As a gender-questioning queer person, I have seen kids who buck gender norms and thought, 'Oh wow that was me before my mom told me I had to 'look' like a girl!' It's heartwarming to see young people express themselves in a way you did, especially if those expressions used to have negative associations - like femininity in men or non-binary gender expression.īut a few problems arise when we ascribe our own identities to those children. That unbridled joy led to the below photo, which many gay men have since said they love because George's expression reminds them of themselves when they were young. And while he was in Hamburg, he had the chance to board one and check it out, and his joy and excitement were clear. Here's how it went down: Prince George loves helicopters, according to The Telegraph. Now, people are calling Prince George a gay icon based on the photo and the resulting memes, and it's really not OK. In the photo, George is looking back over his shoulder with his hand on the side of his mouth - the same expression my mother used to make when I made an inappropriate joke at dinner or something. And, of course, there's an adorable photo of the moment, which went viral after being memed and re-memed, because it's just that cute. Over the weekend, Prince George boarded a helicopter while in Hamburg, Germany, as part of the royal family's Europe tour, according to The Observer.
