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i feel like mixing really femme and masc items in an outfit can also read as queer but i think that falls under the umbrella of just breaking from norms and the male gaze

My style questions that ask myself that’s screams queer (wlw):

1) will a straight man find my outfit repulsive (good)
2) if a girl saw me walking down the street will she most likely say “I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT!
3) will a gay man wear my outfit if given the chance.

2/3 is base (you want to be here).
3/3 is peak outfit & MUST be worn

PLEASE make a vid on "how to spot Femme lesbians" including some conversation starters that can help see without asking them directly and finding later they aren't. :face-purple-crying:

I'm really missing photos as examples in this video

Can you please do one for us late in lifers who only just figured out we are queer AF after a lifetime of living heteronormatively? A lot of the time we are 40 plus, divorced with kids and do not want to do the hell hole of online dating (or have the time). What do we even do? It’s overwhelming and terrifying enough being single, post divorce, in a vastly changed world, after decades of not dating...it’s downright confusing and paralysing trying to work that out after having lived a predominantly straight life, in a predominantly straight world…🙏🙏🙏

my style is Adam Sandler 😭😭😭

I look most gay when I'm on a night out with my two straight best friends 😂❤

Weird tip: dress practical. This can be incorporated into a fem or masc style, like I’ll wear a white t-shirt with a pink graphic and a black lace bra underneath, but I’ll wear it with combat boots and jeans with a multitool clipped to the belt loop. I’ll wear a canvas chore jacket that looks like I stole it from my dad but wear a full face of makeup. Whenever I get dressed, I ask myself: if the apocalypse happened today, would I be comfortable? If it doesn’t, would I still look hot? If the answer to both of these is yes, then I’m good to go

I wear my BI flag/colored rings 24/7 cuz I don’t care about how clothing comes across - but the rings will be noticed if other fellow queers notice 🥰

I'm femme and recently started really finding my style. I love cottagecore and dark academia styles so I've been mixing those with gothic style items and I feel so happy with it! I did a total 180 from when I was in middle school from total tomboy to hyperfem gothic lesbian 😂

Step one: wear a baseball cap.

Yess talk about energy and vibe in your next vid

Short hair, not shaving, no makeup, masc clothes.  Yup.  Technically, I have a mullet, but that's just gayer.😁

As a ultra femme which always uses dress/skirt (don’t own any trousers 😅) I wear a lot of makeup (goth, grunge or massive preppy indie pop eyeliner, red/nude lips, Pamela Andersson in the 90’s etc etc Mix it up with doc martens or other bootz like buffalo. The more ultra femme you look the more queer you look as a femme. Men can hardly never see that I’m lesbian/queer. I’m 💯 procent straight passing. I though think my own commity recognizes me if the have a grane of rainbow colored glasses

Yesh! Leabian attitude flagging!!

Video actually starts 5:30 🫩

The choice between wearing rich velvets, crisp cottons, or soft pastels is often tailored to whether a femme has high-contrast features (e.g., pale skin with dark hair) or low-contrast features, which dictates how the fabric reflects light onto the skin.  While straight beauty standards often dictate specific hyper-feminine trends, queer femmes commonly subvert these by leaning into bold contrast—such as pairing soft skin tones with striking elements like exaggerated glitter eyeshadow, dramatic winged eyeliner, or dark, moody lipsticks.

Thanks!

I am touched by your content and advices... As a lesbian I agree with you 🏳️‍🌈

I get the fact that it's better to flag that you are queer through your external get up but, I have huge problem with people's preoccupation with the assumption that if a woman wears whatever is typically considered for the " status quo" or "like a straight girl" then it should by default be interpreted as " for the male gaze"... Nah!
Not even straight women always intentionally dress " for male validation"..

Bikini & make ups isn't for male validation...neither baggy jeans/ full sleeve t shirt is for female gaze..
Rather we women too love seeing women in " revealing" dress...it's just that lesbians can respect and admire the feminine sensuality and grace and we are not threats for women's safety no matter how she dress or behaves or whatever her body language 😊

Also while I agree, queer means going against the expectations of PATRIARCHY for sure..love that..but shaving, make up, high heels, may not always be " societal conditioning" but " personal choice" too... For all genders including cis gender women 😊

Also wearing pins however this is more obvious and isnt something everyone is comfortable with but If you live in a more accepting queer environment that can help make it very obvious especially if you dress "basic" or "Straight"