Was Emily Dickinson Gay? [CC]

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[jessicaoutofthecloset]

Oh dear...I know that Massachusetts is on the East Coast of America, I just misspoke! [facepalm]

[SapphicUnderground]

Any two women in the history of time: "We're deeply, madly in love with one another."
Historian: "Ah, just gals being pals."

[bbysapphos]

There's no heterosexual explanation for that letter

[jas]

emily dickinson: *is clearly gay*
historian: wait that's illegal

[terracottateeth]

“College was just like I think Emily Dickinson was a lesbian and that was like a whole thing “

[disableddiaries]

Could just hear John Mulaney's voice saying "College was all about your opinion, it's just you raising your hand and saying 'I think Emily Dickinson is a lesbian' and they're like 'partial credit' and it's a whole thing"

[ferenczliszt]

“Lesbians: we’re really intense” is such a mood omg 😂

[andrea_kate_]

History class but it's just Jessica telling us everyone was gay.

[LaDivinaLover]

“Cliterocentrecism” needs to be printed diagonally in front of a rainbow on a soft pink T-shirt and passed out to the masses because amazing.

[veronicazieman]

I just want to say thank you for acknowledging the possibility of her being bisexual. 90% of the time when historians are arguing over whether a person was gay or straight, no one even considers bisexuality as an option. There are so many times that there’s evidence of male and female lovers, and each side says that one piece of evidence invalidates the other evidence. It just drives me crazy, because they were probably romantic with both men and women but that can’t be right bisexuality wasn’t invented yet. Ughhhh.

[kaleidoscopicfractal]

I see your queer poet and I raise you a willing ally brother conspiracy:

What if Austin was in on it and agreed to a marriage of convenience knowing that he could use male privilege to still have a mistress? Emily and Susan could be together even though they could actually marry each other, Austin could still be with Mabel, everyone’s happy (or should be), except for Mabel who felt like she was getting the short end of the stick; she didn’t get any of the real power and authority of being a married woman, and the man she loved was already married to someone who doesn’t even want to be with him; she probably blamed Susan for taking away her happily-ever-after, so she took revenge in classic mean girl fashion.

[christaberry]

Speaking from experience, going to Mount Holyoke also counts as "gay stuff."

[Geeky.rainbow.vampire]

"Whether you were possibly lied to in school" I mean, , , I learned as a kid that Columbus was a hero so, , ,

[meghanhowell]

Me be like: 🙋‍♀️ I think Emily Dickinson is a lesbian
My college professor be like: Partial credit

[FiMilton]

Emily Dickinson went to my college Mount Holyoke and we are all gay here so...

[CapriUni]

One of my favorite Dickinson poems, that really highlights the level of pure snark she was able to reach:

“Faith” is a fine invention

For Gentlemen who _see_ !

But Microscopes are prudent

In an Emergency!

...Oh, yeah. that was totally written by a depressed and repressed broken woman... _Sure_ it was! (eyeroll)

[irtap]

Steamy gay history and literature, by a very lovely gay lady.

[sebeckley]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart mentioning bisexuality and that it's real. Can you do a video about this sometime?

[vickiignaszak]

I don't know what the popular interpretation of the poem is, but I always have interpreted "come slowly-eden" to be Emily Dickenson musing about going down on a woman. Just my opinion, but reminds me of the pathetically gay poetry i wrote as a teenager where I'd use metaphors and analogies in an attempt to hide the fact that the poems were just me lusting over a girl 😂

I mean, I guess you could argue it's just about sex, but the lack of gender pronouns (the only pronouns refer to the bee) make me go "THIS IS GAY":

Come slowly – Eden!
Lips unused to Thee –
Bashful – sip thy Jessamines –
As the fainting Bee –

Reaching late his flower,
Round her chamber hums –
Counts his nectars –
Enters – and is lost in Balms.

Like, how is this NOT about someone going down on a woman? I don't know if Emily was thinking about going down on a woman, or wanting someone to go down on her, but I don't see how this poem can be interpreted as anything other than longing and lustful, and definitely about cunnilingus.

Also, throughout the entire video I just kept resisting the urge to just comment "partial credit" because I'm pretty much incapable of not quoting john mulaney

[alzbetajindrakova]

Title: "was she gay???"
Jessica: "obviously, why do you even ask?"


//loved the video! <3