“I think that goes back to sorting through identity and trying to figure that out,” Armstrong said. The resource also offers an “Advice” folder to guide individuals who are just beginning to explore their queer identity. “It’s reflected in the countless comments and DMs that I’ve gotten from people that are closeted, and are younger, and also from people that are in their 30s that have messaged me saying ‘Dang, I really wish I had this when I was a teenager.’” “I think that is such a tremendous opportunity to help so many people,” Armstrong said. “It’s an avenue for people to express themselves, an opportunity to laugh and relate from queer humor and different nuances there.”Īlthough the Gay Agenda began as a source of comedy, it has grown to be a safe haven for 2SLGBTQIA+ Tik Tok users around the world, offering educational resources, social connection with other members, links to members’ small businesses, and an overall atmosphere of self-acceptance. “It’s a community,” Armstrong explained in an interview with The McGill Tribune. The Drive is organized by folders including “Memes,” “Specific Sexualities,” and many more the folders contain specific documents that range from book recommendations, to pen pal signups, to resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ members of different religions. Unbeknownst to Armstrong, his viewers began creating documents in the Gmail’s corresponding Google Drive.īeyond the initial collaborative calendar, the Google Drive contains a bevy of comical content, as well as helpful resources. Nonetheless, the Gay Agenda was not enough for TikTok’s zealous, queer creatives. To his surprise, Armstrong later found it laden with hundreds of events, from Sunday’s “Go to the gay coffee shop to drink ur gay iced coffee and meet other gays,” to Wednesday’s “Simp for equal rights.” After posting the video and login information to a Google calendar, Armstrong received comments from enthusiastic viewers, saying that they had contributed to it.
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What would become Armstrong’s first of many in his Gay Agenda videos series was initially intended to satirize a term that right-wing conservatives often use in their attempts to denigrate queer activism. Now, the Gay Agenda, as it is known, provides a digital safe space for people of any sexual orientation and gender.
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Yet, when a comedic video he posted this past August went viral, the idea of a “Gay Agenda,” initially just a shared Google Calendar of comedic fake events, swiftly evolved into a collaborative Google Drive. When Tanner Armstrong, U3 Arts, joined TikTok, he did not expect to build a following of over 54,000, let alone an online 2SLGBTQIA+ community.