Queer coding

Queer-coding/Queer coding/ Queercoding is a term that can either be used about a fiction character (1) or typically a celebrity (2)
1. When a fictional character in media is given heterosexual or cisgender traits, while not having a confirmed sexuality.
2. When a celebrity uses subtle references through the clothes they wear, their lyrics (artists), their work (etc.), etc, to communicate with the LGBTQ+ community when they are usually not permitted to come out publically yet.

1. "I honestly think Wylan is queer coding in chapter 11"
2. "When someone wears the brand Polari, that is basically them screaming at you that they are gay. Seriously can they queer code any louder?"

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