Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.
Contents:
- 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
Billboard Pri celebrat Diana Ross’ AMAs acla wh six reasons on why she’s earned the tle of gay in. * gay icon divas *
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. 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. 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.
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.
6 WAYS DIANA ROSS HAS EARNED HER GAY IN STAT
Diana Ross and Cher are both pneerg pop divas who are beloved by generatns of gay people. But who is mic’s greatt gay in? ?" name="scriptn * gay icon divas *
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. 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 GREATT FEMALE GAY INS OF ALL TIME
For starters, says one expert, “A gay in is somebody who reprents the termatn to be who they are — and [is] unapologetic for ." * gay icon divas *
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. 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.
GAY INS: 25 DIVAS WHO HAVE BEEN EMBRACED BY GAY CULTURE
It needs to be reerated that Stevie Nicks is unequivolly a gay in. * gay icon divas *
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. 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.
"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.
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.
Kev Maxen, a ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major US-based profsnal league to e out as gay. | ITV Natnal News * gay icon divas *
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.
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. 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.
QUEEN OF THE UNRDOGS: 5 REASONS PK IS AN UNRAPPRECIATED GAY IN
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 . 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.
BGRAPHER JAM GAV ON PEGGY LEE: DIVA AND GAY IN
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.
MIC'S GREATT GAY IN: DIANA ROSS OR CHER? | THE TYLT
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. No, I don’t thk she was homophobic at all, bee she had so many close male gay iends, but she wanted to feel and exercise her sctive power over all.
” He has stated over the years that he first realized he was gay his teen years, and first me to tly embrace that part of him shortly after llege. As an activist for LGBT rights, she has been an outspoken cric of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy the US ary which prohibs gay and lbian servicepeople om beg open. Diana was of the most fervent advot for those afflicted wh the HIV/AIDS, pecially the early years of the disease’s onslght, and she did this at a time when few others would – a time when gay men beme public enemy no.
WHAT MAK JUDY GARLAND A GAY IN? EXPERTS EXPLA WHAT SHE AND OTHERS, OM DIANA ROSS TO MADONNA, HAVE MON
Those who were ma to feel “different” by a society that was largely homophobic uld intify wh Diana’s suatn life, and most uld admire her for the fiant poise and grace wh which she handled all. Harvey Milk was a trailblazg openly gay polician who, as a member of San Fransis’s Cy Board of Supervisors, champned gay rights before beg assassated alongsi the cy mayor by a disgntled polil rival.
Navy durg the Korean War before beg forced to accept a dishonorable discharge bee of his homosexualy (or else he would have been urt martialed).
ANN COULTER, GAY IN?
There is no qutn that he paved the way for gay rights activists that followed, not only San Fransis but throughout the Uned Stat and the world.
5 REASONS STEVIE NICKS IS, IN FACT, A GAY IN
This English sger/songwrer is not only one of the hottt pop divas around, but she has also been a mastay favore of gay culture sce her rise to pop promence 2012. What mak the acplishment even more admirable is that she had to overe ocsnal homophobia om the lol electorate – somethg which seems to be a fact of life even supposedly progrsive Chigo. Lightfoot was honored as one of the grand marshals of the Chigo Pri Para 2019, and 2020 she was named by Queerty (an onle magaze verg LGBT liftyle and news) as one of the 50 hero “leadg the natn toward equaly, acceptance, and digny for all people, ” honor of the 50th anniversary of the first gay pri para (which took place on June 28th, 1970 NYC).
Asi om his role as the groomg expert of the Queer Eye reboot, Jonathan has starred the web seri Gay of Thron, and is the host of his own podst, Gettg Cur wh Jonathan Van Ns, which won the iHeartRad Podst Award for Bt LGBTQ Podst. YouTuber, televisn personaly and LGBT rights activist Jazz Jenngs seems to have been sted to make a posive mark on the world for gay, lbian and transsexual .
” And 2020 Brish gay liftyle magaze Attu named him as their Person of the Year honor of not only his printial n but for his work supportg LGBT .
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN FIRST MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Nohels, Alan’s cisn to e out as a gay man has no doubt served as spiratn and an example for untold numbers of young people out there who might be stgglg to fd acceptance.
KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
The move ma the Universy newspaper and shocked her strict Catholic parents (though they got over time) who had not realized their dghter was gay.