LGBTQ subculture cottagecore cottagecore subculture An LGBTQ subculture (particularly bisexual female subculture and lesbian subculture) following the aesthetic of cottagecore. The subculture's popularity often stems from the drive for an escape from heteronormative society. Others see cottagecore as a way to disentangle and reclaim traditional rural pleasures and surroundings from the homophobia and transphobia they experienced growing up in small towns.