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Kathmandu (Pahichan) January 1 – There\u2019s been a lot of despair about this year, but you can always rely on the internet to provide that gay viral goodness to lift your spirits.<\/p>\n

And there have been some truly spectacular queer and gay viral\u00a0tweets<\/a>, videos and conversations in 2018.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve laughed, cried and applauded as people all over the world created moments of connection which reminded us that the\u00a0internet<\/a>\u00a0can be a wonderful tool for promoting LGBT+ acceptance and calling out intolerance.<\/p>\n

Feel-good queer viral tweets<\/h2>\n

We go online to connect with friends, find out information and to feel better about the world\u2014and these posts have knocked that last one out of the park.<\/p>\n

In January<\/a>, writing alongside post-operation pictures, Twitter user\u00a0Chellamanart<\/a>opened up about his top surgery and how overjoyed he was with the results.<\/p>\n

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The New York City-based genderqueer artist, who\u2019s now 20 years old, wrote: \u201cToday, I checked off one of the bullets on my top surgery bucket list. I wrapped the towel around my waist, not my chest.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI looked in the mirror, disregarding the drains and binder, and I saw myself. For the first time, I saw myself\u201d (chellamanart\/Twitter)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI looked in the mirror, disregarding the drains and binder, and I saw myself. For the first time, I saw myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another heartwarming post<\/a>, this time about a proud father, went viral in April.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy dad shows off my boyfriend and I at work\u00a0?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u2014\u00a0Louis Jr<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the last tweets promoted self-acceptance, these ones from 18-year-old Louis Jr showed the joys of acceptance from your dad.<\/p>\n

When Louis Sr was asked by customers at his restaurant to talk about his son, he did so enthusiastically, even mentioning his son\u2019s boyfriend Christian\u2014before texting Louis Jr for a photo of his partner to show off to the patrons.<\/p>\n

\u201cSend me the pic of u and ur boy toy,\u201d he told his son. Louis Jr was so touched by the message that he posted a screenshot of the texts, adding: \u201cSo my dad shows off my boyfriend and I at work\u00a0?:\u2019).\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cImma take this time to appreciate the parents i have. I\u2019m beyond blessed to have been born into this life\u201d (Twitter\/ninoCachondo)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In another tweet, he continued: \u201cImma take this time to appreciate the parents i have. I\u2019m beyond blessed to have been born into this life. To have parents who love my brother and I for us. Wouldn\u2019t give it up for the world.\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n

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Parents accepting their queer kids is wonderful to see, whether it\u2019s a dad, non-binary parent or\u2014in the case of this next queer, gay viral moment\u2014a mum.<\/p>\n

In March<\/a>, 18-year-old Jade tweeted that after seeing\u00a0Love, Simon<\/em>\u00a0with her mother, she received the response she had desired when she first told her family about her sexuality.<\/p>\n

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Jade produced one of the most heartwarming gay viral stories of the year (loserichie\/twitter)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She wrote that \u201cin 2014 I came out to my mum as bisexual, & she told me she would never look at me the same. I cried in the bathroom for 6 hours\u2026 my mum tried to force me to be straight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four years later, her mum finally realised the error of her ways, Jade said, writing that \u201cshe grabbed my hand in the theatre while simon came out to his family, & mouthed \u2018I\u2019m sorry\u2019 to me with tears in her eyes because when I came out I never got acceptance.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when the pair were leaving the cinema, Jade said her mum \u201ctalked to me about my girlfriend proudly without caring that other people could hear us, something she would\u2019ve never done even just a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Queer, gay viral takedowns<\/h2>\n

Sometimes, an ignorant, anti-LGBT person needs to be taught a lesson\u2014and sometimes, others share their wonderfully savage takedowns on the internet to spread the joy, and maybe even a technique or two.<\/p>\n

One medical student in Wisconsin\u00a0did just that in April<\/a>\u00a0while recounting a story from one of his classes.<\/p>\n

The Twitter user, whose handle was ZachsClubClinic, wrote: \u201cToday in one of our med classes we talked about LGBT patients and the professor isn\u2019t taking anyone\u2019s s**t.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just thought it was a brilliant way to shut him down\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u2014 @ZachsClubClinic<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cStudent: What if we don\u2019t feel comfortable treating someone following that lifestyle?<\/p>\n

\u201cProfessor: Find a different career\u201d.<\/p>\n

Speaking to PinkNews, the tweeter said: \u201cI just thought it was a brilliant way to shut him down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m originally from Zambia, where homosexuality is illegal, so being in an environment now where a professor can just openly shut someone down like that is relieving in a way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another glorious comeback to an anti-LGBT person<\/a>\u00a0was tweeted in May, when user Minovsky wrote that his \u201cdad ranted about how LGBTQIA+ identities were getting too confusing to keep up with\u201d\u2014but don\u2019t worry, because \u201cmy 88-year-old grandma shut him down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This is exactly how to shut down an intolerant son (minovskyarticle\/twitter)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The grandma reportedly told her son: \u201cThe way things are now is better than when people had to hide away or killed themselves because nobody understood who they were. Respect costs you nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Someone, please, drop a mic.<\/p>\n

