Hetlor

1. slanglifestyleOpposition to the Gaylor theory; belief that singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is not secretly gay.

   Dr McCann raises the Taylor Swift fandom as an example, where the "Gaylor" faction (fans dedicated to queer readings of her songs) would butt heads with the straight "Hetlor" faction.

   2022 November 4, Patrick Lenton, “How 'Queerbaiting' Became Weaponised Against Real People”, in VICE, archived from the original on 02 May 2023

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   Of course, all these hidden messages could be nothing but the overactive imagination of a group of largely queer Swift fans that want to claim the singer as their own. The Gaylors refer to this as the "Hetlor" thesis (Hetlor being a deeply unfortunate portmanteau of heterosexual and Taylor). Just because people see hidden messages does not mean they are there.

   [2022 October 31, Joe Packer, “How Gaylor Swift conspiracists think like QAnoners”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2023

   Antonyms: Gaylor

plural Hetlors

1. slanglifestyleSomeone who opposes the Gaylor theory.

   One video in the dataset features a masculine presenting bisexual creator of color defending his position as a Hetlor.

   2024, Yvonne M. Eadon, “'You Could Hear a Hair Pin Drop': Queer Utopianism and Informal Knowledge Production in the Gaylor Closeting Conspiracy Theory”, in Social Media + Society

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   If you know anything about Swiftdom, it may not surprise you that there are two camps that are having it out over this particular song currently. These are the Hetlors ("het" as in heterosexual), who are fans that affirm Taylor Swift's straightness and frown upon queer interpretations of her lyrics, and the Gaylors, who are, well, the opposite.

   2021 November 22, Madison Malone Kircher, “Taylor Swift Has Led Her Fans Down Another Gay Rabbit Hole”, in Slate, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2023

   Several Gaylors used TikTok and Reddit to express their disappointment, triggering backlash from Hetlors and others who argued a celebrity's sexuality shouldn't be a topic for public debate.

   2022 October 17, Nell Geraets, “Queer as Folklore: Why are fans arguing over Taylor Swift's sexuality?”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney: Nine Entertainment, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2023

   Antonyms: Gaylor