• Hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      16
      ·
      9 hours ago

      Lesbians.

      Its common to wear your keychain externally on a carabiener to show you’re an interested and available lesbian to other lesbians.

      Its similar to the handkerchief codes used by gay men.

      • JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        3 hours ago

        What?? I’m a heterosexual woman who adores caribiners & inadvertently have them on display everywhere all the time, strictly for their functionality. Do you suppose everyone thinks I’m a lesbian and I had no idea I’ve been inadvertently giving that signal? I am so embarrassed. Please tell me you’re joking. I’m gonna have to go reconfigure my backpack & hide all my caribiners, aren’t I?

      • magz :3@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        4 hours ago

        also, for complex societal reasons, lesbians just tend to like things where carabiners are used, such as bouldering. based on that, carabiners have then used by some to signal that they’re lesbian (i haven’t heard of anyone using it to signal availability, that seems like it would lead to confusion very easily). important to keep in mind that carabiners are still worn primarily for their function for most people, including lesbians (that’s how it caught on)