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She's so super fine!
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Rihanna
Rihanna attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Rihanna made a splash on the carpet not just with her Marc Jacobs ensemble and Stephen Jones-designed hat, but with the reveal that she is pregnant!
Madonna
Madonna attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Madonna is always a classic and a sapphic fave and no wonder when she can rock a Tom Ford tux like this.
Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan attends "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style", the 2025 Costume Institute Benefit, at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell created this stunning patchwork suit for Chappell Roan.
Janelle Monáe and Issa Rae
Janelle Monáe and Issa Rae attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Janelle Monáe is another star who never disappoints on a red carpet, they rocked a custom Thom Browne two-piece look, and not to be outshone, Issa Rae hit the carpet in a tailored three-piece suit by British Ghanaian designer Ozwald Boateng.
Aimee Lou Wood
Aimee Lou Wood attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood rocked this eye-catching ensemble by Priya Ahluwalia.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Priyanka Chopra Jonas attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Priyanka Chopra paired femme polka dots with a masc silhouette in this chic suit dress by Olivier Rousteing for Balmain.
Hunter Schafer
Hunter Schafer attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Hunter Schafer is always a guaranteed serve! This time the actress sported a custom black-and-white multilayered suit by Prada.
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Alicia Keyes stomped that carpet in a red pinstripe suit by Moncler, in collaboration with Vogue editor Edward Enninful.
Ugbad Abdi
Ugbad Abdi attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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The influence of André Leon Talley is powerful in Ugbad Abdi's custom Michael Kors Collection ensemble.
Jodie Turner-Smith
Jodie Turner-Smith attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Star Wars: The Acolyte starJodie Turner-Smith payed homage to Black equestrian Selika Lazevski, in her custom Burberry look.
Angel Reese
Angel Reese attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Happy birthday Angel Reese! The basketball super star hit the carpet on her birthday in this two-piece black dress by Thom Browne, worthy of a celebration all on its own.
Doechii
Doechii attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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This year may be Doechii's first-ever Met Gala, but it won't be her last! She kept it cute in a custom Louis Vuitton short suit designed by Pharrell Williams.
Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Ellis Ross attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Tracee Ellis Ross rocked an eye-catching pink silk suit from Marc Jacobs.
Andra Day
Andra Day attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Speaking of eye-catching color, Andra Day stunned in a hot pink suit from designer Jerome Lamaar.
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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No pants? No problem. Ok this ensemble designed by Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton is more suit inspired, but on Sabrina Carpenter we'll allow it.
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Lupita Nyong'o looked like a super fine superhero in this powder-blue Chanel suit.
Lisa
Lisa attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Lisa also rocked a suit, sans pants, from Louis Vuitton designed by Pharrell Williams. Trend alert!
Joey King
Joey King attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Joey King sparkled and shone in this green suit from Miu Miu.
Savannah James
Savannah James attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Is Savannah James technically wearing a suit? Ok fine it's gown by Hanifa, but its 50 percent suit and its fierce so we're counting it.
Jennie
Jennie attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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BLACKPINK singer Jennie strutted the carpet in a custom Chanel tuxedo gown.
Zendaya
Zendaya attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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OK seriously can Zendaya save a little fabulocity for the rest of us? Once again she served pure, simple, fashion excellence in this custom white three-piece Louis Vuitton zoot suit designed by Pharrell Williams.
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Whoopi played with both gender and proportion in this custom, sequined Thom Browne tuxedo dress.
Kara Young
Kara Young attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Speaking of proportion, Broadway star Kara Young went for this exaggerated, sophisticated silhouette, and we're cheering.
Breanna Stewart
Breanna Stewart attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Breanna Stewart looked like a fashion all-star in this all-white tuxedo designed by Sergio Hudson.
Coco Jones
Coco Jones attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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The details! The details! Coco Jones was pure opulence in this custom Manish Malhotra ensemble.
