Opponents - many of whom have taken to calling the measure the "Don't Say Gay" bill - say it will make life harder for LGBTQ youth, who already face a higher rate of bullying and a higher risk of suicide than their straight, cisgender peers.īut the Republican sponsor behind HB 1557 says it aims to have schools teach gender and sexuality at an appropriate age and to keep parents informed about what's happening in the classroom. Carlos Smith speaks against HB 1577, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics, earlier this month in Tallahassee, Fla.įlorida's House of Representatives passed a controversial bill on Thursday limiting when and how teachers and school staff can discuss gender and sexual orientation in the classroom. Tweeters who aren’t gay men also participated in the meme creation, adapting it as appropriate.Florida State Rep.
placeholder thing most gays have.”Īfter being challenged to write a tweet which captured this format, the person played along, tweeting: “no gay has all five: – GCSE Geography – GCSE History – smallpox scars – drivers licence – inner happiness.” The Twitter meme isn’t just for gay men (darkaeon/twitter)Īnd a different user wrote: “all those ‘no gay has all five’ memes are like: placeholder thing most gays have. create a sarcastic list and not run out of answers.” No gay has the ability to use the bullet point, apparently.
resist the urge to spam their friends by retweeting.One of these read: “No gay has the ability to do all five: (wrongmiles/twitter)Īnd some went meta, using the meme’s format to criticise the meme itself. Others turned the meme into a joke, like the person who referenced American musical Rent by writing: “No gay has all five: hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes.” Gay people allegedly don’t do well with keeping people on a group text. a dad who loves them.”Ī particularly savage post in this vein read: “no gay person has all five of these: 1. Perhaps the most obvious version of this was a tweet which listed “good relationship with father” four times before adding in: “clear skin.”Īnother person wrote: “no gay has all five. Some have pointed out that many gay people aren’t on great terms with their parents-especially their dad. a consistent view of childrearing.” complicated family relations recurrent theme in “No gay has all five” meme iced coffee.”Ī different user said: “no gay has all five: doesn’t cause ppl to mute the group text. a healthy relationship with their parents. iced tweeter jokingly included just four options to demonstrate his lack of maths skills, writing: “No gay has all five: a beard. can math.” “No gay has all five: a beard. One such entry read: “No gay has all five: good grades. Many of the posts play with internal stereotypes which have grown popular on Gay Twitter, such as the idea that queer people often struggle with driving, maths and caffeine addictions. The format has the potential to encourage judgmental attitudes in the wrong hands, but can also be insightful and funny. “No gay has all five” takes its place in the pantheon of gay memes