Recently someone said to me that they’d know I was gay even if they didn’t know me because they’ve never seen my head without a hat on it. It’s true that I do wear a lot of hats! And, in general, that gays wear a lot of hats! In fact, recently, Valerie Anne and I casually started making a list of gay TV characters and real life humans looking even gayer in hats. And now I have ranked them, by gayness. I eagerly await your own contributions in the comments.
25. Shane McCutcheon’s Willy Wonka hat, The L Word
24. Beanie Feldman’s valedictorian graduation cap, Booksmart
23. Callie Torres’ surgeon cap, Grey’s Anatomy
22. Marceline the Vampire Queen’s goth sun hat, Adventure Time
21. Therese Belivet’s Santa hat, Carol
20. Blake Lively’s life-destroying rain fedora, A Simple Favor
19. Nicole Haught’s Christmas cracker hat (plus cat sweater), Wynonna Earp
18. Betty McRae’s Rosie the Riveter cap, Bomb Girls
17. Santana Lopez’s Daniel Boone cap, Glee
16. Paige McCullers’ cowboy hat, Pretty Little Liars
15. Kiersey Clemons’ bike helmet, Hearts Beat Loud
14. Willow Rosenberg’s complete and total commitment to hats, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
13. Arizona Robbins’ backwards baseball cap, Grey’s Anatomy
12. Janelle Monáe’s Met Gala hats on hats on hats
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxSa8NsA0kR/
11. Brittany’s unicorn horn, Glee
10. Villanelle’s girlfriend stalker cap, Killing Eve
9. Batwoman’s softball cap, DC’s Bombshells
8. Rachel Weisz’s tricorn hat, The Favourite
7. Amanita Caplan’s Dykes on Bikes hat, Sense 8
6. Stephanie Beatriz’s Don’t Tell Me to Smile hat
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgkKcmQHmTN/
5. Ellen Page’s ball cap stuck to her head like a Lego, Tales of the City
4. Megan Rapinoe’s beanie
3. Root and Shaw’s motorcycle helmets, Person of Interest
2. Lena Waithe’s entire collection of snapbacks
1. Anne Lister’s top hat, Gentleman Jack
