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I guess my whole ‘coming out’ post was just rainbow fishing now I like a guy and everyone’s mad I lied. Oops.” I rainbow fished my way through Pride Month Bonus.
The act of pretending to be LGBTQ+ (usually online or in media) to gain popularity, clout, sympathy, or likes especially during Pride season or when it benefits their brand. Rainbow fishers throw out vague queer coded content, love songs with no pronouns, rainbow emojis, or ‘supportive’ selfies with zero real life advocacy, hoping to hook the queer community and reel in attention like it’s currency.
Celebs, influencers, attention-hungry NPCs, or straight people who want the aesthetic without the oppression.
She said Ugh, I mean… I said I was gay for the clicks, but now I actually like this guy and the LGBTQ crowd won’t let me evolve. Like, sorry I’m fluid with my brand.
I guess my whole ‘coming out’ post was just rainbow fishing now I like a guy and everyone’s mad I lied. Oops.
The phenomenon of a member of the LGBTQIA community fabricating a cisgender heterosexual persona in order to trick members of their community who pursue emotional/romantic relationships with cisgender heterosexual people.
Possible motivations: loneliness, curiosity, boredom, humor.
William had never seensheets as clean as Dave's, it was possible that David was rainbowfishing him.
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.