Has Taylor Swift orchestrated an clever conspiracy about her sexuality? Hannah and Maia discuss the fascinating war of the "Gaylors", and accusations of queerbaiting amongst the Taylor Swift fandom.
Intro and Outro Song by Ian Mills:
https://linktr.ee/ianmillsmusic
Sources:
Christobel Hastings, “How Lavender became a symbol of LGBTQ resistance”, CNN, (2020)
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lgbtq-lavender-symbolism-pride/index.html
Willa Paskin, “The Case of the Fractured Fandom”, Slate (2018)
https://slate.com/culture/2018/06/the-johnlock-conspiracy-sherlock-fans-disagree-with-the-shows-creators-about-holmes-and-watsons-relationship.html
J. Derrick, S. Gabriel, K. Hugenberg, “Social surrogacy: How favored television programs provide the experience of belonging” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, (2008)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223692761_Social_surrogacy_How_favored_television_programs_provide_the_experience_of_belonging
