ONE Natnal Gay & Lbian Archiv shar a rare glimpse at gay life the 1950s honor of LGBT Pri month.
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A GLIMPSE OF GAY PRI THE 1950S
* gay icons of the 50s *
Clift’s sexualy remas subject to bate, although Taylor famoly clared he was gay durg her speech at the 2000 GLAAD Awards, a claim Clift’s brother supported. However, Hudson’s homosexualy is well-documented, for better and worse.
Hudson’s homosexualy beme public after beg one of the first proment stars to ntract AIDS the 1980s; Hudson died 1985 om an AIDS-related illns. Although nsired a gay in for years, Jam Dean’s ambiguo and seemgly experimental take on sexualy has transformed him to a queer legend, particularly recent years.
PNEERG PHOTOGRAPHS OF GAY LIFE THE 1960S
Randall Rie’s book The Unabridged Jam Dean: His Life and Legacy om A to Z quot the screen legend as sayg he was not a homosexual but was “certaly not gog through life wh one hand tied behd (his) back.
” Nicholas Ray, director of Rebel Whout a Cse, went on rerd to say Dean “was not straight, he was not gay, he was bisexual. Other well-known figur of the time, cludg legendary film director Gee Cor, silent star Ramon Novarro, and 1950s heartthrob Tab Hunter were also gay, wh their sexuali playg varyg gre of importance their legaci.