gay gay gay gay gey pro-LGBTQ slogan be gay, do crime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_gay,_do_crime https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97119074 A popular LGBTQIA+ slogan. The exact origins of the phrase are unknown, but it has been used since at least 2011. The slogan was primarily popularized by an internet meme on Twitter of an 1800s political cartoon originally created by Thomas Nast of a skeleton holding a torch and scroll, with the scroll edited to say "BE GAY DO CRIME!". The slogan has spread into becoming commonly put on signs at Pride parades and LGBTQIA+-related protests, as well as being frequently used in graffiti.