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18 Of The Queerest Moments Of #20GayTeen

Hayley Kiyoko, Janelle Monae, Harry Styles and so many pop culture wins for the LGBTQ+ community.

It's about to be a whole new year, which at least means it's time for your friends to stop bringing up the 483 ways you embarrassed yourself this year. While it's all about fresh starts and looking forward, it's also a great moment to remind ourselves of the good things that happened for LGBTQ+ people this year.

As we go into 2019, there arestill so manycommunityissues that need to be addressed to give us better visibility, inclusion and safety in the long run, but it’s also a time to celebrate how perfectwe are in ourselves right here, right now.And what better waythan with a look back at themost gloriously queer moments of the year so farthat prove that our lord and saviour,Hayley Kiyoko,absolutely wasn’t wrong when she predicted that this would be the year of #20GayTeen?

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1. When Hayley called 2018THE moment for the LGBTQ+ community

Well obvi.

2. Ellen Page announcesshe’skicked off 2k18by marrying girlfriend Emma Portner

A lesbiWIN, if ever there was one.

3. Cheryl Blossom comes out on Riverdale and gets it on with Toni Topaz

#Choni all the way.

4. The bisexual lighting meme is born c/o Janelle Monae

And now you’ve seen it, you notice it e v e r y w h e r e.

5. Timothee Chalamet is nominated for Best Oscar for his role in Call Me By Your Name

Didn’t win but it’s still a big moment. Hashtag peach emoji.

6. Troye Sivan owns the gender fluid fashion in the ‘Bloom’ video

A total bop which, let's not forget, appears to beall about shagging.

7. Adam Rippon wins a bronze medal for Figure Skating at the Winter Olympics

….and a gold medal for Twitter sassing the hell out of homophobes.

A true hero of our times.

8. Kehlani comes out as queer <3

In a series of tweets, Kehlani wrote: “Cuz i keep geddin asked.. I’m queer. not bi, not straight. i’m attracted to women, men, REALLY attracted to queer men, non binary people, intersex people, trans people. lil poly pansexual papi hello good morning. does that answer your questions?” [sic]

Yes Kehlani, it does.

9. Love, Simon becomes one one ofthe first mainstream teen movies to feature a gay romance as its central plot

And while it's undeniably agreat moment for cinema, we want MORE, MORE, MORE of this. Preferably featuring actors who aren't just cis white gay men but represent all sexualities, gender identities and races, pls.

10. Hayley Kiyoko releases queer anthem ‘Curious’

A hitall about discovering who you are and who you love.Also a shoutout to the fact she is actively using she/her pronouns in her music.

11. Harry Styles reminds us that we're all 'a little bit gay'

Stopping to read a fan sign during his final tour show in LA, Harry said:“Can I read this? It says, ‘I’m gay and I love you.’

He continued: "I mean, we’re all a little bit gay, aren’t we?"

12. MTV’s very own Courtney Act wins Celebrity Big Brother

She's out of the house and proud.

13. Brandon Flynn hilariously responds to memes about himand boyf Sam Smith’s epic paparazzi snog

Sneaky paparazzos caught these two in a moment of pure ~passion~ and the ensuing memes were pretty lol.

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But even better was Brandon's response to the post: a casual cry laugh emoji.

14. Janelle Monae releases 'PYNK,' an ode to vaginas everywhere

And even better, starredin the millennial pink huedvidwith rumoured partner and all around babe Tessa Thompson.

15. All you holigay dreams came true

Or at least they will...in 2019.

16. Kehlani and Demi share a kiss on stage

We're into it, don't @ us.

17. Queer Eye’s AJ married his boyfriend

In the cutest update from season 1 of the Netflix remake, we heard the news that AJ - who appeared on the show in the run up to coming out to his stepmom - had tied the knot with his longtime boyfriend.

18. Kesha officiates an actual same-sex wedding in the vid for 'I Need A Woman To Love'

She got ordained and everything. Because why act being an allywhen you can do it for reals?

TL;DR? Basically this:

AMEN.

Now go forth, spread the queer love and let's hope 2019gets even gayer <3

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