Ring of Keys

Someone's first queer inspiration; somebody who -- through their own open queerness -- unwittingly forces another to confront their own queerness.

From the Fun Home song of the same name.

"Your swagger and your bearing
And the just right clothes you're wearing
Your short hair and your dungarees
And your lace up boots

And your keys, oh
Your ring of keys"

Missy Elliott was my ring of keys when I was in middle school. From then on, I knew I wasn't straight.

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