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Queer coding
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<p>Queer coding is the attribution of stereotypically <a href="/facts/Queer/CmoY75C6">queer</a> traits to <a href="/facts/Character_(arts)/nvuzQRyP">fictional characters</a> without explicitly stating their gender and sexual identity. </p><p>Queer coding may have had a negative impact on perceptions of queerness in media as villains are often queer-coded. </p><p>Queer coding is a concept both in the discussion of <a href="/facts/Media_portrayal_of_LGBT_people/aIKBe0mI">media portrayal of LGBT people</a> and academic research involving <a href="/facts/Queer_theory/bpJPktky">queer theory</a> or <a href="/facts/Gender_studies/vTsmrHfU">gender studies</a>. </p>