Gravity Falls and LGBTQ+ subtext: Decoding the Queercoding | A Video Essay

I have a lot of thoughts on Stanford Pines. And for anyone thinking this video is too long: I agree. Here’s a donation link to help support future content (and also help pay my rent): U spog U kcuz jvuk huzyo ukp’j cboij vog yhyleopy up Wlchuje Xcrrk uk wce cpz jlcpk, bij eoi spog, yhyleopy up Wlchuje Xcrrk uk wce cpz jlcpk. kolle, u zop’j qcsy jvy liryk. 0:00 - Intro and explanation of concept 7:39 - Thematic open and Summary of Gravity Falls 12:51 - Section Blubs and Durland 17:21 - Section A side note about Grenda and Toby 23:28 - Section 2.1 Wendy Corduroy 29:56 - Section Bill Cipher 32:04 - Section A history of queer villainy 36:45 - Section 2.3 Stanley Pines 48:57 - Section 3.1 Pacifica Northwest 56:10 - Section 3.2 Dipper Pines 1:01:18 - Section Stanford Pines, and a queer analysis of Weirdness 1:05:41 - Section Stanford Pines, and a queer analysis of Monsters 1:14:05 - Section Stanford Pines calls Fiddleford McGucket 1:27:57 - Section Stanford Pines and the nature of aromantic queer analysis 1:36:26 - Section Stanford Pines, and a queer analysis of abuse 1:45:23 - Section Stanford Pines, Bill’s aftermath, and 80s synth pop 1:54:20 - No longer traveling alone (My Journey) 1:56:15 - Conclusion 2:06:13 - Credits and Ending Notes I recently discovered that another YouTuber has covered this topic first!!! Check out their (much more concise) video here: Referenced videos, resources and podcasts: Disney S&P emails: Mystery Shack Lookback podcast: Kat Blaque’s video: Rowan Ellis’ video: Matt Baume’s: video: Insider’s video: La’Ron Readus’ and Lindsay Ellis’ collab videos: Jessica Kellgren-Fozard’s video: Comphet Master Doc: (^^^SEE DISCLAIMER AT 53:49 - this document may be helpful in some regards, but should be approached with nuance, and with the perspective of trans/pan/bi people in mind) The Queer connection to cryptids: The History of queer conversion therapy: Music: All Star cover is an arrangement by williamcreamer3 audio is from the PianoMan333 Youtube Channel: Song Ol’ Shoshone was used with permission. I just… emailed the guy who made it, Chris Remo, and asked if I could use it and he said it was cool. Wild shit. I guess you can do that? Royalty Free Music: Enigmatic by Benjamin Tissot Mysterious Celesta by Ashot Danielyan Scifi - Bensound Consternation at the Disco - Wax Lyricist CallingTheDemon - NewNeko2000 Tic Toc Suspenso - Slicebeats In Search of Solitude - Scott Buckley Gravity - 16047 Cinematic Cello - Lexin Music Scary Forest - Serge Quadrado Gravity Falls related Tweets/Reddit/Streams referenced: A lot of clips from the show were sourced from compilations by the channel Dipper and Mabel, and I found that helpful for having footage on hand of specific characters and sequences: