her for not listening to him my acting teacher is a gay man and he has pride flags in his room and I heard some kids being mean about it and I told them to f**k off and leave him alone cuz he’s an amazing teacher

[@ninjoshday]

@@jonjonson-dd7gq Probably as a sign of solidarity for any students who are discovering that they're also LGBTQ

[@seraphimseptimus6984]

The pride flags help teach inclusion and acceptance, something that other staff member clearly needs a refresher course about.

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

A significant number of famous scientists were LGBTQ+. Alan Turing comes to mind, without whose work the Allies would not have won WWII. There's Sally Ride, who was the first American woman in space, and later became an important science educator.

[@dandelion_16]

And if she still needs help w the cabinet she can just ask Mercury 😄

[@adrienstarfaer]

2:05 No, not at all. It's Gravity Falls.

[@sockylogic2014]

Lesbionics is when you have two (or more) gay, female identifying, robots in a loving relationship.

[@ninjoshday]

What about cyborgs?

[@strangejune]

​@@ninjoshday demilesbionics? wait, no...

[@heathervona7883]

Hey Jamie...Golden Gaytimes are an Ice-cream here in Australia. They are delicious. The advertising slogan/catchphrase was "It's so hard to have a gaytime on your own" This is the Wikipedia description "Golden Gaytime is a popular ice cream snack that is made and distributed by the Streets confectionery company in Australia, and first released in 1959. It is a toffee and vanilla ice cream dipped in compound chocolate, and wrapped in vanilla biscuit-like "crumbs" on a wooden paddlepop-stick."

[@aimliard2276]

Just reading the description makes my mouth wet

[@washipuppy]

Yes! One of the best ice-cream on a stick (Iced lollies? Whatever they're called in England) you can get around these parts. I've not seen the Birthday Cake ones though - Never even thought to make a Rainbow Gaytime, so that's now on my To Eat list.

[@starrywizdom]

OH MY FUZZY GOODNESS that sounds DELICIOUS! Now when I tell people the reasons why I want to visit Australia, I can add "& also, to have a Golden Gaytime"!

[@iriandia]

Yes, they exist in Aotearoa New Zealand as well! I love them!

[@j.apenrose7896]

Golden gaytimes are an Aussie ice-cream from back when "gay" was used to mean happy! But they're super iconic and well loved and thankfully never changed their name😊

[@shivika1000]

My 6 yo nephew, raised his entire life being told that people cannot be attracted to people of the same gender, met my lesbian friend and her wife. His immediate response was oh cool, there can be so much more love in the world! The three of us were sobbing for 15 minutes straight

[@AnnabethOwl]

That’s so cute!!! My uncle and aunt and their twin boys my cousins live in Texas. They were 9 when this happened. we had a trip with them and their like “this is the kids table” and they said to me “your boyfriend could also sit here” I was questioning my sexuality and said “what if it a girl”(im afab) they had a long pause and said in a kinda disgusted voice “that’s not normal” and that broke my heart now I feel so restrained around them I’m scared to tell my parents because idk if my mom would choose me over her brother. I wish my cousins could be like your nephew.

[@Leena79]

I've never had lemonbars, so I don't know if they fit my bisexual existence, but a couple of weeks ago I manage to fall off my office chair while trying to sit on it in the way I usually do. The bisexual way. Can we please come up with some other bi trait, because I hit my shoulder and it hurt? 😂😂😂💗💜💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@SIC647]

Buy a Blåhaj plushie and place it under your chair? 😅

[@Leena79]

@@SIC647 That might do the trick, thanks! 😄

[@rebeccasatterley1542]

Office chairs are the reason I learned how to sit straight.

[@vincent_alastor]

We need queer friendly office chairs so that bi people can sit however they want.

