![]() It's kind of like a word-of-mouth folk tale, but visual. "I can't put into words why it's specifically a queer look. "I remember seeing Villanelle in Killing Eve wear a thumb ring, and absentmindedly thinking, 'Oh, very smart – that must be because her character's queer.' It felt like a wink to the queers," says 25-year-old lesbian, Grace. What could be more lesbian than that?Ī lot of lesbian and bi women I speak to can't pinpoint when or why the thumb ring became a queer signifier. By wearing a thumb ring, you're saying, "I like my hands to look pretty, yes, but I also know how to use them." Someone who wears a thumb ring can probably fix a lawnmower or construct a bed, but they'll also read poetry and look after their plants properly. As a piece of jewellery, it sits neither at the traditionally "feminine" nor "masculine" end of the spectrum. Much like the plain vest, the thumb ring has become a sort of ubiquitous queer symbol.
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