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• HOW ANGELA LANSBURY’S DEATH IS A REMR THAT OUR BELOVED GAY INS LIVE ON THEIR LEGACI
• 6 WAYS DIANA ROSS HAS EARNED HER GAY IN STAT
• THE 12 GREATT FEMALE GAY INS OF ALL TIME
• GAY INS: 25 DIVAS WHO HAVE BEEN EMBRACED BY GAY CULTURE
• MIC DIVAS WHO ARE BELOVED IN THE LGBTQ {MARG:12PX TO 0;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{MAX-WIDTH:50%;}}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.4REM/1.5 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG:12PX TO 0;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{MAX-WIDTH:50%;}}FROM MISS ROSS TO MARIAH, CHECK OUT THE DIVAS WHO ARE INS QUEER MUNI. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;OVERFLOW-X:HIDN;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.08);MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;}{WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:NTA;}{WIDTH:2400PX;HEIGHT:1350PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:18PX 24PX;DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-GAP:18PX;TEXT-ALIGN:CENTER;}{LOR:#0A0A0A;}{FONT:NORMAL 700 2.0REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:#0A0A0A;}1 / {LOR:#0A0A0A;} A{FONT:HER;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} STRONG, B{FONT-WEIGHT:BOLR;}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.4REM/1.5 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:#0A0A0A;} A{FONT:HER;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} STRONG, B{FONT-WEIGHT:BOLR;}IT'S NO SECRET THE LGBTQ MUNY SUPPORTS MANY WOMEN ARTISTS AND THE DIVAS HAVE OFTEN CREDED QUEER MUNI FOR THE LONGEVY THEIR REERS. IN HONOR OF PRI MONTH, HERE ARE TEN BELOVED ARTISTS -- ALSO KNOWN AS "GAY INS" AND SHOW THE LOVE RIGHT BACK TO THEIR QUEER FANS.
• QUEEN OF THE UNRDOGS: 5 REASONS PK IS AN UNRAPPRECIATED GAY IN
• BGRAPHER JAM GAV ON PEGGY LEE: DIVA AND GAY IN
• MIC'S GREATT GAY IN: DIANA ROSS OR CHER? | THE TYLT
• WHAT MAK JUDY GARLAND A GAY IN? EXPERTS EXPLA WHAT SHE AND OTHERS, OM DIANA ROSS TO MADONNA, HAVE MON
• ANN COULTER, GAY IN?
• 5 REASONS STEVIE NICKS IS, IN FACT, A GAY IN
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN FIRST MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

HOW ANGELA LANSBURY’S DEATH IS A REMR THAT OUR BELOVED GAY INS LIVE ON THEIR LEGACI

The 12 most fabulo gay ins of all time (female divisn) GarlandThe woman who uld tear your heart out wh a melody and some moist ey, Judy appeals to the outst , as we long to go over the rabow and fd acceptance and a pot of gold. Judy's vulnerabily ma her a quiverg gay in, as did the fact that for years, she kept on gog, able to belt out one more song spe the rigors of the bs that always tried to squeeze more juice out of her brilliance.

6 WAYS DIANA ROSS HAS EARNED HER GAY IN STAT

Beyonce Gays love a pop diva wh full-throttle sexualy and great mov, and Beyonce remas the queen, cementg that when she played Diana--sorry, Deena-- Dreamgirls. But I have to give a special shout out to Kylie Mogue, who's more cerebral than sexual, and who is a long-nng gay bar favore, whether vios or the MnelliJudy's dghter has a lot of the same pip, vulnerabily, and love of gays as mama, though she's rved her own niche of "tly terrific, absolutely te" mil them bells for Liza.

THE 12 GREATT FEMALE GAY INS OF ALL TIME

Gays tton to her ftive spir ("Cabaret"), her undrenchable sense of hope ("Maybe This Time"), her big-town mania ("New York, New York"; "Cy Lights"), and her lash.

GAY INS: 25 DIVAS WHO HAVE BEEN EMBRACED BY GAY CULTURE

MadonnaA straight man's fantasy as the Material Girl, she was also a gay man's dream, seeg as she appreciated her rabow-clive fan base, dulged "vogug, " and had some closerthanthis lbian gal pals.

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I'm sred a GagaMore than a Madonna mi-me, Gaga has taken advantage of the social workg skills and overall ankns of her generatn to not only sg about gay rights, but to speak about them and really make a difference the procs.

Her lbian dghter is now her son, and her fans clu so many LGBTs that, if you're at a Cher ncert and the people to eher si of you are straight, then you're fely DeGener, Rosie O'Donnell, Jodie Foster, Rachel Maddow, Gert SteI recently wrote about how gay men and lbians don't seek each other's opns enough, but when to the above ins, the gay guys notice and bow down. From her but and Osr-nomated role as Nancy 1944’s “Gaslight, ” directed by Gee Cor, whose homosexualy was well known Hollywood circl, Lansbury thrilled gay dienc. Jsi was not particularly glamoro — que the oppose — but the gay dience intified wh the feisty senr cizen who was so often st asi and unrtimated.

“I am very proud of the fact that I am a gay in, ” Lansbury, as reported by The Advote, said an terview while she was appearg Blythe Spir London. As a large portn of her fan base, the LGBTQ muny has nsired the legendary diva an OG gay in for her dynamic personaly and spiratnal rise to the top.