[@Leena79]

@@vincent_alastor Yes, please! 😄

[@destroy2enjoy]

Life: problems Smart people: become gay

[@ConstantChaos1]

I'm a "gay man" that's the label I broadly fit under, but I'm not just gay and I'm not just a man, I'm intersex nb (making me cis nb I think which is a weird concept) and I'm into dudes but if I fall for someone who isn't a dude I'm jot like going to lose my mind imma just be like ok cool I still found someone to love and who loves me that's good enough for me You lables dont need to fit you perfectly especially when you're questioning, but even once you're sure just use whatever label seems right at the time

[@luceveni]

9:09 The broccoli thing is fake. Sappho wrote about her partner wearing a garlands of violets. They became a symbol of Sapphic love, and they were exchanged between wlw as a special code. The original text featured in this post contains the word "violet", but a tumblr user named 'lesbianbroccoli' changed it into "broccoli", and a lot of people believe it to be true (I did for some time as well, not gonna lie).

[@VelaiciaCreator]

Broccoli is a flower though. We eat plenty of flowers prior to their bloom phases.

[@electronics-girl]

I'm glad, because I'm not into broccoli. I'd rather just exchange chocolates with other women. (Or if we're going to exchange flowers, I'm partial to Gerber daisies.)

[@SevCaswell]

The whole 'being gay is a choice' argument automatically implies the person making it has made the choice to be straight, and only a bisexual person has the ability to make that kind of choice. So what they are really arguing is that they are bisexual and that majority of the 'straight' population is actually bisexual. The idea that the majority of humanity is bisexual actually makes a lot of sense, when you understand that the rules laid down by religion are specifically about controlling the behaviour of a population to benefit the elite. So it makes sense there would be a need to outlaw homosexual behaviour to force the naturally bisexual people into heterosexual relationships which is more likely to increase the population and more likely to reduce happiness and individuality, thus making the population more controllable and abundant.

[@dandelion_16]

Also a lot of animals show the pattern of high bi-ness (having sex in and out of mating season) and low gay/straightness

[@SevCaswell]

@@dandelion_16 well it makes complete sense in communal species because it releases bonding hormones. Which is one reason bonobos are famous for it. They use sex acts between same sex individuals to reduce conflict.

[@neelaberglof1429]

Seriously! When I came out to my mom as bi (actually ended up being aroace but that is not the point) she said that she thinks that most people are actually probably bi, and they're identyfing as straight just bc of internalized homofobia and are avoiding same-sex relasionships bc of it --> "choosing" to be straight. (sorry for the misspellings, i don't have the energy to correct them lol)

[@grutarg2938]

Mathematically, it just seems like the Kinsey scale should be covered by a bell curve.

[@Laughing-Man]

_"The whole 'being gay is a choice' argument automatically implies the person making it has made the choice to be straight"_ I get what you're saying, but that doesn't follow logically. Conservatives tend to have a very rigid world view, where certain things are seen as the default. Being cishet is the norm, and deviations from that norm is obviously a choice due to "moral failings" when you hold those backwards views. So e.g. openly trans or bisexual people are either sick/corrupted and need to be "helped" (conversion therapy is literal torture), or they're inherently bad and Matt Walsh wants them *gone.* Basically if you're not following the cishet lifestyle, you or your parents must be/have done something sinful.

[@purplemister5974]

I've been out as a pansexual for over 5 years and I sTILL get sent pictures of random cookware from my friends. It's actually really funny. xD

[@intercat4907]

Coffee cups that say "gender fluid" are big in my neck of the woods. Oh, I wish I'd thought of that ...

[@ashlikesart]

1:55 "grandpa in a vest" "Steven Universe" NOO JAMIE NOOO 😭😭 (This is by no means anything against jamie i love this video)

[@jaytheidiot79]

But gravity falls … :(

[@darthmaul216]

Grunkel stan

[@ashlikesart]

@@jaytheidiot79 ik I love that show and it hurt to see Jamie call him a grandpa

[@ashlikesart]

@@darthmaul216 ✨yes✨

[@starfishgurl1984]

One of my favorite conversations I remember seeing shared online was somebody saying they didn’t want their kids to see a gay relationship on tv and turn gay and the response was that’s like saying you don’t want them to see a black person on tv and turn black and the first person said “they don’t have a choice” to which the second person responded “exactly” in a kind of mic 🎤drop tone. I probably butchered the exact conversation but you get the gist, it was hilariously perfect regardless!

[@ninjoshday]

That's hilarious!

[@alphaomega7191]

Always loved the manufacturers of Golden Gaytime's reaction to the whole changing culture thing - it's the name of our product and we are sticking with it and we are going to lean into it by doing things like having Unicorn and Birthday Cake variants and you can make as many jokes as you like because we aren't changing.

