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1. where queerbaiting notes fictional characters and relationships in media (shows, books, films, etc.), gayfishing notes real people who capitalize off lgbt culture and aesthetics while leaving their sexuality ambiguous knowing it increases their marketability 2. pretending to be gay when you’re actually straight — i.e. irl queerbaiting and though borrowed from ‘catfishing’, it has nothing to do with pretending to be another person
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