Gay or Trash: A Cultural History of TJLC

In January 2014, an episode of television aired that would help shape the conversation about LGBT representation in TV. It provoked disussions about queerbaiting and audience expectations, at the same time as a group of dedicated fans embarked on the development of an audacious theory that would change a fandom forever. “Gay or Trash” is about that theory, its adherents, and the fandom it changed.