[@kariziebarth7581]

This full-grown man has a wife and a Ph.D. But, he chooses to review memes on the internet for a living. 2023 is unhinged and I LOVE IT! Go, Jamie!

[@lilymoon4]

2:34 I needed to hear that so much! I've recently been questioning my gender and there's been a lot of stress to find the right label and pronouns. Hearing this immediately made all that stress go away!

[@ninjoshday]

-boy- -girl- _spud_

[@ragnkja]

A label isn’t really something you have to have, it’s just a useful way to understand and communicate an aspect of who you are 😊

[@abigaillancaster382]

I can’t come out in real life yet, but I just want to say that I recently embraced my bisexuality… and I must admit that at least part of getting over my internalized homophobia and reaching a place that I could accept that part of myself came through watching this channel! 💙💜🩷

[@QueenMegaera]

Welcome out in the virtual world! I haven't really come out as bi either, but mostly because I don't feel like changing the topic of conversation to my sexuality out of the blue, and there hasn't been many moments where it wouldn't be entirely random. 🤷

[@shadowking278]

Welcome to the world of the queen and spamton. :3

[@JamieMcLochlin]

Getting over the internalized homophobia feels amazing; doesn't it? I'm glad you've reached a point where you can at least be honest with yourself. I remember how wonderful that was when it happened for me. Sending you love. I hope someday your circumstances will make it easier to be out in real life. But for now just know there's a whole community behind you. And just feel proud that you took the time to know who you really are. 💗💜💙

[@icarus_norris]

Congrats, hope you’ll be in a safe enough place to be yourself openly soon 💖

[@LydiaDeKett]

I'm super glad you feel comfortable telling us! I can't come out irl either, but I'm ace and everyone I've told so far has been really accepting so just as a reminder: you are absolutely perfect as you are!❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@justjukka]

5:30 One of the reasons I LIKE getting older: I can give those parental hugs to more people who need them. Yes, yes, we can give hugs, either way, but it hits different when you have that parental status, and it gives people a boost.

[@dxwsonsgirl.x]

as i bi girl i had no idea the lemon bars were a thing 😭

[@starrywizdom]

Me either, but it does have me craving them...

[@dxwsonsgirl.x]

@@starrywizdom same ngl

[@WalterWhite-jz7ct]

As a dad of 2 daughters, this is my Dream "Dad im into Girls" "Realy? Sweet me too. Whats your Type?"

[@ninjoshday]

Today I learned that when he's not selling meth, Walter White is an open LGBTQ ally

[@WalterWhite-jz7ct]

​@@ninjoshday You're Goddamn Right!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

3:47 I would be happy being myself but the hate and vitriol around me was so real that internalised all the s**tty energy and became toxic waste. It’s still a journey to be happy for myself.

[@HermioneDisapprovesOfJKR]

Wishing you well!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@HermioneDisapprovesOfJKRThank You!

[@susanleslie6178]

​@@PokhrajRoy. ❤🫂🌈

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@susanleslie6178 Thank You!

[@andeeharry]

2:26 I must say, the community is great. I don't fit into the umbrella terms and they still accepted me. I have a few friends within the community and they helped me understand a few things and helped calm my fears and nerves. They are a great bunch of people. You guys rock.

[@shiroganetsuki9634]

The trans-gay realization cracked me up xD I always knew I'm pan, but as a very late FtM transitioner I'm growing more and more into my masculine role, just to realize how gay I actually am xD It's still such an overwhelming concept for me to grasp that I wasn't able to express all of this while being stuck in a female body. It's wonderful and exciting and I'm so much looking forward to everything I'm yet to uncover about myself!

[@The_Milkyway.]

I can already see Jammi's face at 4:02 becoming a meme

[@TransGuyShane]

Some transphob on twitter told me "you look feminine" 😂 in what way is that an insult? Is my beard to fem? Maybe it's my lack of hair / male hair line? I don't get how they think it's gonna be offensive to me. I've been out over 10 years and I have embraced my femininity after years of pushing it away. I now have my ears pierced and paint my nails (mainly to show my niece that it's okay for boys to be fem and girls to be masc) but also because I like it. What's wrong with having a little bit of fem mixed into my masc? It's like just because they see the world in black and white doesn't mean we have to.

