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Woman at Center of Infamous Gay Meme Identifies Herself

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Thankfully, she has a good sense of humor.

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We've all seen it by now: the image of a young woman, seemingly alone and adrift amid a sea of half-naked, canoodling men.

The picture has been meme'd innumerable times, wordlessly conveying the feeling of being single or, simply, invisible and out of place. The latest meme to take hold was captioned by Twitter user Mikey Almeida: "olivia rodrigo with her fans." Almeida was referring to the teenage pop star, who has already earned a big gay following with her hit single, "Drivers License."

Then a woman named Amruta Godbole retweeted Almeida's meme and wrote, "I'm in this photo and I don't like. Jk. I mean that is actually me in the photo. But I like it every time."

Godbole, a San Francisco-based attorney, provided the backstory on the imfamous photo.

Look out, Olivia Rodrigo, there's a new gay icon on the block.

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Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.