>>52042143”Yass” was the catchphrase of African-American drag queens or transgender people.
But white women, like how they do to everything culturally African-American, took it and made it mean “girlboss” (a woman who acts powerful).
This article is referring to the new evolution of the term which just means anything effeminate gay male. Lesbians aren’t “yass”. Gay dudes who act like normal dudes aren’t “yass”. The gay guys who wouldn’t have much of a personality if they weren’t gay as “yass”