gate keeping 

When someone is too full of themselves and wants everyone else to pay tax for the privilege they enjoy.

John Black Jr on (twitter.com/johnblackjr/status/1356087399005097988?s=20) gate keeping.

Do you have a CS degree Corey? Did you take a class in formal languages at all? Regular expressions, push down automata, Turing machines, etc?

HTML isn't a programming language. It's just markup.

gate keeping by deathstick February 1, 2021

Gatekeeping 

When someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity.

"I love punk bands like Green Day!"
"Ugh, they're not even punk. They totally sold out."

"Oh man, I love Harry Potter. I am such a geek!"
"Hardly. Talk to me when you're into theoretical physics."

"Erika Moen is my favorite queer cartoonist."
"She's not queer, she married a man!"
"Quit your gatekeeping. No one died and made you Queen of the Gays!"

Gatekeeping by sarahalyse June 2, 2012

Gatekeeping 

Gatekeeping is to make your interests exclusive in order to protect them from becoming “mainstream”

“Gaslight, Gatekeeping, Girlboss”

Gatekeeping by Suzanne Keller January 13, 2022

Gatekeeping 

A word used to describe when someone sets a standard/limit on what someone must do to call themselves a 'true fan' of something/someone.

Joe: So what TV shows do you like?
Erin: Well, I'm a huge fan of Doctor Who. I also...
Joe: Doctor Who? I LOVE that show. When did you start watching.
Erin: Back in 2005 when the show was restarted.
Joe: Ah, you see, I was watching the classic series long before then. You can't really call yourself a true fan.

Erin: But I have a ton of the merchandise, and I've met David Tennant...
Joe: Oh, you're a fan definitely but not a proper fan. We've been there since long before the BBC revived the show.
Ted: Dude, stop gatekeeping the show. A fan is a fan. You don't need to set a standard.

Gatekeeping by WatcherMark October 27, 2018

Gatekeeping 

When someone uses a hobby or interest as a means of elevating themselves above others to give oneself a sense of being superior transforming their passion or knowledge about a particular subject into an ugly tool of self-inflation.
-GoodGuyFitz 2019

Eric Vivian Mathews is gatekeeping all the time.

Gatekeeping by TOLOLOLOLOLO August 9, 2019

Gaytekeeping 

A kind of gatekeeping specifically found within the LGBTQ+ community (this could relate to either gender or sexual orientation).

"Nonbinary people don't belong in the trans community!"

"Stop fucking gatekeeping, Brenda,"

"Or rather, gaytekeeping ;)))"

"I'm bi and this is my boyfriend ton-"

"Oh you're not allowed here if you're dating someone of the opposite gender. This is a queer safe-space."

"But I'm bi??? I'm still queer even though I'm dating a gu-"

"Not queer enough!"

"I'm a trans guy but sometimes I like to wear my old dresses... am I trans enough?"

"No! You're not actually trans."

"I'm a trans lesbian but I'm butch and sometimes I feel like I have to constantly prove to people that I am a woman."

"But you're not! You're not truly trans! Why transition if you're just going to act like a man anyway?"

"Straight couples shouldn't be allowed at pride!"

"But what if one or both of them are trans?"

"Or bi?"

"Or pan/omni?"

"Or ace?"

"Or aro?"

"Or demi?"

"Or maybe you just misgendered someone?"

"Or maybe they are cis and heterosexual and just are kind and true allies who want to show their support."

"The point is, stop gatekeeping. Pride isn't a place for negativity. Quite the contrary, it's a place for solidarity and support of one another."

Be kind to eachother, kids. We're in this together. Happy pride!

Gaytekeeping by Nooneim Portant June 12, 2018

Gatekeeping 

When someone takes it upon themselves to decide who has access to something

Gatekeeping is literally just:

YOU'RE NOT A REAL (insert something here) IF YOU DON’T (insert completely arbitrary thing here)!!!1!1!11!

Gatekeeping by KomaKing March 12, 2019