Adrienne E. Adams
Adrienne E. Adams attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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We may not know who designed Adrienne E. Adams' suit, but what we do know is that was a serve.
Ego Nwodim
Ego Nwodim attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Call it a peplum, call it a bustle, whatever you call it, Ego Nwodim did that in her custom Christopher John Rogers suit.
Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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We're gonna need a moment just to take this all in. The shoulders, the shoes, the details. Teyana Taylor cut quite a striking figure on the runway in her custom ensemble designed by Ruth E. Carter.
From left: Lea Delaria, Kehlani, Gabby Windey, and Jenny Shimizu.
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Growing up, glasses may have made you an object of ridicule (was anyone else called four-eyes or was that just us?), but now there are so many fashionable options and statement frames that it’s easy to look iconic while wearing glasses.
These lesbian and sapphic celebs are making spectacles look spectacular. From stars who have made statement glasses part of their signature looks to superstars who wear fashion frames that make their outfit, to celebrities who are making our dreams come true with their sexy professor vibes, we’re loving that glasses have become cool.
Kehlani
Kehlani attends the 2024 Warner Music Group Pre-GRAMMY Party at Citizen News Hollywood on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Singer-song writer Kehlani is known for her fierce fashion sense and while she doesn’t wear glasses everyday, we love that she knows how to make glasses look cool.
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow attends Variety & Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit at Second on August 02, 2023 in New York City.
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MSNBC newscaster Rachel Maddow has made short hair, a smart suit, and glasses a signature part of her style.
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson attends the 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.
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X-Files star Gillian Anderson always looks chic — even that time she wore an exposed thong to the Vanity Fair Oscars party back in 2001 — but adding a pair of glasses gives her sexy professor vibes that we’re not made about.
Gabby Windey
Gabby Windey attends the 19th annual L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth Celebration at NeueHouse Hollywood on November 21, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
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Reality TV star Gabby Windy doesn’t usually wear glasses, but this suit and specs combo is making us rethink whether the see-through wedding dress is our fave look she’s worn.
Jenna Lyons
Jenna Lyons attends 'XYZ Presents: Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Jenna Lyons' at 92NY on April 17, 2024 in New York City.
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Real Housewives star Jenna Lyons, who was also the former creative director and president of J. Crew, knows how to make a fashion statement and her collection of chic specs are a big part of that equation.
Yasmin Finney
Yasmin Finney attends The Georgian Grand Re-opening at Harrods on November 12, 2024 in London, England.
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Somehow Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney looks even more stunning with these cool rectangular glasses.
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye attends the "Stranger Inside" NewFest screening at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 04, 2025 in New York City.
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Watermelon Woman star and director Cheryl Dunye has made thick glasses a major part of her personal style.
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (
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Somehow singer Billie Eilish is able to combine her sporty masc style with chic glasses to make her look even more stunning.
Lea DeLaria
Lea Delaria poses at the opening night party for La Femme Theatre's "The Night of the Iguana" at Sardi's on December 17, 2023 in New York City.
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Comedian and Orange is the New Black star Lea DeLaria has been sporting ostentatious glasses since the ‘90s. Her statement spectacles have become just as much of a signature as her course voice and dark sense of humor.
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato attends the Honda Civic Tour Artists Announcement and Honda Civic North America Launch Event at the Garage on March 22, 2016 in New York City.
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Pop star Demi Lovato always looks gorgeous, but we’re loving this more studious look on the “Cool for the Summer” singer.
Reneé Rapp
Renee Rapp at the Miu Miu Fall RTW 2025 fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week held at Palais d'Iena on March 11, 2025 in Paris, France.
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Singer and Mean Girls star Reneé Rapp's signature butch-meets-femme style is only enhanced by these oval frames.
Jenny Shimizu
Model Jenny Shimizu attends the 6th Annual GLSEN Respect Awards and Gala at Gotham Hall on June 1, 2009 in New York City.
