From denim cut-off vests to black leather motorcycle jackets to pull-over Patagonia fleeces, there are so many elements of outerwear one could, if one needed to for any reason, associate with the queer community, and each of those items have a certain personality to them, if you really think about it, or perhaps need to think about it, for the purpose of writing a quiz. Not all varieties of lesbian outerwear are accounted for in this quiz, but quite a few are, and now you should take it and see what happens!
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I may never WEAR an oversized plaid situation, but yes I do believe I am an oversized plaid situation. A little edgy but tired is on the nose
I came here to say the exact same thing! Also if your title is literal, maybe this description just is academia queers? A tad edgy, tired, and cute is the most I could ever aspire to!
same tbh
Aw the overcoat description is such a compliment! Indeed I have an overcoat, but living in the subtropics it’s much more aspirational than practical.
Incidentally there is a typo in the first question as it is about desserts not deserts.
Overcoat!!! Very fitting bc when I lived in the Midwest I owned approx 75 wool overcoats
I got overcoat, and yes, I have been wearing the same maroon Calvin Klein overcoat for like…. a decade.
Oversized plaid situation? Yeah, that sounds about right.
Overcoat, which is perfect! I got a magnificently grandly sized one off my Grandma when i moved back and it’s perfect for all Moments
Leather motorcycle jacket. Which is true but I’m also an anxious mess at flirting because I didn’t become hot until my 30s.
I am a giant faux-fur coat who takes up space and radiates warmth.
I did not expect that.
(Thanks so much for the bus/train option in the transport category!)
Utility jacket, thats a yes.
You are durable and steadfast, capable and supportive, outdoorsy and reliable. Most importantly, you are warm and have multiple functions
Why yes I do own 2 oversized plaid coats, tend to think of myself as edgy, and am perpetually slightly tired, why do you ask?
“You’re a puffer vest! You’re iconic and also a responsible person — both a source of extra warmth and easy layering.”
As soon as I saw that I am a utility coat, I heard myself say, “YES!” inside my own head. You nailed it once again, AS!
Ugh I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so called out by such a quiz before… 😅 Zip up hoodie? I mean, I sure wore a lot of them in accidental boy mode, and loved borrowing my girlfriend’s, and I do try to be reliable, and I’m pretty go-with-the-flow… So ok yeah you got me. Am I really that easy to read? 🤣🤦🏻♀️
Denim jacket! I wish I was effortlessly cool tbh.
Choosing a queer musician from that list almost broke my brain! All so great.