We round up mors om Michael Stto of HoopsHype on P.J. Tucker, Rudy Gay, and more.
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
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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.
J.K. ROWLG THROWS DOWN “GAY WIZARD” AND “EPIC FAIL” AT HARVARD 2008
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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).
THE GAY WIZARD
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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. “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.
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.
STTO’S LATT: TUCKER, GAY, SUMNER, NOEL
Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay. * the gay wizard *
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.
JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
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There is, of urse, also the unique place occupied by Garland among gay ins. 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.
WHAT IS GAY WIZARD?
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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.
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.
THE FABULO WIZARD OF OZ: A GAY HAREM ROMANCE KDLE EDN
Everyone knows gay men love 'The Wizard of Oz" bee has so many gay elements to . But what is s gayt part of all? * the 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.
I'M A GAY WIZARD IN THE CY OF THE NIGHTMARE KG
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.
WHAT'S THE GAYT PART OF "THE WIZARD OF OZ"?
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.
I'M A GAY WIZARD PAPERBACK – OCTOBER 29, 2019
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.
Gay averaged 5.