queer coding

Queer-coding is a term used to say that characters were given traits/behaviors to suggest they are not heterosexual/cisgender, without the character being outright confirmed to have a queer identity.

Queer coding is used in media when a character is given traits or behaviors that suggest their queerness without any outright confirmation.

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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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