LGBTQ People When Love Is Illegal

Text on the meme

cishet writers: what if being in love was ILLEGAL? lgbtq people:

What it means

A crying yellow emoji looks down sadly while holding a phone. The joke contrasts cishet writers imagining forbidden love as a dramatic fictional premise with LGBTQ people recognizing that same situation as a painful reality of queer history and discrimination. It is used as a reaction to stories where forbidden romance feels exaggerated or melodramatic to straight audiences. EN: A crying yellow emoji looks down sadly while holding a phone. The joke contrasts cishet writers imagining forbidden love as a dramatic fictional premise with LGBTQ people recognizing that same situation as a painful reality of queer history and discrimination. It is used as a reaction to stories where forbidden romance feels exaggerated or melodramatic to straight audiences.

Objects

crying emoji / плачущий эмодзи yellow face / жёлтое лицо smartphone / смартфон tears / слёзы sad expression / грустное выражение лица black outline / чёрный контур white background / белый фон