[@starrywizdom]

Noooo, your beard is exactly the right amount of fem! I love when people are in touch with all facets of themselves & don't feel like they have to conform to conventional norms. Stay pretty, my friend!

[@TransGuyShane]

@@starrywizdom thank you ♡ I've been out for over 10 years, they're insults don't even touch me anymore. I also love when people are their authentic selves:) It's like - wear what you want, have your hair how you want, love who you want, be yourself, you are only here once and we don't know how long we have so just try and be yourself and enjoy the good things in life and if that is wearing painting my nails then I'm gonna do it lol

[@strangejune]

There's a saying that people often criticize in others what they don't like about themselves, you know? People making fun of your masculinity probably aren't very comfortable with their own.

[@hayuseen6683]

Straight bros using what tickles them as an insult is wild.

[@hollyjollyxmas]

I, a biromantic ace, am feeling very called out by the “clear phone cases” statement 😅

[@astrangertoyou2663]

“I’m a homophobe” for those who don’t speak their language that’s what that means

[@ninjoshday]

@@astrangertoyou2663 How is being biromantic and asexual homophobic? Or is it the clear phone case thing?

[@hollyjollyxmas]

@@astrangertoyou2663 wait what?

[@astrangertoyou2663]

@@ninjoshday lol my name. Separate them. “For those who don’t speak English, the word that’s is what the word that’s means. The joke is it seems like that because there’s an out of context qoute before it.

[@astrangertoyou2663]

@@hollyjollyxmas read other comment

[@NieroshaiTheSable]

I sometimes worry that you're too wholesome to realize that _in a genocide, cruelty is the point._ They're not just snobs. We're not just scapegoats. We're a sacrifice they're making to the tyrannical culture they want.

[@talousse]

2:20 Its gravity falls! the old guy is gruncle stan :)

[@ToxicFlavouredCandy]

I love the parents offering comfort to others like that. I never had the opportunity to come out to my parents, both my parents passed before I came out, I was very close with my mum and I often think about how she would have taken the news that she actually had a son not a daughter. hearing things like this makes my heart swell.

[@ninjoshday]

I'm sorry for your loss. It sounds like your mom was a wonderful person. And I'm glad that you can be yourself now :)

[@dragonfloof5484]

You're getting a dad hug from me. You doing great, son. I'm proud of you. And your parents would be too.

[@ToxicFlavouredCandy]

@@dragonfloof5484 ​ @Joshua Day The kindness of strangers comes at the most beautiful of times. Thank you both for your words.

[@LydiaDeKett]

So i was looking at this and realized that the word 'gay' use to mean 'happy' which i think is just amazing. BE GAY = BE HAPPY❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@ninjoshday]

Be gay in every sense of the word!

[@astrangertoyou2663]

@@ninjoshday can’t, trans people claim I’m not gay because they made up a nee system for it and if you don’t follow it you’re transphobic. So remember kids, according to trans people you can support trans or gay…. Not both

[@astrangertoyou2663]

Can’t, trans people are spreading their bigotry

[@shadowsam4208]

Golden Gaytimes are real, and they are fantastic! They are an Austrlaian thing 😂

[@denaemichele]

8:38 "Anything a rainbow whispers next to" 😅. It's funny (and sad) because it's true

[@Aspen_thee_rodent]

I was looking at non-binary comics when I got the notification and I’m very excited :]

[@shadowking278]

For a second there I thought your profile picture was Mina from my hero academia.

[@shadowking278]

Or is it? I really can’t tell.

[@Aspen_thee_rodent]

@@shadowking278 nope! It’s ranboo and benson :)

[@shadowking278]

Oh. That’s cool.

[@shadowking278]

I honestly just started watching ranboo a year ago.

[@straightasaspline]

2:10 thats gravity falls. and thats stan, grumpy grand uncle of thos kids and manager of that guy

[@coal9205]

"Is that Steven universe?" I let out a wail of sorrow. Jamie, my inspirational friend. That's gravity falls!

