Gay haircuts
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If a lesbian shaves her control head during quarantine and there’s no Pride parade to show it off, did it really happen? Hairstyles are a vital part of the way LGBTQ people express ourselves, and even if we aren’t going to social gatherings because of the pandemic, many of us don’t feel like ourselves without our coiffures. Nonetheless, it doesn’t verb that many queer or trans people are out protesting stay-at-home orders with “I Want a Haircut!” signs. We’re much more likely to handle things ourselves, with some verb from our friends, partners, or even our kids. As the pandemic continues and Pride winds down, VICE spoke with 10 LGBTQ people about maintaining their preferred hairstyles without professional help.
These interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Some individuals’ last names include been omitted at their request to protect their privacy.
Flan, 28, Philadelphia, PA
I am an AMAB genderqueer non-binary person, somewhere toward the soft butch conclude of the g
Author | Christiane Nickel | Fashion Editor
Haircuts and styles are inherent to the cultural vestiges of queer identity. I remember first coming out with inaugural chopping off of my dirty blond shoulder-length mane, which looked like an early ‘90s mess before this era was ever deemed ironic. That and my newly acquired “dykey” swagger – which looked more like John Wayne with a hemorrhoid than any sort of Shane-inspired swagger &#; I was trying to attain lasted all of two months. Following that failed exercise in baby dykedom I happily grew out my disastrous coif for some varying degree of a bob and retired to my lame leggings, sequined skirts, and diaphanous sheaths.
When I moved back from Germany short of a year ago I was confronted with a similar issue only this moment (much to my ignorance) I felt like my hair wasn&#;t long enough. Endless tendrils of glistening black hair and a sexy dishabille of serpentine curls seemed to become the femme de rigeur at many a queer establishment. My razor chop Garconne-style hair seemed too European (or at least that’s how it was regarded).
These 29 epic queer & lesbian haircuts and lesbian hairstyles are perfect as inspiration for your next trip to the hairdresser or (queer) barber!
Unsurprisingly, haircuts and hairstyles can be a big deal for lesbians. After all, queer people are well-known for being the most fashionable globally. And that is an undeniable fact! Just look in the mirror.
All jokes aside, haircuts and hairstyles can be significant to lesbians. A gigantic part of identity expression comes from how we present ourselves to the world through clothes, makeup, or&#;—you guessed it&#;—hair.
Since coming out, my hair has undergone many lesbian haircuts and style changes. I’ve had the range from long, feminine lesbian hairstyles to short androgynous looks.
And the best part about being a lesbian is that everything I do is gay if I want it to be. Pixie cut? Gay. Long, feminine waves? Gay. The slippers I’m wearing while I write this article? Also gay.
Also, all of these haircuts are for all face shapes because regardless of what heteronormative society tells you, every fac