queer fishing 

the act of pretending you're gay because its "trendy". Usually, queer fishers pretend they're queer to get attention from the queer community, because they view it as "quirky", "interesting", or as mentioned, "trendy".

"Did you hear? ____ was queer fishing to get into ____'s sleepover!"

queer fishing by gquia November 25, 2022

Queerfishing 

When a company claims it is being progressive with LGBT+ representation by having queer characters appear for a minimal amount of screentime.

"Hey, did you watch the end of Rise of Skywalker?"
"Yeah, I missed the lesbian couple they were supposedly queerfishing though".

Queerfishing by Dawn of Ash October 11, 2021