QUEEN OF THE UNRDOGS: 5 REASONS PK IS AN UNRAPPRECIATED GAY IN

He noted that the jam was also fluenced by the Dis Demoln Night, where he realized no black or LGBT people were attendance, basilly tegorizg the famo event as racist and homophobic towards the te fans of the genre.

The 12 most fabulo gay ins of all time (female divisn) are…Judy GarlandThe woman who uld tear your heart out wh a melody and some moist ey, Judy appeals to the outst , as we long to go over the rabow and fd acceptance and a pot of gold.

Judy’s vulnerabily ma her a quiverg gay in, as did the fact that for years, she kept on gog, able to belt out one more song spe the rigors of the bs that always tried to squeeze more juice out of her brilliance. Beyoncé Gays love a pop diva wh full-throttle sexualy and great mov, and Beyoncé remas the queen, cementg that when she played Diana—sorry, Deena— Dreamgirls.

BGRAPHER JAM GAV ON PEGGY LEE: DIVA AND GAY IN

But I have to give a special shout out to Kylie Mogue, who’s more cerebral than sexual, and who is a long-nng gay bar favore, whether vios or the MnelliJudy’s dghter has a lot of the same pip, vulnerabily, and love of gays as mama, though she’s rved her own niche of “tly terrific, absolutely te” mil them bells for Liza. Gays tton to her ftive spir (“Cabaret”), her undrenchable sense of hope (“Maybe This Time”), her big-town mania (“New York, New York”; “Cy Lights”), and her lash. MadonnaA straight man’s fantasy as the Material Girl, she was also a gay man’s dream, seeg as she appreciated her rabow-clive fan base, dulged “vogug, ” and had some closerthanthis lbian gal pals.

MIC'S GREATT GAY IN: DIANA ROSS OR CHER? | THE TYLT

I’m sred a GagaMore than a Madonna mi-me, Gaga has taken advantage of the social workg skills and overall ankns of her generatn to not only sg about gay rights, but to speak about them and really make a difference the procs. Her lbian dghter is now her son, and her fans clu so many LGBTs that, if you’re at a Cher ncert and the people to eher si of you are straight, then you’re fely DeGener, Rosie O’Donnell, Jodie Foster, Rachel Maddow, Gert SteI recently wrote about how gay men and lbians don’t seek each other’s opns enough, but when to the above ins, the gay guys notice and bow down.

WHAT MAK JUDY GARLAND A GAY IN? EXPERTS EXPLA WHAT SHE AND OTHERS, OM DIANA ROSS TO MADONNA, HAVE MON

"The Ltle Mermaid has s fair share of certified LGBTQ+ ins, om Ursula, who was spired by drag superstar Dive, to Sebastian, the young mermaid's "gay bt iend. From torch songs to club bangers to advocy to empowerment to glamor that's out of this world, great divas have affected the gay muny any number of ways ever sce Judy Garland sang about somewhere over the rabow. Divas wh powerhoe voic, gay anthems, over-the-top personali and an unapologetic and unfettable approach to fashn that would spire envy a drag queen are likely to bee gay ins.

Sorry, Sir Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Gee Michael and Adam Lambert, but wh Women's History Month g to a close soon, this blog post celebrat the female divas who hold bigger special plac our gay hearts than our very own fag hags.

She is regard as the person who threw the first shot glass the Stonewall Rts of 1969, makg the shot glass heard ‘round the world that started the gay liberatn movement. An out and proud gay man, Milk was an fluential LGBTQ in who passed important legislatn for gay rights before beg assassated ls than a year to his term.

ANN COULTER, GAY IN?

Randy Burns is known for -foundg the Gay Amerin Indians (GAI), the first anizatn dited to addrsg and endg discrimatn LGBTQ Native Amerins face across the U.

5 REASONS STEVIE NICKS IS, IN FACT, A GAY IN

Burns was a strong believer that beg a member of the LGBTQ muny reprents tradn, ntug the visibily and reprentatn of gay anctors of generatns past. In honor of Pri Month, here are ten beloved artists -- also known as "gay ins" and show the love right back to their queer By (Photos om left: Jim Dyson/Getty Imag, Emma McIntyre/Getty Imag)2 / 10Diana Ross is one of the origal LGBT ins and a large part of her reer n be creded to this loyal muny. In 2007, the legendary volist said, "I've been this bs for 45 years — I've known for 43 years that I've had a strong gay followg and loved every mute of .

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN FIRST MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Ask any gay bar patron Hell’s Kchen or WeHo who their favore pop diva is and you’re likely to get one of four rpons: Madonna, Brney Spears, Beyoncé or Lady Gaga. His revelatns about the geni behd her art, recreatns of her mmerizg performanc down to the last “Fever” fgernail and eye-poppg stori of her gon-que diva behavr behd the ol jazz exterr are sure to cement Lee’s stature as one of the greatt terpreters of Amerin popular mic, as well as place her on the same gay-in pestal of Judy, Liza, Barbra, Madonna and Cher. Peggy Lee is a gay in, though she’s not que at the level of Judy Garland, Liza Mnelli, Barbra Streisand, Cher and Madonna, even though her drag queen look at the end certaly ph her to that tegory.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

Do you thk your book—which talks about all the behd-the-scen drama, all the crazy stori, all the weird, sad, funny, very entertag stori and monstro diva behavr—will boost her stature as a gay in?

Peggy was sexually aggrsive, predatory even, which I’m sure gay men will see as yet another reason to like her, and I hope that women will celebrate rather than nigrate her for that.