[@KaleMakaiYouji]

The whole more than one mom thing makes me think of my daughter. I was explaining that in the show Steven Universe, he has 3 moms and she then asks me how many moms she has. I tell her “Well, just one, me”. And she goes: “Aww that’s not fair! I only got one!” and she sounded so offended and upset at only having one mom 😂

[@starrywizdom]

Tell her that as she gets older she might be lucky enough to find a few more unofficial ones. 😂

[@strangejune]

that's adorable and also hilarious, i love it!

[@confuzzlementated_leshaayy]

Hey, if anyone was wondering, Golden Gaytime is a thing in Australia! And they do have a birthday cake one if I remember correctly.

[@KathwithaK]

"I wish that birthday cake gaytime were real" - Well Jamie, wait until you find out about this magical land called ✨AUSTRALIA ✨ Gaytime has been a very popular icecream here since it's most-used meaning was just happy. And they haven't changed their branding coz the name just gets better and better with time.

[@Delsin4077]

It is real just looked it up and they are for sale at coles

[@nightowlwriter]

Am I the only one that thinks being called a snowflake is the most wholesome thing ever? Every snowflake is unique and beautiful in it's own way.

[@ceoofbritain6817]

It's also weak and easily destroyed

[@nightowlwriter]

@@ceoofbritain6817 I know what they mean by it, just tried to turn it into something good. Sorry if this isulted you or anyone else.

[@ceoofbritain6817]

@@nightowlwriter naw its cool

[@errortoogay5395]

5:40 last year, my mom was gonna buy a “free mom hugs” shirt, but she didn’t cause she’s socially awkward and didn’t want to hug a bunch of strangers, but the sentiment was adorable

[@kernasztof]

2:00 It is NOT, in fact, Steven Universe It Is Gravity Falls

[@godfrey_approves]

1:55 Oh, Jamie, my sweet summer child... That is Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls. It's an amazing show, I highly recommend 😀 3:53 THAT LOOK 😂

[@shadowking278]

Oh. I see you a lot in site 42 comments. Hey. 👋

[@godfrey_approves]

@@shadowking278 Hello again!

[@pamplemousse861]

I love the one with the toddler asking why there weren't 3 moms. So cute!

[@starrywizdom]

We should all have lots & lots of parents.

[@Optimistic_Nihilist_73]

If you listen closely, you can hear the anguished cries of Gravity Falls fans in the distance.

[@CharityApple07]

If you go to the latest comments, you can see it unfold in action.

[@AmphibianWitch]

Jamie showing his book: look at this beauty Me, an intellectual: do you mean this beau-T?

[@KissMyFrog42]

Yes, Jamie, there is a Golden Gaytime. It's an ice cream on a stick (I think you call that an "ice lolly"?), and an Australian icon. For most of the 1980s the advertising slogan was "It's hard to have a gay time on your own". The product you were looking at was a birthday cake variant.

[@Werevampiwolf]

We have a similar kind of ice cream in America, that are made by Blue Bunny. The most common one is strawberry and is just called a Strawberry Shortcake Bar, but there's other flavors. I looooove birthday cake flavor though, so I'm jealous because we don't seem to have that flavor here

[@knpeter9490]

I was baking and eating lemon bars as a young teen, before I even understood that I was bisexual 😂

[@mihkokihew]

Thanks for being you.

[@mylifeismylaptop8529]

I want to use lesbianics in my everyday vernacular lol. It sounds like a superpower that only lesbians have

[@charlottesmom]

I'll have to introduce the word to my lesbian mom. 👍🏻

[@shadowking278]

Interviewer: “Hmm. It says here that you have a degree in lesbianics. Tell me more about that.”

[@artikulv731]

Sees a Gravity Falls meme “Am I correct in saying that is Steven Universe” I don’t want to come off as cruel that just made me laugh for the first time all day.

[@Oceane1803]

The kid who said "Why not 3 ?" is like saying "Oh you're a gay ? How about being even more gay ?" and it's fun to think about.

[@Pixelhoarder4life]

I can't wait to read your book Jamie, your channel has helped me so much. You helped me start my journey of self discovery and helped me learn the terminology to explain how I felt. I've now officially come out as trans (FTM) with my boyfriend (we've been together for 8 years) as well as 2 friends at work. All of them have been super accepting and its been amazing being able to just be myself.

