Sep 17
Gay Twitter Roundup: Gus Kenworthy Posting Hole, Chappell Roan's VMAs Moment, and Being HOT-TO-GO for Fall
Andrea Marks Joseph READ TIME: 5 MIN.
There's no place like X (formerly Twitter)... Some days the first thing on your timeline is a thirst trap, or a screenshot from Grindr, sometimes it's both at once; the next day, you'll find yourself twenty-three tweets deep into a thread about someone's grandparent's misspent youth before you've had your first cup of coffee. Being on X is a rollercoaster ride that twists and turns with pop culture references and inside jokes of very specific memes, and it's traveling at the speed of light. Today, we bring you the best of the past week on Gay Twitter – for your enjoyment, or just so you'll know what's going on when you meet up for drinks with your chronically-online friend.
We watched the powerhouse pop girl performance that was the VMAs; we discussed the collective experience of Gus Kenworthy's hole posting; and we remembered the main message of the unhinged sapphic assassin show, "Killing Eve": That Sandra Oh's body is tea. We boosted morale by thirsting together online, by celebrating the upcoming Brat remix album, and by bringing up the horny men of "Challengers" any chance we got. Let's dive in!
The pop culture machine that is the MTV Video Music Awards celebrated its 40th year.
Britney Spears saw Sabrina Carpenter kissing an alien on stage and wanted to know "Why didn't she kiss a girl?" Katy Perry and Doechii performed together (scissored in front of Taylor Swift) on stage before dropping their new single, and Chappell Roan served sword-wielding, flaming arrow-throwing pop icon Joan of Arc.
Hot hot summer
It's been a long, hot summer, and as we look forward to the autumnal thrill of extremely niche Halloween costumes and watching campy queer horror films, the girls are still referencing Brat – especially now that there's a remix album on the way. But that's not all: The brightest, gayest minds of our generation are still very much "Challengers"-throuple focused, and we don't see that changing anytime soon.
