Stay ConnectedI fell down the gaylor rabbithole in 2020 and haven’t shut up about it since then! Join me here for Taylor Swift queer lyric analysis, pop culture theories, chats with gaylor friends about their theories + special interests, queer history deep dives, explorations of gay musicians beyond TS, and all the delicate things.
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Taylor Swift “Revealing” William Bowery’s (Willam?) Identity in Long Pond Studio Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjXf5QN6zm0
Sweet Nothing x Paul McCartney parallels: https://periwinkle-musings.tumblr.com/
Musicians on Musicians: Taylor Swift & Paul McCartney: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/paul-mccartney-taylor-swift-musicians-on-musicians-1089058/
“Who Cares” music video by Paul Mccartney feat. Emma Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WOb6ePqjIE
To celebrate almost three years since Folklore: Long Pond Studio Sessions, when Taylor Swift made a bit out of William Bowery’s identity with Jack Antonoff, Madyson reviews the evidence of the pseudonym’s true identity. They talk about the strange and borderline scammy timeline of Joe Alwyn’s Album of the Year Grammy win for folklore, and possibilities of other gaylor muses being WB: Karlie Kloss, Dianna Agron, Zoë Kravitz… Thanks to the public copyright catalogue, they also explain how there seems to be at least two individuals behind the pseudonym(s) of William and Willam Bowery; Both names are listed as credits for folklore and evermore songs. Finally, they explore WB’s most recent work on Sweet Nothing, and the theory that the song is written for Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. The connections between Swift and McCartney go deep; Including Paul’s music video and song inspired by Taylor called “Who Cares”, which features a likely gaylor muse, Emma Stone. We’re truly mad here this week.
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“Postcard from Camp Gaylore” Cosmopolitan Article by Frankie de la Cruz: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a44903791/taylor-swift-queer-theories-camp-gaylore/ Interview w/ Patrick Haggerty re: ‘Lavender Country’(1973): https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/10/country-music-gay-stars-kicking-closet-door-lavender-country Chely Wright answering audience question re: being closeted in Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odWTVdhzYRY Chely Wright “Wish Me Away” Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD_dnIGvGtk Interview w/ Chely re: ‘Picket Fences’: https://countryqueer.com/stories/interview/chely-wright-interview/ Interview w/ Chely re: YNTCD Music Video: https://www.facebook.com/CNNReplay/videos/country-musics-chely-wright-taylor-swifts-message-of-inclusivity-saves-lives/196784304560949/ Unreleased song ’Thinkin Bout You’ written by Taylor Swift and Chely Wright: https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-thinkin-bout-you-lyrics Chely Wright Gaylor “I see you.” Tweet: https://twitter.com/chelywright/status/1619857837538299904?s=46 Gaylor creator shout out<3: https://x.com/chacofemme?s=21 After a long two weeks filled with their first covid case, a gaylor Cosmopolitan feature, and lots of mercury retrograde nonsense, Madyson is back to answer the age-old question heard round the world: 'If Taylor Swift is gay... Why doesn't she just ~come out~?' To answer what seemed like a simple question (homophobia), your gaylor host backtracked to the 1970s and shared what they found out about the very first gay country album 'Lavender Country'. Then, they emphasize how homophobic the industry really is by unpacking Chely Wright's famous documentary about what it was like to be the first country artist to come out. In the thick of Wright's story, Madyson connected Taylor's musical, life, and career parallels to Chely's, including comparing "Picket Fences" by Wright to "High Infidelity" by Swift. They also remind everyone that Chely was on Twitter interacting with gaylors in January 2023, and she actually easter egged the Speak Now (Taylor's Version) announcement that happened on the 13th anniversary of Chely coming out... in Nashville. Aaaand at the end of the episode, they gush about their Twitter moot, friend, queer history mastermind, @/chacofemme and encouraged all listeners to give them a follow<3
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Welcome to the very first episode of IICTISAT! In this episode you’ll meet your gaylor host, Madyson (they/she), learn how they became a gaylor, what it means to be a part of this community, and why taylor swift being queer matters to them. They break down what it was like to create gaylor content on tik tok, the hate that gaylors get from homophobic swifties, and how connecting and sharing theories with gaylor friends online taught them about their own queerness. Madyson explains how Taylor Swift using historical queer flags, like hairpin drop, in her music has taught mainstream audiences about flagging; One example being how lesbian Youtuber Shannon Beveridge posted a promo for Friend of Dorothy merch explaining what a queer flag is and why we use them, using Dorothea by Taylor Swift as the song playing on the radio. They end the episode by shouting out one of their favorite gaylor creators/theorists/minds, Alice, the creator of Midnights in Wonderland (linked above)!
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