Saturday, August 26, marks International Cosplay Day, but gays on the app formerly known as Twitter don’t need a holiday to get into character. As you’ll see below, they suit up year round!
“The goal in cosplay is not to produce and perform a character to take part in a theatrical narrative designed for an audience to view, but for an individual fan subject to embody and identify with an adored character whose persona is real for the fan, actor, and/or creator of the cosplay costume. The creation of the costume is as much a part of the loving and community-based aspect of fandom as the actual performance. This separates the cosplay costume from its roots in costume history.”
Plus, shimmying into a video game character or superhero’s spandex—as may queer cosplayers do—can be a unique thrill for gay males.
“I used to fantasize about how cool it would be to wear such a getup,” he wrote. “This wasn’t true of me, but I can imagine other gay readers being attracted to the wearing of a superhero costume almost as a form of drag.”
And speaking of fantastical getups, here are gay and queer cosplayers strutting their stuff on Twitter…
#lgbtcosplay im a big fat gay which makes all the characters I cosplay also big fat gays. I’m not very good at cosplay but I just like to make stuff and be a dork. pic.twitter.com/YRL6zo5Dnr
— soft saint-14 kisses (@typhlotictiger) May 29, 2019
Test fit for a Northstar cosplay (from the X-Men and Alpha Flight).
Marvel’s first openly gay hero (1992); 1st to have a same-sex wedding in mainstream comics; jerk with a heart of gold; and Marvel’s 3rd most famous Canadian and 2nd most famous surly elf-eared bastard. pic.twitter.com/Ok24jQUo7L
Hey everyone! Loving the #LGBTCritters tag, so I thought I’d join in! I’m Miles, a 25 year old queer trans man with chronic pain and depression. Cosplay is my main contribution to the fandom! ? pic.twitter.com/0VBfjmLM6L
Don’t let the “GayComicGeek” moniker fool you, Paul Charles’ nerdy purview permeates beyond just comic book culture.
Ah Geez I'm Squeak ? an intsex person living with schizoaffective disorder and a severe ED. I'm queer AF, trans AF, and I make/model cosplay as a healthy outlet to ease my symptoms, and explore my identities (but like…in a spicy way???)#cosplayvisibilitypic.twitter.com/2yLhr9p1MS
In light of ‘Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ being released, we’re shining a spotlight on Nintendo nerd Kevin “KJeezy” Gadzalinski.
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These people are living in reality and are having a lot of fun doing it, however “people” like you seem to want to tare down those whom don’t fit your narrow view. You should be ashamed of yourself for judging others coming from a community that has had to deal with garbage like this for centuries
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Louis
Nothing says Cosplay 2023 like including photos from 2015! Woo 8 years.
ShaverC
These people need to live in reality, especially nasty are the Sailor Moon and the Pikachu.
Rumplestiltskin
These people are living in reality and are having a lot of fun doing it, however “people” like you seem to want to tare down those whom don’t fit your narrow view. You should be ashamed of yourself for judging others coming from a community that has had to deal with garbage like this for centuries
raulinmiami
What happened to 31 October???