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Of course the woman who dated Angelina Jolie, Madonna, and Ione Skye in the ‘90s can make a pair of glasses look endlessly chic.
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe attends Glass Onion Murder Mystery Experience Atlanta at Rooftop L.O.A on December 09, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Nonbinary singer and actress Janelle Monáe clearly knows how to have fun with a statement pair of glasses!
While we’re normally focused on their performance on the court — and occasionally their love lives — during this year’s WNBA Draft we followed all of the breaking news but also kept our eyes glued to the fab fits the ladies were pulling off on the red carpet.
The Dallas Wings had the first pick last night and went with Paige Bueckers, who took home the Natty this year, but star players Dominique Malonga, Kiki Iriafen, Sonia Citron, Aneesah Morrow, and Shyanne Sellers were all picked early too.
And while they may be stuck wearing uniforms most of the time, these WNBA rookies know how to put a look together. Boring business-causal draft ensembles are a thing of the past, now these top-of-their-game athletes are rocking fashion that would be a hit on any red carpet.
Last year Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Daisha Fair, and Rickea Jackson slayed at the WNBA Draft ’24, but not to be outdone, the rookie class of 2025 was serving looks.
We know who dominates on the court, but who wowed us with their fashion sense last night?
Kiki Iriafen
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First-round pick, Kiki Iriafen, a power forward from USC, joined the Washington Mystics in the draft.
Hailey Van Lith
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Hailey Van Lith, a point guard from TCU, was selected to join the Chicago Sky with the 11th overall pick. They were acquired from Minnesota.
Georgia Amoore
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Atlanta player Georgia Amoore, a point guard from Kentucky, was the 6th overall pick, when she was selected by the Washington Mystics.
Saniya Rivers
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Saniya Rivers, a shooting guard from NC State, is making the movie to the Connecticut Sun. She was the 8th overall pick.
Aneesah Morrow
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Aneesah Morrow, a power forward from LSU, will be joining the Connecticut Sun after she became the 7th overall pick.
Aziaha James
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Aziaha James, a shooting guard from NC State, is set to team up with the Dallas Wings with the 12th overall pick.
Saniya Rivers
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Saniya Rivers, a shooting guard from NC State, was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the 8th overall pick,
Sonia Citron
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Notre Dame shooting guard Sonia Citron was selected by the Washington Mystics as the 3rd overall pick.
Paige Bueckers
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Paige Bueckers, a point guard from UConn, scored the number one, round-one draft pick when she was picked up by the Dallas Wings.
Madison Scott
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Ole Miss small forward Madison Scott, joins the Paige Bueckers on the Dallas Wings with the 14th overall pick in the second round.
Shyanne Sellers
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Shyanne Sellers, a shooting guard from Maryland, is headed to the Golden State Valkyries with the 17th overall pick in the second round.
In the main photo for the campaign, Jacobson is wearing an open jean jacket with nothing underneath, showing off a wide expanse of exposed skin, and her hand casually slipped under the button-fly jeans she has on that are unbuttoned far enough to show off a pair of white men’s-style underwear.
And, as if this wasn’t masc-lesbian coded enough, she’s also sporting a silver ring on her pointer finger.
In another picture, Jacobson is wearing the same outfit, but posing with her arms resting on the back of a couch and giving a back arch that rivals Dylan Efron’s.
In the final photo, she’s in a light gray power suit with her hair slicked back and one hand swiping at her bottom lip. Suffice it to say that people in the comments were thirsty.
In the comments of Jacobson’s post showing off the photos on Instagram, people were calling her a “Queer icon right here,” “Goddess,” and “MOTHERRR,” with one person overcome with her hotness writing, “I feel pregnant.”
Jacobson, who came out as lesbian last year, is the daughter of Streep and sculptor Don Gummer. She best known playing main character Marian Brook in the HBO period drama The Gilded Age opposite fellow queer actress Cynthia Nixon, who plays her aunt.
