10 gay moments from 2024 that we will never get over
Challengers memes, the last 365 days have moved so quickly that we haven’t had time to fully process everything. (Note to self: Schedule time for that in 2025.)Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.2024 needs to leave and never come back ??
pic.twitter.com/BwFueWcT3gAs gay people, we’re often stereotyped as overdramatic and hyperbolic. Nevertheless, we’re not exaggerating when we say some things happened in 2024 that we’ll never truly get over.Yes, in the New Year, there will be more cute guys, hilarious memes, WTF-worthy news stories, and iconic queens.But good luck outdoing these 2024-specific things we still can’t stop talking about and think the world should never forget.Before we turn the page on the year, here are 10 gay moments that we will never get over.A ‘Willy Wonka’ “immersive experience” that promised to transport fans into a “magical realm” left kids in tears.The event turned out to be such a letdown that customers called the police and compared the attraction to a “meth lab.” pic.twitter.com/h0tGykPzzYThis disastrous and unlicensed Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow, Scotland isn’t gay on the surface.
Still, we’d argue there’s an inherent queerness to any hilarious hot mess that captivates social media. ICYMI: What was marketed (via AI-generated posters) as an immersive and interactive candy-filled family experience turned out to be a dim warehouse with a few backdrops, badly-outfitted actors, and “two jelly beans and a quarter cup of lemonade” per kid.
It got so bad that the police were called.The event was dubbed a scam, every photo turned into a meme, and that off-brand Oompa Loompa became an LGBTQ+ icon (and go-to Halloween costume).If you were a sub, what sub would you be?There’s no way the Jersey Mike’s social media team didn’t know what they were doing with this one.