[@qatonfire7476]

I just got my first binder and I'm so excited!!! I can't tell many people right now, but I'm excited to at least say it here! ❤️

[@heartofdawn2341]

It took me 30 years to finally accept myself, but I'm finally getting to be me.

[@summer78946]

I hope you guys are having the gayest day or night! 🌈🌈🌈

[@missnaomi613]

And you as well, dear internet person!

[@starrywizdom]

Wishing you the dearest & queerest year!

[@federicomanuelolveira7658]

10 years ago a lot of people said I was gay and I panicked and denied it, now I'm just being the queer that I am. For a strange reason when I was in the closet everyone realized I was gay, now a lot of people tell me they don't realize I'm gay and they are surprised when I tell them I am 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@siriusdragon]

I told a coworker once that i was gay. He was from Trinidad. He called me "one of the good ones", cause i didnt hit on him. "You arent that good looking....." Him: 😮

[@KatsumiOcelot]

Hey Jamie! I absolutely adore these positive LGBTQ memes, would love to see more of them more often in the future! The world can be cold, but positive trans memes are lit

[@ashmay3230]

As an Aussie I can tell you that Golden Gaytimes at 14:59 are definitely real! Don’t know what that flavour is like, but I love the original ones, highly recommend

[@dasha_ucko]

10:32 My friend actually had 3 moms, lol. In that case, it wasn't because of polyamory, but instead, 2 of them got divorced, and then one married the third, but the divorced wives were still on fairly good terms with each other. Hence - 3 moms.

[@Oceane1803]

About the broccoli thing, I remember seeing OT reacting to this, and talking about broccoli flowers. I don't remember if he said that he thinks that they weren't giving broccoli but broccoli flowers, but it would make sense. The broccoli necklace would make more sense too.

[@ninjoshday]

Okay, what does OT stand for? I keep seeing it, but I've never understood what it meant

[@Oceane1803]

@@ninjoshday It's short for One Topic, which is short for One Topic At A Time. He's another reaction youtuber like Jamie, and he reacts to a lot of LGBT+ stuff too. Jamie and him are friends. You should check him out.

[@missdarque]

“Why not 3?” Made me so happy!

[@andeeharry]

12:06 According to Google....the lemon bars are now classed as ' bisexual', because they become an official pastry snack within the bisexual community, because they are popular. I am sure someone will be able to share more light into this, but this is all I got.

[@etourdie]

5:06 Jammie says what he was expecting. I look down at my legs, I am sitting on one and my chair is only on two legs. I look over at my phone that's charging, it's in a clear case. I feel seen (I usually don't wear pants, do shorts count for the rolled up pants?)

[@accio_firewhiskey8256]

Indeed, they do! Rock the rolled-up shorts!

[@Yassified_Shoto_Todoroki_]

I remember me and my best friend were just talking about sexuality and her 6-8yrold brother (I can’t remember how old he was exactly) randomly just asks “why are you gay?” And I was just dying laughing, but then he asked me to show him pride flags and he liked how they looked

[@Disney8272]

"Why not 3 mums" is adorable!

[@jecicox7605]

I'm so excited about the book! My child came out as trans and I really hope he likes this book! And I hope it helps us both navigate this transition period. Love your content! I have learned so much.

[@jessicaholscher4097]

I'm so happy for the LGBTQ movement, so young people can learn who they are. i didn't have the opportunity to accept the fact i was bisexual until recently, and now i'm happily married to a cis man, so it's kinda like this moot point/thing i'll never fully understand about myself. it was just a little thought i locked up a long time ago after hearing enough hate toward specifically bisexuals and lesbians. I came out to my husband, and i am open about it online, but i refuse to tell anyone else i know irl because i still have internalized self-hate regarding it and i don't want to to hear "i knew it," while they look at me disgusted.

[@newsjunkie7135]

Everyone remember: You are valid and you are loved! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@keirajames3506]

Golden Gaytimes are an iconic Australian ice-cream. They have been around for decades now and yes they did have birthday cake flavour randomly once. The slogan is literally, ‘it’s hard to have a gaytime on your own…’

[@kateb1127]

2:05 Close, it's Gravity Falls. Great vid, as always!