To put it simply, gatekeeping is an act when someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity ("You can't be a real Phoebe Bridgers fan, you just discovered her. Real fans follow her since at least Stranger in the Alps.") If this sounds ridiculous to you, don't worry. You're not alone.
There's a subreddit called r/GatesOpenComeOnIn and it describes itself as the polar opposite of gatekeeping. Created in 2018, this online community collects and shares pictures of wholesome acts of kindness when people had each other's backs. Whether it's encouraging everyone to share their Spotify Wrapped or simply allowing someone to feel tired, it doesn't take much to acknowledge another person's emotions, thoughts, experiences, values, and beliefs. Continue scrolling and check out how it's done.
#1 Just Flush
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#2 Everyone Deserves The Right To Complain
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#3 Felt Like This Might Belong Here
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#4 Dad Knows Best
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#5 The World Is Ready
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#6 Good Reminder
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#7 Gay Pride Can Be Whatever You Want/Need It To Be
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#8 Do Whatever Makes You Happy
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#9 Taking Care Of Your Mental Health Is Important
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#10 Making Your Child Happy
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#11 Spotify Wrapped
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#12 Read What You Love
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#13 Nice To See This
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#14 Learning Is Awesome
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#15 Good Guy Owner
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#16 Gonna Remember Who Spoke To Me And Who Didn’t
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#17 Do What Makes You Happy For You
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#18 Friendly Encouragement
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#19 We Are All Nerds Together
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#20 Witches vs. Patriarchy
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#21 Minding Your Own Business Is Free
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#22 It's The Thought That Counts
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#23 Read Whatever You Want
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#24 We’re All In This Together
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#25 Oh Thank You
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#26 Bikinis For Boys
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#27 Anyone Can Be Tired!
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#28 Money Is Power, But Also Not
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#29 Someone I Went To School With Posted This About Giving Their Son A Unicorn-Themed Birthday Bash. Positive Parenting For The Win
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#30 Stress Relief
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#31 Everybody Say Thank You To Andy
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#32 Final Fantasy
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#33 Melon Flavored Jellyfish's Mom Says The Gates Are Open
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#34 Never Too Late For New Beginnings
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#35 Jesus Never Stutters
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#36 What Counts As Traveling?
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#37 They Had Us In The First Half
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#38 Do What You Like
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#39 Gates Open Slide On In!
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#40 For Those That Might Not Have Known, And Those That Know But Needed To Hear It All The Same
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#41 I'm Sure Many Of Us Needed To Hear This
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#42 Very Positive Message I Saw Scrolling Through IG
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#43 Showing Respect For One Another’s Professions
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#44 Come On In And Long As You’re Nice
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#45 Fixed It
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#46 Speak Everything
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#47 We Are All Just Humans Trying To Make It To Tomorrow
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#48 Everybody Is Something
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#49 I Swear To God
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#50 We All Handsome
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#51 Family Is A Family Is A Family
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#52 How Lovely
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#53 Never Too Late To Join A Movement
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#54 Shout Out To The Solo Eaters
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#55 Wholesome
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#56 Unexpected Pet
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#57 Wholesome Patriotism
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#58 Come On In! Keep Trying
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#59 Let People Live!
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#60 Ok Zoomer
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#61 On Self-Diagnosis
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#62 It’s Spooky Season
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#63 Accept Everyone And Respect Their Decisions Y’all
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#64 Hi Milly
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#65 Gotta Clean Up
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#66 Gym Doors Open, Come Inside
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#67 You’re Doing Just Fine
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#68 Sorry. I Just Had To. It's Too Nice
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#69 I Love Sharing My Book Collection
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#70 You Get To Decide How You Define Being "Grownup"
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#71 If It Makes You Happy
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#72 Nobody Cares If You Can’t Dance Well. Just Get Up And Dance
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#73 Halloween For Everyone!
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#74 Perfect
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#75 Always Puts A Smile On My Face
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#76 We’ve All Been There
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#77 All Consoles Are Good!
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#78 Blake Knows What's Up
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#79 I Decided To Make Some Original Content, Am I Doing It Right?
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#80 Ian Opining The Gates
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#81 Better Late Than Never
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#82 All Allies Welcome!
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#83 Girl In Red's Music Is For Everyone
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#84 One Of My Favorite Tweeters With His Gates Wide Open!
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#85 A Little Advice For The Ladies
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#86 No Hamsters!
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#87 Sizes
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#88 We’re All In This Bumpy Sweaty Party Together
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#89 Does This Truck Count?
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#90 Make Those Comics!
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#91 Just Let Them
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#92 Southern Hospitality
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