Funny and educational gay viral moments<\/h2>\n

Insights into gender and sexuality can help us all to understand each other and ourselves better\u2014and they\u2019re also often pretty hilarious.<\/p>\n

One prime example of this<\/a>\u00a0came in March, when a gay viral tweet demonstrated exactly what happens when you don\u2019t educate yourself about trans issues.<\/p>\n

Responding to a tweet which contained someone\u2019s side-by-side transition photos with the caption \u201c2012-2018,\u201d one oblivious user wrote: \u201cI don\u2019t get it, that\u2019s how long yah been married or?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t get it, that\u2019s how long yah been married or?\u201d (Hot Cis Takes\/twitter)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 50,000 retweets and likes later, it was still causing people to laugh uproariously.<\/p>\n

Another tweet highlighting people\u2019s ignorance<\/a>\u00a0came in October, when American activist Alex Jackson pointed out that despite queer people often being accused of trying to sexualise kids, it was actually straight folks who are more likely to do so.<\/p>\n

He wrote: \u201cstraight people: gay people are forcing their sexuality onto their children.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStraight people, to a 5-year-old boy talking to a girl: IS THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND.\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u2014\u00a0Alex Jackson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cStraight people, to a 5-year-old boy talking to a girl: IS THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post led to many people sharing their own experiences of\u00a0straight<\/a>\u00a0adults pushing their own sexual experience on children, babies and even foetuses, which was exactly as fantastic as it sounds.<\/p>\n

But sometimes, rather than poking fun at others, there are moments when self-deprecating humour is what\u2019s needed, and\u00a0one conversation on Tumblr showed this phenomenon in action.<\/a><\/p>\n

It all started with an anonymous comment sent to 18-year-old user tenderlesbian which read: \u201cSOS I told the girl I like that I want a butch gf and she said \u2018I\u2019m butch\u2019 and I got really flustered and went to go make dinner for us (bc I\u2019m at her place tonight).\u201d<\/p>\n

Tenderlesbian responded: \u201cuhh are you sure y\u2019all arent on a date right now?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHi yes you were right I was on a date know how I found out?\u201d the anonymous poster wrote back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was downstairs cooking dinner and she came up from behind me and wrapped her arms around me and kissed the back of my neck and when I flushed bright red she asked me why and then laughed when I said I had a crush on her bc she thought this was like our fifth date but I was just taking it slow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The perils of lesbian dating were on show here, in all their glory (YetiYogurt\/Reddit)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tenderlesbian was stunned, admitting to her followers: \u201cI don\u2019t even know what to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be fair to the anonymous\u00a0Tumblr<\/a>\u00a0user, being self-aware is tough.<\/p>\n

A Twitter user called Eleni\u00a0showed exactly how hard introspection can be<\/a>\u00a0when she tweeted in May: \u201cyes i am bisexual. that means i\u2019m into [checks notes] three male celebrities, this one dude that was nice to me at the gas station in 2013, and every single woman to ever exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

She then clarified that the viral post was part of her journey towards defining her sexual identity, rather than attempt to throw shade at women who don\u2019t want to call themselves lesbians for whatever reason.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s hard to label your sexuality (romiosini\/twitter)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She wrote that \u201cit was actually my way of lowkey coming out as a lesbian 2.0,\u201d before adding: \u201chi my name is len and i am [gestures vaguely] gay and confused. idk labels are hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t feel okay with actually calling myself a lesbian again because i\u2019m not 100% sure but bi feels very wrong too and while the concept of \u2018queer\u2019 fits i guess i really f**king hate the word.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like girls and i\u2019m not completely closed off to the idea of men at this point yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

This open-hearted approach to Twitter was also used in April to make\u00a0a hashtag cataloguing attractive gay men who engage in rimming<\/a>\u00a0go viral.<\/p>\n

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#FineMenThatEatAss took over Twitter earlier this year (jayparksociety\/twitter)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#FineMenThatEatAss took over Twitter for a period, with men who love men tweeting to share their preference and selfies with the world.<\/p>\n

And just in case there was any doubt about the nature of the hashtag, people were ready to set the record straight\u2014so to speak\u2014with one person tweeting: \u201cIf you\u2019re straight and you participate in #FineMenThatEatAss that is cultural appropriation.\u201d<\/p>\n

May your 2019 be full of gay viral posts which bring you new insights, laughter and happy tears.<\/p>\n

Source : Pink News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kathmandu (Pahichan) January 1 – There\u2019s been a lot of despair about this year, but you can always rely on the internet to provide that gay viral goodness to lift your spirits.
\nAnd there have been some truly spectacular queer and gay viral\u00a0tweets, videos and conversations in 2018.
\n 
\nWe\u2019ve laughed, cried and applauded as people all over the world created moments of connection which reminded us that the\u00a0internet\u00a0can be a wonderful tool for promoting LGBT+ acceptance and calling out intolerance.
\nFeel-good queer viral tweets
\nWe go online to connect with friends, find out information …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":11529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,621,492,490,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-issue","category-news","category-opinion","category-slider","category-world"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11530,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11528\/revisions\/11530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}