Another, in a slight variation, said, “Yeah, yeah, gay kids and their female english teacher, what about lesbians and their male science teachers, huh?” Fair game. “English teachers are the first gay allies you meet in ur life,” tweeted one user. The theory has been floating around social media for a fair few years. This idea that the queer pupil shares a unique bond with their English teacher isn’t new. It felt true and thousands agreed with it, chiming in with their own cherished memories of English teachers as a queer kid at school. Last month, a CNN article titled “4 in 5 queer people have been emotionally attached to an english teacher, study finds” went wildly viral on Twitter.
