Kaylor (fan theory)
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Kaylor is a fan theory that Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss had a romantic relationship. The group of Swift fans who believe this theory are called Kaylors..
Kaylors are a subgroup of Gaylors, fans that believe Swift is part of the LGBT community.
History[edit]
2014-2018[edit]
In 2014, Entertainment Tonight (ET) began posting about Kaylor stating Swift and Kloss were “fawning all over each other” at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.[1] Two days later, grainy photos of Swift and Kloss embracing at a The 1975 concert were posted on ET, who wrote, “what the Internet thinks after these photos show what (kind of? Maybe? We don’t know?) looks like Karlie and Taylor kissing at that same The 1975 concert. KAYLOR LIVES.” The article stated that a member of Swift’s team denied that Swift and Kloss kissed at the event.[2] The embrace between Swift and Kloss was dubbed #Kissgate and caused the Kaylor theory to go viral.[3][4][5]
In 2017, The Ringer published an article about the Kaylor theory and the fan fiction that has resulted from it. The article stated that the most popular Wattpad piece about Kaylor had 1.3 million reads.[6]
2019-2021[edit]
In April 2019, Nylon published an article that speculated Swift would announce that Kaylor theories were accurate on April 26, 2019, Lesbian Visibility Day. Instead, Swift released her music video, “Me!” that day.[7]
In August 2019, Cosmopolitan published an article suggesting Swift’s line, “Fighting with a true love is boxing with no gloves” was a Kaylor reference, since Kloss played a boxer in Swift’s ”Bad Blood” music video.[8]
In 2020, Vox published an article referring to Swift as “a gay icon” and mentioning the theory that Swift’s track, “Betty”, could be a Kaylor song Swift wrote to Kloss.[9]
2022-present[edit]
In 2022, Rolling Stone published an article about fans looking for clues to Swift’s potential queerness in the release of her album, Midnights. The piece mentioned a theory that some Kaylors had after the release of Swift’s Reputation in 2017, “that a collaged photos of eyes used in promotional material and on the album’s physical CD contained a singular photo of Kloss’ eye instead of Swift’s.”[10]
In July 2023, Emmeline Clein’s article, in which she refers to Kaylor as a “”celesbian” fantasy couple, a portmanteau for “celebrity lesbian”, was published in The New York Times.[11]
In August 2023, Kloss attended Swift’s last United States show of The Eras Tour, which led publications to mention previous rumors about Kloss and Swift, both that they had been romantically involved, and that they had feuded.[12][13][14]
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- ↑ "39 People Who Are Totally Shipping Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss After the Victoria's Secret Show". E! Online. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "Is This a Picture of Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss Making Out? (Spoiler Alert: No.) | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift and Matty Healy's Relationship Timeline: A Breakdown of Their Romance". Distractify. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ Trachta, Ali. "For gaylors, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour hits different". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "The Enduring Fervor of Gaylor Fan Theory". Jezebel. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "How I Became a Taylor Swift–and–Karlie Kloss Shipper". www.theringer.com. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "Is Taylor Swift Trying To Tell Us That Kaylor Was Real?". Nylon. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "Fans think these lyrics on Taylor Swift's 'Lover' are proof she dated Karlie Kloss". Cosmopolitan. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "From Kaylor to Folklore: How Taylor Swift became a gay icon". www.vox.com. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "Some Taylor Swift Stans Hunt For Clues to Queerness in Promos for New Album 'Midnights'". Rolling Stone. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "A Celebrity Lesbian Romance Changed My Life. (Even if It Never Happened.)". 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "Karlie Kloss spotted at Taylor Swift's final L.A. concert after rumored friendship drama". Yahoo Entertainment. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "Karlie Kloss Showed Up at the Eras Tour...in General Admission". Jezebel. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ Guy, Zoe (2023-08-10). "It's a Big Day for Kaylors". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
