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Contents:

• THE BT GAY WIZARD ACTN THE POTTERVERSE
• J.K. ROWLG THROWS DOWN “GAY WIZARD” AND “EPIC FAIL” AT HARVARD 2008
• THE GAY WIZARD
• STTO’S LATT: TUCKER, GAY, SUMNER, NOEL
• JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
• WHAT IS GAY WIZARD?
• THE FABULO WIZARD OF OZ: A GAY HAREM ROMANCE KDLE EDN
• I'M A GAY WIZARD IN THE CY OF THE NIGHTMARE KG
• WHAT'S THE GAYT PART OF "THE WIZARD OF OZ"?
• I'M A GAY WIZARD PAPERBACK – OCTOBER 29, 2019

THE BT GAY WIZARD ACTN THE POTTERVERSE

It is, of urse, mon knowledge that Judy Garland is a gay in — beloved and worshiped by gay men of a certa age and class — but what else explas the ubiquo referenc to “Oz” drag performanc and the nam of bars and bs terg to the muny? It would be a mistake to nfe a discsn of The Wizard of Oz to a certa class of gay men, but seekg a pot of orig, there is a domant narrative of queer history which “Oz” and Garland were important parts of a mostly whe, middle-class, urban gay male subculture by the 1950s.

The orig of the exprsn “Friend of Dorothy, ” which beme a phrase ed by gay men to intify themselv to each other, is lost to history — may have predated this era, and may not even refer to Garland’s role the movie, but the belief that do is wispread (another possibily is that refers to Dorothy Parker, who was also a iend to gays). Acrdg to “Oz” scholar Dee Michel, who is wrg a book on “Oz” and gay men, there are certa beliefs about the film and the LGBT muny that persist spe of a lack of clear historil evince.

J.K. ROWLG THROWS DOWN “GAY WIZARD” AND “EPIC FAIL” AT HARVARD 2008

“The beliefs, ” he said, “overlap and rerce each other and have bee part of gay folklore, creasg our sense of history and rercg gay inty.

THE GAY WIZARD

Some disparagg remarks about gay men attendg Garland ncerts were prted reviews the late 1960s. Other prt referenc to “Oz” as an unrground culture shared by gay men seem to show up the 1970s and ’80s, lookg back and attemptg to expla the appeal of the film.

The explanatns often take the form of an intifitn of gay men and others wh a girl om a small muny who is misunrstood by her fay, who is whisked away to a place where she be iends wh characters who seem like they uld be gay men (pecially the Cowardly Ln, who refers to himself as a “sissy” and “dandy ln”). The story beme a metaphor for the real-life dreams and experienc of gay men who left middle Ameri for the gay muni of New York Cy and San Francis, which were analogized to Oz or the Emerald Cy. There is, of urse, also the unique place occupied by Garland among gay ins.

STTO’S LATT: TUCKER, GAY, SUMNER, NOEL

Garland’s stggl seemed to mirror those of gay men at the time, and she was admired for risg above her problems performance, although as she noted herself, she was never able to get over the rabow her life off the stage or screen. Neverthels, gay folklore and film ntue to tell the story, que possibly imposg the perspective of whe, cisgenr gay male historians on an event that was largely the work of queer and trans people of lor.

Ten years later, at the 1979 March on Washgton, acrdg to Michael Bronski, lbian sger Holly Near end her set wh Over the Rabow, llg the gay natnal anthem. The Wiz, a Broadway mil produced by a black gay man and adapted as a film starrg Diana Ross, occupi an important place both black and gay culture, as evinced by the muny-watch parti and Twter rpons to the recent live broadst on NBC.

JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU

After the suici aths of several young people the fall of 2010, cludg Rutgers Universy stunt Tyler Clementi, crowds gathered for a vigil New York’s Washgton Square Park, wavg rabow-lored glow sticks while openly gay Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson led them sgg Over the Rabow. When Harry Potter thor JK Rowlg announced that venerable wizard Alb Dumbledore was gay, nobody was more shocked than the fans.

A longtime tradn among fanfic wrers holds that a story about two characters havg gay sex is lled "slash.

WHAT IS GAY WIZARD?

If only bee the characters aren't gay the universe of the origal 's what ma Rowlg's announcement about Dumbledore so weird. Early on she breaks the ice wh some humor about gay wizards. I know what you’re thkg, says the Narrator: Can I tst an thor who lls one of his characters “The Gay Wizard”?

People knew the Gay Wizard. The books started turng up the bs at Goodwill, as if he’d sent them: rare, obscure screeds like Arthur Evans’s Wchcraft and the Gay Counterculture and Mch Walker’s Visnary Love: A Spir Book of Gay Mythology and Trans-mutatnal Faerie. Homosexualy the Wizardg World.

THE FABULO WIZARD OF OZ: A GAY HAREM ROMANCE KDLE EDN

This is the ma reason why I thk homosexualy would be owned upon and probably punishable a society as nservative as theirs. Free agent forward Rudy Gay, who was recently released by the Thunr, is drawg tert om several potential playoff teams, acrdg to Stto.

The Warrrs, Lakers, Mavericks, Bulls and Pelins have all registered tert Gay, per Stto. Gay will be 37 by the time next season starts and while his role has dimished each of the past three seasons, he’s still a seasoned veteran wh 17 years of NBA experience.

I'M A GAY WIZARD IN THE CY OF THE NIGHTMARE KG

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Each team lked to Gay has at least one roster spot open and uld offer him a one-year, veteran’s mimum which, for a player wh 10+ years of experience, is worth roughly $3. -based profsnal league to e out as gay.

Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St.

WHAT'S THE GAYT PART OF "THE WIZARD OF OZ"?

What is Gay wizard? The one person who is so unbelievably gay that they obta magil powers.

Person 1: We fally proved Toby was a Big Gay Wizard! Gay wizard - vio. Gay wizard - what is ?

Person 0: Did you hear about that gay wizard om harry potter. What do "Gay wizard" mean?

I'M A GAY WIZARD PAPERBACK – OCTOBER 29, 2019

Ryan is a gay wizard. But he might jt end up leavg his heart behd when he fally fds a way back Fabulo Wizard of Oz is a ridiculo, fun gay harem Wizard of Oz retellg that f magic and light sci-fi elements. I thk a lot of young rears will enjoy this briskly paced adventure, and of urse, 's still pretty gay.

However, I personally was kd of on the fence about book one so I'm aaid I jt n't get exced about this even though I love the premise and I'm all for gay wizards!

I n't remember now if the scriptn on the NetGalley listg had the bold le about this beg a sequel when I requted or not, I may have felt up to the task of divg on book two at the time, but I have not read I'm a Gay Wizard. It's a YA g of age, fight for what's right, fight for your life kd of al wrapped up the wizardg school wrappg paper, but also promently featurg a gay uple as ma characters.