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Gay in a TikTok Way

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When identity gets optimized.

Gay in a TikTok Way Lucas Gelfond, Anabelle Johnston Can an algorithm know you’re queer before you fully know it yourself? @gucaslelfond “I’m so confused because there is this girl who is really pretty and nice and such a genuine person and I want to be friends with her but I’m really nervous?” narrates a freckled, teenaged-looking girl. “Weird. It’s almost like I like her but I’m not gay, so I don’t get it.” She shows the pages of an old notebook as a caption completes the joke: “Reading my ‘straight’ diary from middle school LMAO.” I’d spent a few weeks on TikTok by this point, consistently

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