Everyone’s Favourite Gay Icon, The Babadook, Is Crushing It At LA Pride

Thanks to an unlikely confluence of internet things, the titular Babadook from the film ‘The Babadook‘ (not to be confused with other Babadooks, obviously) has been declared and subsequently celebrated as a gay icon and, frankly, we are 100% here for it.

While the Babadook being gay has been bouncing around as a meme for at least a few months now, it has only recently stopped being an in-joke among the most Online of teens and been introduced to the broader public, and just in time for Pride Month.

You (foolishly) might think that a terrifying, Victorian-esque nightmare man dressed in all black wouldn’t be a hugely good fit for a typically colourful and vivid pride march, but you would absolutely be wrong.

As Vulture editor Kyle Buchanan documented at LA‘s Pride March, the Babadook was out and about and extremely out:

LA Gay pride. And the first Babadook sighting. pic.twitter.com/lXUm9UkUKY

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 11, 2017

This would turn out to be the first of many:

Babadook #2 at LA gay pride pic.twitter.com/QWdge1gv9B

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 11, 2017

Babadook #3 at LA gay pride implores you to resist pic.twitter.com/ONMF8euPfy

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 11, 2017

Babadooks #5 and #6 present a double terrifying journey at LA gay pride pic.twitter.com/6TtrxIj4pY

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 11, 2017

If it’s in a look or it’s in a book, it’s Babadook #7 at LA gay pride pic.twitter.com/LwtKqwjFhp

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 11, 2017

Babadook #8 at LA gay pride has a very inclusive message pic.twitter.com/3JHJnQQWr2

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 11, 2017

@kylebuchanan more… pic.twitter.com/fbH8dkZVoS

— Eric Mclaughlin (@ericmclaughlin) June 11, 2017

The movie might lead you to believe that, having overcome their grief, the Babadook was tamed and confined to the basement, but as you can clearly see, he is out and living his best life:

The B stands for Babadook. #LGBT #Babadook #Pride

A post shared by David Sullivan (@liter4llyperfect) on Jun 10, 2017 at 5:58pm PDT

Gay Pride mascot #Babadook is at @blowweho! #gaypride #lapride #dragqueen #westhollywood #weho #gayweho

A post shared by Allusia (@allusiatogo) on Jun 9, 2017 at 11:28pm PDT

You can’t get rid of the Babadook. #RESISTMARCH #ResistMarchLA #Resist #Vsco #Vscocam #Babadook #VscoX #LAPride #pridemonth

A post shared by Steven. (@stevenhrrd) on Jun 11, 2017 at 2:03pm PDT

As a bisexual man myself, I am perfectly happy to share a letter with one of the other groups if it means we can finally all acknowledge that the B actually stands for Babadook.