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A free area for the discussion of issues facing those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and all other sexual or nonsexual orientations and/or gender identities. Post links to articles, self-posts, photographs, experiences and whatever else is important to your experience of queer life. We encourage you to treat others with respect, start and/or engage in robust discussion and interact with the community. The more we know each other, the better we'll get along.

188k subscribers247 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)175 authors / mosince 2012

r/ainbow has 188k members (+3.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 247 posts a month from 175 people. Top topics: Same-Sex Marriage Legalities, School Transgender Issues and LGBTQ+ Rights and Legislation.

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How r/ainbow has grown

r/ainbow

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.3%in 12 months · +0.7% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026188k
Growing188k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/ainbow

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+2.9%vs Sep 2025 · +8.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026247
BusierPeaked at 685 in Jun 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ainbow

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Same-Sex Marriage Legalities0.3%
  2. School Transgender Issues0.2%
  3. LGBTQ+ Rights and Legislation0.2%
  4. Pride Parades and Festivals0.2%
  5. Lesbian Books & Literature0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. OutSports
  2. Medium
  3. Substack
  4. Bored Panda
  5. Comic Sands

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research