What would Pride Month be without a little (not so) good natured gatekeeping of the LGBTQ community? Traditionally, social media has seen this as a time for companies to make their logos rainbow colored in 'solidarity', and as the basis for some of most infuriating arguments to have ever graced God's green Earth.
This includes debates as to who is justified to call themselves a part of the community. One topic in which Boomers and Gen Z stand united is that it can be hard to tell who is part of the team these days. The odds of a female Birkenstock wearer being a queer woman have never been more testy; there's every chance she is a heterosexual with an obnoxious mustachioed boyfriend.
It's only fair that something had to be done about this, and the responsibility has fallen upon memes. Just as much as the exclusive LGBTQ club involves nonconformity in sexuality and/or gender, it also means exposing oneself to cultural moments that would blow the tiny minds of so many sheltered straights. This is the basis of the Gay Test Drawings, which challenge the viewer to identify screenshots, album covers and more in poorly drawn silhouette form.
Unlike previous memes that have centered around the idea of a 'gay test', they don't intend on catching people in a situation where they have no choice but to admit gayness. This is about having enough exposure to certain parts of the culture that you know what is happening in every drawing. We could argue that this is silly and exclusionary in certain ways, but we'll leave that for the masters of the discourse. Instead, we can quiz ourselves on how many we actually recognize — you never know, it might prompt some awakenings.