This may be Jacobson’s first major fashion ad campaign, but she was also one of many queer stars who was spotted looking stunning while attending Paris Fashion Week last month.
Trying to figure out if the cute woman at the farmer’s market is a lesbian? Checking her belt loop is one way to find out!
Much like Doc Martins and thumb rings, carabiners — the metal D-shaped ring that was popularized by mountain climbers and frequently used as a key ring — aren’t just a useful tool but a way to communicate your sexuality to other queer women. Some lesbian stereotypes are actually true! We're looking at you, Subaru.
Carabiners are nearly ubiquitous in the lesbian community, but how did the tool become Sapphic coded?
How did carabiners become a lesbian staple?
The handy clip became a sartorial symbol of lesbian culture when women were thrust into the workforce during WWII. While many women ended up in secretarial jobs, butch women were attracted to blue-collar jobs and adopted the masculine aesthetics the work demanded. “Without strict dress codes, women who worked as custodians, postal workers, and mechanics could stretch the boundaries of accepted gender presentations. They also needed easily accessible keys,” Slate reported.
Is Alison Bechdel responsible for making carabiners popular?
The connection between lesbians and the belt-loop accessory continued through the 1960s and ‘70s and was cemented into the collective lesbian imagination in 2006 when Alison Bechdel — author and creator of the Bechdel test — published a memoir that detailed her experience as a young kid of seeing a masculine delivery woman with a short haircut, butch energy, and a key ring on her belt loop who sparked an awakening.
The graphic novel memoir Fun Home was even turned into a musical featuring the popular song “Ring of Keys” about Bechdel identifying with the butch woman wearing a carabiner on her belt loop. “Your swagger and your bearing/ And the just right clothes you're wearing/ Your short hair and your dungarees/ And your lace up boots/ And your keys, oh/ Your ring of keys,” the actress playing a young Bechdel sings in the musical adaptation.
What do carabiners signal to other lesbians?
At the intersection of fashion and function is the trusty carabiner, which has been doing double duty as a lesbian flagging device ever since. Gay men have the hanky code, and lesbians have carabiners. And much like the hanky code, which hip you wear your carabiner on can indicate your sexual preference. Right hip if you’re a bottom, left hip if you’re a top, according to the documentary The History of the Carabiner.
What do lesbians think about the accessory?
Pride asked lesbian Redditors on the r/actuallesbians subreddit to explain "why lesbians are obsessed with carabiners," and the responses were both informative and hilarious!
"Dates back to the butchfemme culture years ago. Butches were often always working class, and carabiners are just a useful tool to use for holding keys and similar things. The practice just carried on to the modern day, and were and still are used by some for flagging. Even before I was out I used them LOL. I saw my dad who is working class use them, and I thought it was super useful so I've always had my house and car keys hooked to my belt loop on a carabiner." — straw_bees
"They were a way to subtly signal you were a lesbian back in the day, especially by butches. plus they're cool and easily customizable, on top of being useful, so they stuck around." — tunatunabox
"90% of the time I don't use a purse. A carabiner makes it 1000% easier to wear keys during work and being out and about. I don't even care about the 'lesbian' stereotype over them. I just love how useful it is for me. Did I absolutely go out of my way to find one that was teal to match my car? Yes. Do I get happy thoughts knowing that others might immediately clock me with the short hair, more masc style and wearing it? Absolutely." — nonbinari-star
"it's like hanky code for sapphic people, stemming from butches often working manual labour jobs, in which it's obviously practical to have a carabiner." — sapphoschicken
"GenX butch d*ke here... how else am I supposed to attach my yeti bottle to my back pack!? Or carry my ridiculously large amount of keys?" — KissMyAlien
"Carabineers reduce the friction compared to rope on rope so it's much easier to lift when suspending your girlfriend." — JROppenheimer_
From a blue-collar work accessory to inspiring a Broadway song to a popular way to tell the WLW world that you're a lesbian, the carabiner is here to stay!
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