Barely eight years ago, most Americans believed that being gay is “just the way some choose to live.” You know, like choosing your diet or hairdo. And while the tide has shifted, with society being more accepting, more folks are coming out as LGBTQ+ than ever before – some chose to and still do forget that it’s as real as global warming or Christmas.
The subreddit Sappho And Her Friend, then, is a godsend which sheds light on cringeworthy instances of LGBTQ+ erasure from academia, pop culture and real life. Who knew that straight people completely ignoring the fact that LGBTQ+ is a thing can be so absurdly amusing.
#1 What To Call Your Straight Aunt’s Husband
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#2 Straight-People-Forgetting-Gay-Couples-Exist
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#3 The Apostrophe Is Not In The Wrong Place
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#4 “I Think Emily Dickinson Was A Lesbian”
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#5 Who’s Gonna Tell Them
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#6 Her “Friend “
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#7 Straight-People-Forgetting-Gay-Couples-Exist
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#8 Sit On My Face But Just In A Friend’s Way
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#9 Hitting With That Self Sappho
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#10 And They Were “Color Enthusiasts”
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#11 Happy Thanksgiving To All Aunties With Lifelong Roommates
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#12 Oh My God, They Were Manicurists
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#13 Ultimate Gal Pals
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#14 Stop Saying You’re Lesbian
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#15 Straight-People-Forgetting-Gay-Couples-Exist
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#16 💅
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#17 Vivianne Miedema – All Round Legend
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#18 It’s Perfect
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#19 The Opposite Of Erasure, For Once!
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#20 Oh, Yeah, Definitely Cis, Just Pretending To Be A Man…for 50 Years
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#21 They Were Roommates!
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#22 People Acting Like Gay People Didn’t Exist Until 2020
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#23 Roommates
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#24 “Neighbours”
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#25 “Twisting Classical Characters Like Dorian Gray Into A Homosexual”
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#26 Straight-People-Forgetting-Gay-Couples-Exist
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#27 Ms. And Mrs
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#28 Straight-People-Forgetting-Gay-Couples-Exist
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#29 Me_irlgbt
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#30 Tumblr
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#31 I Believe This Man Is Really Close To Having A Realization About Himself That He Is Going To Be Uncomfortable With
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#32 What Is A Gay Bar For?
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#33 And They Were Shipmates
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#34 [insert Joke Title Here]
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#35 Straight-People-Forgetting-Gay-Couples-Exist
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#36 Straight-People-Forgetting-Gay-Couples-Exist
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#37 Ah Yes, Clearly Just A School Friend
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#38 I Am A Very Clueless Individual
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#39 Straight-People-Forgetting-Gay-Couples-Exist
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#40 “When Did You Stop Being Gay”
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