Taylor Swift planting the seeds of allyship in 2014

What the...

I slur your name 'till someone puts me in a KAAARRRR ..

Swifties have all lost their damn minds because it’s RIGHT. THERE. YOU. DAMN. MORONS.

Taylor’s probably laughing her ass off at how gullible and stupid her fans are.

Or screaming into a pillow.

Or both. Probably both.

I know it won’t happen, but I need a rep prologue that just says “I’m a girl kisser, xoxo Taylor”

happy kissgate anniversary to all who celebrate

"So you know... you're standing in the pouring rain with people, and you just kind of feel like this romanticises camaraderie. I was thinking about what song to play with you tonight and I was thinking... there's a song from Midnights that I love so much. And I haven't played it on this tour or ever... so I figured... that could be fun to play with you. And I just - oh my gosh, this is insane - I kind of just feel like telling you, I don’t know, I just... I have just never been this happy in my life, in all aspects of my life, ever before. And I just want to thank you for being a part of that. Like, you know, I don't know... it's not just the tour... it's like... I don't know, I just sort of feel like... my life finally feels like it makes sense. And... so I thought I'd play this song, which brings me a lot of happy memories."

Don't you dare to let them take away OUR KISSGATE SONG! She even messed the song up to play it again!

The double "Oh Oh" at the end! 🥹 (in the video mixed with another cute part of the refrain)

"Question…?" is a Kaylor song.

[dj khaled] anotha one

Snippet 1..

What in the world is this... 🤯💯

What I can make out from AOTG snippet

"(Snippet 1)

A heart is drawn around your name.

In someone's handwriting not mine.

We're sneaking out into town, holding hands, just killing time.

Your past and mine, are parallel lines Stars all aligned, they intertwined and taught you.

The way you call me baby, treat me like a lady,all that I can say is...All of the girls you loved before

In my experience, Gaylors are often misunderstood as being solely concerned with Taylor's potential past relationships. Someone, swifitie or not, will see a post about VS fashion shows, Dianna's tattoo, or kissgate, and then assume that that's what being a gaylor is: making inferences based solely on photos, PR, and vibes. But there's so much more to it than that.

Being a gaylor is about appreciating Taylor Swift's lyricism, her ability to wrap the truth in layers of poeticism, the way she hides in plain sight. Being a gaylor has taught me so much about sapphic history. Because of Taylor, I've learned more about Emily Dickinson, Sappho, and queer literature in general. I've heard my experiences as a sapphic represented in songs like gold rush, illicit affairs, Call It What You Want, Out of the Woods, and in so many of her songs.

There's also the overt way Taylor has aligned herself with Pride and queer artists. From singing Delicate at every Pride event she's performed at, to choosing openers for tour who are known for being queer, Taylor has intentionally positioned herself as someone who cares about LGBTQ+ people and rights. She used the YNTCD music video to promote the Equality Act. She wore a bracelet with bi flag colors that said "proud." She said "gay pride...makes me, me." Regardless of how she identifies, it's clear that she doesn't mind people saying she is or might be queer. If she did, there would be more than vague post combating the rumors. She said Lavender Haze was about dodging "weird rumors," and those rumors were the ones fueled by heteronormativity and misogyny, not queer people seeing ourselves and our history represented in her music.

When I learned about gaylorism a couple of years ago, I thought "wow, this is a really interesting way to look at her music." Listening to Taylor Swift and hearing queerness isn't invasive speculation. It's the natural outcome of what Taylor herself writes, what she willingly puts out into the public to be listened to and dissected and pulled apart for the sake of finding meaning.

Taylor Swift has never said the words "I'm straight." Despite many opportunities, especially during the Lover Era, to say "as a straight woman, I support...(the Equality Act, LGBTQ rights, etc)," she never did. She has been vague, and she has been vague on purpose.

I've been feeling weird about being in this community the last few days. With the YouTube video that's been making the rounds (which, as I've said, is by a Youtuber whose videos I enjoy and recommend to people frequently. I'm literally subscribed to her Patreon), and with GlitterGate and stupid shit happening on Twitter, I've wondered if it's worth it to keep writing and talking about Taylor Swift Fruity(TM). But I listen to Taylor's music constantly, and I can't stop hearing the queerness. I can't stop forming thoughts about the way she writes and the narrative of her last several albums.

tl;dr: Aside from incriminating photos, interview comments, and what we've been told about Taylor, her lyrics are full of queer themes and symbolism and history. I can't listen to Taylor Swift without hearing how sapphic her lyrics are, and I shouldn't have to.

Alright it’s the year of 2023.

You’re telling me there is still no way to sharpen those kissgate clips??

Asking for a friend.

you have to be a whole new level of gay, traumatized, and mentally ill to understand this image

Muna? The band Muna, who Taylor just a few days ago said she was in a group chat with? On today? Where Matt Healy of The 1975 is at Taylor’s show? The 1975? Where kissgate happened? 👀

And we’re supposed to believe this Matt thing is to bury Kaylor/Kissgate? Really?

Yeah, this ain’t to bury it, that’s for sure.

hetlors making theories about …Question? and thinking that this song is about matty… they are so close to finally figuring it out, actually! just look up! right at the balcony!

i love how in dancing with our hands tied taylor made the rhythm go faster when she had anxiety but slow down when she says they were dancing because she was so sure of everything, she didn't care what anyone else would think. she was dancing with the one she loves and that was the important thing

they’re for sure kissing and we couldn’t get one single hd photo from kissgate.. Homophobic.